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(...) I have a battered copy that I've read into decrepitude! I got it as a Christmas present many moons ago, and it was my first large-scale exposure to cosmology. I especially loved the little "Encyclopedia Galactica" snippets throughout. Good (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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Greetings! I first read this book many, many years ago when I was 10 years old: (URL) read it again several times since and I always found it facinating. It is undoubtedly a powerhouse of knowledge and perspective on the universe and our place in (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Trolling
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(...) Nice! D-Man (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Essential nature of mankind
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The question of whether man is inherently good or evil is a loaded question becuase the concept of good and evil is purely subjective. For instance, one culture may view cannibalism as evil, but for the cannibals it's just part of their cultural (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Alien races
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(...) Ryan, I mean no disrespect to your beliefs, but you are in error regarding the age of the earth. This is not a spiritual matter and certainly not an issue of the many creation stories of various cultures. If your faith or personal spiritual (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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