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The Fifth Problem of the Bowen Kind
Here is H.G. Wells explaining in his book Anticipations (1901) why the steam engine rather than windmills became preferred for pumping water from low-lying coal mines in England: “Wind was extremely inconvenient for the purpose of pumping, because in these latitudes it is inconstant: it was costly, too, because at any time the labourers might…
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Israel Alone
At my Anglican church each week there are prayers for world peace. I assume this occurs in all Christian churches. Praying for peace is admirable but a complete waste of time. Christians familiar with the Book of Revelation should know that. The world will end warring. World peace will never arrive. A practical prayer, steeped…
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Guest Post: Seething – Long Distance Messaging
Aside from noting the uncanny resemblance between our media class and the fictional Ellen Ripley’s Aliens – also the topic of my Pan-Galactic Reproductive Preference Studies Doctor of Philosophy – I’ve never given any serious thought to the possibility of extra-terrestrial intelligent life. I have, however, pondered during my now-frequent moments of bafflement at the…
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