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	<title>A Second Hand Conjecture &#187; science</title>
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		<title>What passes for moral clarity</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/10/what-passes-for-moral-clarity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating a human embryo for the purpose of experimentation and destruction = Good. Creating a  human embryo for the purpose of creating a born human person = Bad. How does it work that way? Also, some argue that Obama&#8217;s statements &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/10/what-passes-for-moral-clarity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Cult of Nutritionism Suffers a Setback</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/12/21/the-cult-of-nutritionism-suffers-a-setback/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/12/21/the-cult-of-nutritionism-suffers-a-setback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(photo: gualtiero) In a fine blow to the pseudoscientific cult of nutritionism, an intensive study conducted by the National Institutes of Health applied the same laboratory standards to vitamin supplements as are routinely applied to pharmaceuticals. Unsurprisingly, the researchers found &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/12/21/the-cult-of-nutritionism-suffers-a-setback/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Cardboard Armor Lifestyle</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/14/the-cardboard-armor-lifestyle/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/14/the-cardboard-armor-lifestyle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[human dignity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=6236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Modern pessimists of the human condition often see the loss of mankind&#8217;s dignity deriving from deviation from traditional religious orders. Their secular opponents see the fall conditioned by a retreat from scientific rationalism. They can have their debate. For my &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/14/the-cardboard-armor-lifestyle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tequila into Diamonds</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/07/tequila-into-diamonds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have developed a process for turning tequila into diamonds. I&#8217;m more of a whiskey man myself.]]></description>
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		<title>Armies of the Obsolete</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/04/armies-of-the-obsolete/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Light and infrared targeting devices for games. (Photo by Rob Stradling &#124; website) Al Qaeda technicians have apparently pioneered the use of electronics in old SEGA game cartridges for bomb detonators. A smaller precedent than the use of the airliner &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/04/armies-of-the-obsolete/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stem Cells and Blood Supply</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/20/stem-cells-and-blood-supply/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/20/stem-cells-and-blood-supply/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next Big Future &#8220;Human blood have been grown from embryonic stem cells for the first time during research that promises to provide an almost limitless supply suitable for transfusion into any patient.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>Success Breeds Success</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/13/success-breeds-success/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/13/success-breeds-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[photo: Socar Myles According to a new study from a McMaster University research group, female rats prefer the scent of sexually active males in choosing their own sexual partners.]]></description>
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		<title>First They Came for My French Fries</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/10/first-they-came-for-my-french-fries/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/10/first-they-came-for-my-french-fries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Then my rare cheeseburgers. My eggs Benedict, and my bagels. Now they want my Diet Dr. Pepper, too.]]></description>
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		<title>Why is Tide Popular?</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/24/why-is-tide-popular/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/24/why-is-tide-popular/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tyler Cowen wants to know: Eli Lehrer informs me that Tide has a high market share even though it is more expensive than most other brands. This source says the market share of Tide is about forty-four percent, with the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/24/why-is-tide-popular/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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