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Tao

February 18, 2008

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Somewhere deep among the boxes of my scattered possessions there is a cassette tape. This particular tape is approximately 27 years old. On that tape, I can hear myself at the age of three, reciting a bedtime prayer that my grandmother taught me. My parents were not particularly spiritual. I do not recall having ever [...]

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Frankenfood

February 8, 2008

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In early January 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared that meat and milk from cloned animals are just as safe for human consumption as products derived from animals bred through conventional means (Charles 2). Due to a hesitant consumer response, the FDA recommended that food producers wanting to utilize cloning technology wait a [...]

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For Truth Or Glory?

January 18, 2008

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Truth is a product of subjective perception. We define “truth” by what we perceive as being accurate and real. However, a person’s perception – the conclusions and the process through which those conclusions are reached – is unique from person to person. Our culture, upbringing, heritage, and personality all affect how we perceive things and [...]

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