Category Archives: Science & Technology

Bluff and Fluff

Russia plans manned moon shot by 2030 The Register – RIK MYSLEWSKI – Mar 16, 2012 The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has submitted to its government a draft set of ambitious plans for its activities through 2030, including sending … more

Posted in Science & Technology | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

After-birth abortion: newborns are not persons

Two Australian doctors of philosophy have presented arguments in a medical journal that after-birth abortion should be allowed. They assert, “There are two reasons which, taken together, justify this claim: (1) The moral status of an infant is equivalent to … more

Posted in Medical Science, Science & Technology | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Going up? Or down?

Japan plans snail-paced space elevator for 2050 CNET – TIM HORNYAK – Feb 23, 2012 Japanese construction company Obayashi wants to build an elevator to space and transport passengers to a station about a tenth the distance to the moon.

Posted in Science & Technology | Tagged | Leave a comment

God and the universe do not depend on wild guesses

There’s More to Nothing Than We Knew New York Times – DENNIS OVERBYE – Feb 20, 2012 …The question of why there was a Big Bang or any quantum particles at all was presumed to lie safely out of scientific … more

Posted in Science & Technology | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment