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QUESTIONER: …All of the candidates were asked if they believe the theory of evolution to be true, but I didn’t see [your answer] and I’m wondering, do you believe it to be true or false?
REP PAUL: Well, first I thought it was a very inappropriate question for the presidency to be decided upon a scientific matter. And uh, I uh, I think it’s a theory. The theory of evolution. And I don’t accept it as a theory. [snip] The creator that I know created us, each and every one of us and created the universe, and the precise time and manner and uh, you know, I just don’t think we’re at the point where anybody has absolute proof on either side.
Quand je pense qu’on l’accuse d’être favorable au darwinisme social…
Sources : The Daily Background et onegoodmove (pour la vidéo intégrale).
Although it chronicles the life of a dog, Laika, the new graphic novel from Nick Abadzis, is the most human of stories. Using Russian state archives, interviews, imagination and exceptionally nuanced art, the British comics creator has fashioned a poignant and accurate portrait of the lives Laika touched in the three years leading up to Sputnik II’s launch. His characters—including the dog—are as real as the story he’s telling: animated with complex personalities, flaws, humor and emotion.
Laïka est un sujet qui me touche toujours, c’est pour cela qu’il me faudra lire ce livre. Je me souviens avec émotion de son rôle dans Habitus de Flint, par exemple.
Sources : New York Press et le site officiel de Nick Abadzis.
Nous estimons que l’heure est venue de passer de la maternité accidentelle et due souvent au seul hasard , à une maternité consciente et pleinement responsable.
Lucien Neuwirth
From a project called the “great enhancement debate”, here’s my sister, Nina. Note that she thinks for herself and doesn’t just follow my own views, and seems, for example, more optimistic than me that transhumans on the whole will inherit the better aspects of our humanity rather than the worse.
Trois vidéos intéressantes autour du concept de transhumanisme. Avoir, à voir…
Source : Accelerating Future.