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The Evolution Of Communication

By and others ⋅ January 3, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/danny/book-reviews/h/Evolution_Communication.html title: The Evolution of Communication by: Marc D. Hauser publisher: The MIT Press 1997 other: 760 pages, bibliography, index In _The Evolution of Communication_ Hauser approaches communication using the framework of Tinbergen, combining perspectives based on mechanism, ontogeny, function, and phylogeny. As he argues, A complete analysis of communication requires a richly comparative perspective […]

Wernher Von Braun On The Necessity Of Design

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Dr. Wernher von Braun, the father of our space program with NASA, wrote the following letter to the California State board of Education on September 14, 1972. Dear Mr. Grose: In response to your inquiry about my personal views concerning the "Case for DESIGN" as a viable scientific theory or the origin of the universe, […]

Christianity In Schools

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Subject: Re: Use of 'Lord's Prayer' in secular settings Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 15:45:14 +0800 From: "Nigel Mitchell" <> Organization: St George Newsgroups: aus.religion,aus.religion.christian,nz.soc.religion On Sun, 15 Aug 1999 13:19:31 +0800, Tigger wrote (in message <>): > Personally, I would be okay with a group within a school deciding that they > wanted to […]

East Timor: Protest To Indonesia

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Emailed to: Emailed to His Excellency Mr S. Wiryono Indonesian Embassy Canberra AUSTRALIA Dear Sir, I have watched and listened with mounting horror to the reports of the situation in East Timor. I cannot express too strongly my disgust at the cynical manner in which your government has allowed the so-called militias to loot, burn […]

Creation And Ants

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Another fascinating relationship, which has been observed in nature, concerns the Bull’s Horn Acacia tree of Central and South America. This tree is furnished with large hollow thorns that are inhabited by a species of ferocious stinging ants. Small bumps on the tree also supply food to the ants. Consequently, the ants get food and […]

Religious Education In Schools

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Subject: Re: Use of 'Lord's Prayer' in secular settings Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 03:25:15 GMT From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Reply-To: Organization: iiNet Limited Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian,nz.soc.religion,aus.religion Nigel: >|> If you and I are ever on a school board together, we will argue out >|> the case of whether all religions should be given 'equal time', […]

Y2k Concerns And Opportunities

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[Baptist Press 11 September 1999] Y2K authors still advising Christians to prepare for ministry opportunities By Ken Walker NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–As the new millennium approaches, two Christian authors with books on the "Year 2000 Problem," or "Y2K," continue to advocate preparing for potential year-end computer problems — with ministry in mind. "We have a responsibility […]

The Moonies

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The following article appeared in the Washington City Paper, Vol. 15, No. 36, September 8-14, 1995: HONOR THY PARENTS: How the Unification Church Convinced the U.S. Government to Endorse its Holiday Honoring the Rev. and Mrs. Moon as the True Parents of Mankind — and Along the Way, Garnered Support from Hallmark Cards, Florence Henderson, […]

The Warrior Archetype

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Here’s an interesting quote from Richard Rohr I picked up this morning: ‘The warrior archetype is not going away. Our job is to educate and redefine the warrior int he way that Moses, David, Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Dorothy Day lived out their passion. Warrior energy is not in its essence wrong. It takes warrior […]

Creation: What Are The Days?

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Subject: Re: was the universe/earth created in 6 solar days ? Date: 12 Sep 1999 15:50:18 +1000 From: (Andrew Bromage) Organization: Monash University Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian G’day all. “Taco Man” <> writes: >The main reason I believe this is that a Million-year day creation is not a >traditional doctrine of any Christian Church. If God really […]

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