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@ The UnaBomber Quiz: http://thesmokinggun.com/unabomber/unabomber.shtml
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# NON-FLUORIDE TOWN A BOON TO DENTISTS. Most of the US has left the "cavity-
prone years" thanks to water fluoridation, but there is one Indiana town
where tooth decay is still going strong. This community continues to be a
holdout against water fluoridation - and they've got the dental records to
prove it. http://healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=21609
: What's your favorite fluoridation conspiracy? Do you resist fluoridation?
Is your mouth rotten? Is your brain affected? Will you die young? Who cares?
# Making Robots Microscopic but Mighty - nanotools, nanosoldiers:
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/science/19991108/t000101547.html
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# Indiana Sighting of Humanoids in Woods. (PNN) I walked down the hill into
valley and saw 3 suited humanoid figures around a deer carcass about 150
yards away. Behind the beings was a round metallic object that I watched
for 10 minutes. After about 15 minutes a being came out of the stainless
steel-like craft & pointed in my direction. The beings all started moving
toward me so I fired four or five shots into the air and ran up hill. I
heard a strange sound about 90 seconds later, that may have been the craft
leaving. It was almost dark by then. I went back next morning but there
was nothing there and I am not crazy. http://www.caus.org/pn111299.htm
: Are you a humanoid figure? Do you like to gather around a deer carcass? Do
people shoot when you're around? Does this disturb you? Are people crazy???
# Australian Sighting Report: http://www.caus.org/mu111299.htm
# And More Arizona UFOs: http://www.caus.org/az111299.htm
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# CELLS GRANTED ETERNAL LIFE. A biotech firm has figured out how to create
an "immortal" line of human cells to use in research. I know what you're
thinking and no, this does NOT mean eternal life is just around the corner
for us. http://healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=21740
: What'd ya do with imortality if you had it? Would'ya know immortality if
it bit your ass? Would you rather be immortal or immoral? Am I immortal yet?
# Monsanto Says "Potato", Nervous Public Says "Mutant Tuber". (TIME) Fearful
consumers pitch a hissy over genetically modified foods; biotech companies
fight back. http://pathfinder.com/time/daily/0,2960,34237-101991112,00.html
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# Look at that Sunspot Go! (NASA) On Monday afternoon, November 15, planet
Mercury will pass in front of the Sun, creating a speedy dark spot on our
star that can be seen through properly filtered telescopes. The unusual
grazing geometry will not be repeated for centuries. Enjoy the view,
Earthlings: http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast12nov99_1.htm
: Why does my 50th birthday have to be clouded by this insignificant smudge?
WHY ARE THE REPTILIOIDS DOING THIS TO ME?!? Where did I put my pills? Wait,
did I say "my 50th"? How much is that in Zeta Reticulan years? Lemmee see...
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# Can a Book End Debate Over Religion in Schools? (TIME) A coalition
of groups on both sides of the issue have a plan to teach the Bible
in public classrooms. But will the schools go along? Will you?
http://www.pathfinder.com/time/daily/0,2960,34153-101991112,00.html
: Which versions and subsets of biblical texts would you like to have taught
in public schools? Would you kill those who use "wrong" versions/subsets??
# PROTESTS <http://detnews.com/1999/entertainment/1112/mdogma/mdogma.htm> by
Catholics and Christian fundamentalists draw attention to "Dogma," a movie
about vengeful angels. It's a "freewheeling, irreverent, disorderly and,
above all, juvenile comic fantasy so sloppy, so silly & so puerile that
it would have died quickly on the vine had it not become a stimulus for
religious and political mouthpieces," writes one critic. ALTERNATIVELY:
Movie is a "celebratory leap of faith": http://salon.com/ent/index.html
: Can films about religion be any sillier, sloppier & puerilier than those
religions themselves? Is that a stretch? Is your belief system entertaining?
# Is Pokémon Evil? Well, maybe not. But educators & parents still worry it's
gone too far. http://newsweek.com/nw-srv/printed/us/so/a26033-1999nov7.htm
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WHAT'S NEW - RL.Park - 12 Nov 99 - WARNING! THIS ISSUE MAY CONTAIN THEORIES!
# OKLAHOMA: A THEORY THAT CREATIONISTS ARE BOOKBURNERS. The state textbook
committee found that biology texts refer to--gasp!-- evolution, which we
all know is only a theory. The panel voted to have stickers affixed to the
textbooks to warn unwary students of dangerous references to evolution,
"...a controversial theory some scientists present as a scientific explan-
ation for the origin of living things such as plants, animals and humans."
Alabama also requires an "only a theory" disclaimer on its biology texts.
# KANSAS: WHO YA GONNA BELIEVE, GENESIS OR JURASSIC PARK? For many Kansans
the answer seems to be "both." A poll sez 45% buy a literal interpretation
of the bible, with the age of the Earth at about 6,000 years. But another
poll shows 81% think dinos lived millions of years ago. WN, of course, is
above saying "we told you so" (WN 20 Aug 99). Overwhelmingly, people of
Kansas affirmed their belief in God, but by a big 52% they disagreed with
the School Board decision to eliminate evolution from the curriculum. Only
32% supported the board, with the remainder undecided. So much for the
creationist theory that the decision reflected public opinion.
# FREE ELECTRICITY: DENNIS LEE GENERATES SKEPTICISM IN PHILLY. It shoulda
been the grand finale of a nationwide tour, but the bad press is catching
up (WN 29 Oct 99). Only a couple of hundred showed up, and that included
a long-time nemesis, electrical engineer Eric Krieg <http://www.phact.org>
Most free energy scams claim new physics, but Lee resurrects old perpetual
motion schemes based on a misreading of classical physics. His discovery
is that they still have the power to bamboozle. He appeals to Christian
fundys by claiming that God told him how to extract electricity from the
air. If this violates some physical principle, well that's only a theory.
THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY (Note: Opinions are the author's and are not
necessarily shared by the APS, but they should be.)
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