Lincoln, Luther, and King

Evolutionary theory (specifically, the idea that life arose from non-living matter through purely natural, unintelligent causes) is surely the poster child of optimism. Second only to the belief that a government can mend all of a society's ills, little tends to suspend critical thought than the belief that life's ubiquitous and tenacious nature is evidence that life would almost certainly arise spontaneously given the right conditions (Read: "Just add water"). Corollary to this belief is the almost universal feeling that the conditions for life to exist are in plentiful supply throughout our bleak universe, and that many habitable planets must exist. Today it has been reported that a 'Goldilocks' planet has been found; that is, a planet where conditions are "just right" to support life. Are scientists basing this conclusion on empirical data, or has unbounded evolutionary optimism crept into this latest proclamation by scientific journalism? Has f...

The Hyundai dealer will charge you $600 plus tax to change your 2.7L Santa Fe timing belt. Is it worth 6 or 7 hours of your time to save $500? Well, the belt itself will cost you only $90 at the dealer (ask for a 10% discount on the part). (I don't recommend using an off-brand belt. Why skimp just to save $20, when you're putting in 6 hours of labor, and a failed belt will trash your engine's valves?) So if you'd gladly put in 6 hours of labor to "earn" $500, read on. I have a 2002 Santa Fe 2.7L 2WD, but any 2001-2006 2.7L Santa Fe engine should be pretty identical. Took me about 7 hours to replace the timing belt. One hour was figuring out how to get the crankshaft pulley off - the instructions below will save you that aggravation! Replacing the timing belt is not difficult - just a bit time-intensive to remove everything to get to the belt. If you have access to Chilton manuals or AllData, then you can get some pics to go with what I describe below.

On a 21-speed bike, it is almost impossible to shift from smallest gear to largest gear in order. To do so, you'd have to shift something like the following example sequence. This would require shifting both the front and rear derailleurs at the same time, and jumping multiple sprockets at a single time like this:

Can't say it any better than this post: Meaningful Worship

I think this article on trying to invent a working brain is very interesting: Click here to read the article . I enjoyed reading this article. However, my recent reading of "Signature in the Cell" by Stephen Meyer convinces me that Markram's theory (that consciousness is a product of self-organised complexity) is wishful thinking. As Meyer points out, there is a universe of difference between natural patterns and information-bearing (functionally specified) patterns. Markram would be well-served to familiarize himself with Meyer's arguments. Evolutionists have been trying for decades to explain, through naturalistic mechanisms, the origin of biological information and the brain's organization. And all such explanations fail. In my opinion they fail because they are based upon a wrong presumption (naturalism). Let's recognize the brain for what it is: the construct of a mind. The imposition of functionally relevant structure upon matter is the result of e...