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POPSCountdown to 2012: Genesis Long Count In 551 BCE, the vernal point was transiting the head-stars of the Ram. In the time of Alexander the Great, two centuries later, it still in this region, and had been remarked by skywatchers for some time.
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POPSThe Garden Universe
Science and religion attempt to answer the "how" and "why" questions surrounding our existence and purpose. In a modern western mindset, by compartmentalizing what we know from observation and what we believe in faith, we somehow manage to reconcile two often contrasting versions into one homogenized explanation we're comfortable with. These two constructs - science and religion - are mechanisms that allow us to assign reason and order to the universe. They operate quite differently yet are the same in their demand for absolute conformity. Scientists have yet to determine the physical nature of gravity - is it a particle or wave - yet they state unequivocally that we can never travel the speed of light. Religions require strict adherence to their relative, interpretive doctrines and ask that you forsake all other beliefs. These approaches to life's big mysteries are neither reasonable nor in good faith. It would be like traveling to the Louvre and predetermining that you will only obs
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POPSThe Code of Hammurabi The earliest law code of Ancient Mesopotamia, translated by Leonard W King, with an introduction and commentary by Charles F. Horne. The document is a part of The Avalon Project from the Yale Law School. Browsing the whole site is highly recommended - it has a very rich collection of documents, especially for the American History.
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