Open Debate: Does the Universe Have a Purpose?

Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:48 AM EST

Let me contextualize the thinking before everyone jumps straight to the comment section. I recently saw a debate on this exact topic. The debate was supposed to be whether or not the universe as a whole had purpose, not life.

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The Cosmic Perspective; A Brief History of the Universe and Our Place Within It

Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:40 PM EST

On the old television series “Cosmos,” the late Carl Sagan once equated the entire history of the universe down to one Earth measured year. In other words, the first moment of the first day of January would be the moment of creation.

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Poll: If Entirely Possible Some Day, Would it be Ethically or Morally Wrong for Humans to Create Life?

Sat May 22, 2010 4:43 PM EDT

Craig Venter and his science team have created what Venter calls, "the first self-replicating species we’ve had on the planet whose parent is a computer." This raised a discussion over whether this really is man-created life from scratch or not.

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In Defense of the DHS Rightwing Extremist Report.

Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:24 AM EDT

I like to listen to talk radio. Political talk radio, love it or hate it, intrigues me to no end. When I leave work after finishing the closing shift, there is only one political talk show that comes in clearly on my radio: The Savage Nation.

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