Archive for July, 2015

On Selective Literalism and Gay Marriage

On Selective Literalism and Gay Marriage

A brief lesson in epistemology illustrates how biblical literalism at best provides non-answers and at worst is self-defeating.

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Review: The City and the Stars

Review: The City and the Stars

Arthur C. Clarke’s visionary tale of the distant future shines a light on humanity’s relationship with technology as a guarded society rediscovers its place in the universe.

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EPA Places Ban on Minor Greenhouse Gas

Wednesday June 8, 2011 brought temperatures to 94 F and a smog alert for central Ohio. The sun is reflected in the Scioto River looking east toward downtown Columbus, Ohio. (Dispatch photo by Craig Holman,  (ABOARD WBNS CHOPPER 10)    columbus skyline

The EPA finalized new requirements this week limiting the use of HFCs, a class of synthetic chemicals that contributes to climate change.

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