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...radio telescope," Bok continued, "does not supplant the optical telescope...
...Deuteronomy says yes (Leviticus 20: 21; Deuteronomy 25:5)." Knowledge Is Virtue. An unswerving atheist, Russell is convinced that all faiths do harm." He defines faith as a firm belief in something for which there is no evidence." The code of ethics with which Russell would like to supplant the traditional code ironically demands a good deal of faith. The concepts of good and "bad " says Russell, should replace those of "right" and "wrong." A good act would be one in which the "intrinsic value to the individual is most compatible with the general good of mankind...
...their first year, Law students must take four required full courses: Procedure, Property, Contracts, and Torts. The Committee's report said the Law School attempts to "supplant the often vague generalization of undergraduate learning with the case method's focus on rigorous logic and precise expression." Brewster said the School has not yet found any suggestion for a change that would not "weaken and dilute the rigors of legal analysis...
McGinnis last week nominated a new slate of directors, including the eleven already on his side, and ten more to supplant the remaining Dumaine men. Said he: "I told Buck I'd offer him five directors if he'd agree that my offer would be effective only if he still held stock next April. Hearing no counteroffer, I simply proceeded...
Student association member Samuel McM. Keen 2Dv, is preparing a written reply to Coffee's charges. "Coffee's article misrepresents the purpose of the administration," he commented last night. "The University does not in any way mean to supplant the study of history here. It merely wishes to supplement the historical side of religion with other important and previously neglected aspects...