Genetic Human Engineering Is Inevitable, but Its Evils Arent
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,
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Ronald Cole-Turner, professor of theology and ethics at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, gave a lecture at UCSD November 14 in which he argued that the development of genetically modified human beings designer babies, as the title of his talk called them is inevitable, but its potentially evil consequences are not. To avoid them, however, we as a society will need to bring moral and spiritual values to the debate and emphasize the desire to succeed in kindness, goodness, generosity and all matters of the human spirit, not just the genetic traits presumed to increase an individuals chances of getting ahead in a cutthroat, ultra-competitive capitalist economy.
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Condemned to Empire
Rudolf Maresch,
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Does empire encourage untruthfulness, the rewriting of history and the crisis of language and community? Can the unipolar moment annul the multipolar reality? Does denial of interdependence plungle a nation into paralysis and repression competition? Is self-righteousness the grand delusion? Translated from the German in Telepolis, 2002
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Raw Logic
Justus,
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:I am much more interested in a question of which the 'salvation of humanity' depends: the question of nutrition." -Friedrich Nietzche
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International Court a Foreign Idea
Christopher Brauchli,
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The election made one thing absolutely clear - I have been
barking up the wrong Bush. Election night demonstrated
conclusively that George W. Bush is nothing less than a
national hero. There will be no more carping about him
and his crew from the likes of me. And as evidence of my
conversion, what better place to start than to acknowledge
the wisdom of Mr. Bush's continuing efforts to make sure
that United States citizens are protected from the reach
of the International Court of Criminal Justice.
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The OSCE in Portugal
ASP,
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Please check our manifesto and subscribe it if you fell it expresses what you feel. Or even best... come to Porto (portugal) by the end of November and stay for a few days. Please feel free to ask for english updates to our mailing list
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Never Get Sick Again Author Raymond Francis to Speak in San Diego Nov. 22
Mark Gabrish Conlan,
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Raymond Francis, professional chemist and management consultant turned full-time alternative health counselor, will be speaking at the Current Affairs Bookstore, 2536 University Avenue in North Park, Friday, November 22 to promote his new book, Never Get Sick Again. The founder of an organization called Beyond Health, Francis will discuss the scientific invalidity of most of modern medicine and offer proven ways anyone can improve their physical well-being.
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UNANIMOUS! Oakland School Board Plans Teach-ins on Iraq
Jonah Zern,
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The Oakland School Board Unanimously (with one
abstention) passed a resolution to plan teach-ins
throughout the School District on the war on Iraq
Here is the FRONT PAGE! Oakland Tribune article and
below is the School Board Resolution, cosponsored by
Board Member Dan Siegel and Oakland Education
Association president Sheila Quintana.
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Airline Mechanics To Picket Wed Nov 20
Labor Video Project,
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Rank and file airline mechanics from UAL and American will be picketing in San Diego and other airports around the country to protest wage cutting and union busting. They need support
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