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Posts with tag 'Science'

thinking about abortion

Last night I watched Lake of Fire, a fascinating (if long-winded) documentary about the abortion debate in America. I don't want to say much about the film except that even though perhaps more screen time was given to pro-life activists, the pro-choice intellectuals definitely had more thoughtful and thought-provoking stances on the issue. Only Nat Hentoff had what seemed to be a pro-life argument based not on religion. Because the abortion debate in America has as much or more to ......
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Breasts

Ah, breasts. Here's an article about the evolution of breasts found via reddit. I learned so much about human nature (and myself!) after reading about why women have those wonderful, floppy bags of fat......
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