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Posted at 2:37pm on Aug. 15, 2007 Burn Them Alive (Then Plant Trees To Make The Execution Carbon Neutral)
By Scott Kirwin
I'm an amateur scientist. The first book I ever picked up from a library when I was a kid was a children's astronomy book written by Isaac Asimov. In my humble opinion the development of the scientific method stands as one of Civilization's greatest achievements. It's our "lantern in the darkness" - the light of Reason that systematically and dispassionately banishes ignorance, leaving Reality and Truth in its place.
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Posted at 12:28pm on Aug. 14, 2007 Honey I Fried the Planet
By Scott Kirwin
Yesterday I visited the local Borders bookstore to pick up a magazine or two but left emptyhanded. The current issue of Scientific American has an essay on the "Undeniable Case For Global Warming." Nearby Newsweek's front page blared "Global Warming Is a Hoax*" - with the qualification being that if you believe that you are part of a conspiracy funded in part by ExxonMobil.
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