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HMS Beagle (Possibly) Found

Posted by Hemos on from the a-three-hour-tour dept.

With the Beagle 2 lander lost on Mars, good Beagle-related news has been lacking, until now. British paper The Observer is reporting that the original HMS Beagle, the ship Darwin travelled on during his famous voyage, may have been found. Marine archeologists believe they have found the ship, which has been resting at the bottom of some Essex marshes for the last century.

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  1. Re:And this means what? by mikerich · · Score: 3, Interesting
    As a Christian, I am a fan of the theory of evolution. I find that, in general, the history of the world that scientists are uncovering supports the general theme of the book of Genisis, if not the detail. (First light, then atmosphere, then land then aquatic life, then land life, then humans etc.)

    I think you've misread Genesis.

    Genesis I (v.11-24) states quite clearly that God created plants on the land on the third day, didn't get round to doing the Sun until the fourth day, created the swimming and flying creatures on the fifth and left the land animals (including Man) until the sixth.

    Which is nothing like the order science has determined. So you have to say that Genesis managed neither the precise order nor the general themes correctly.

    Of course that's just one of the Creation stories in Genesis. There is another in Genesis 2 which places Man as the first living thing followed by plants, animals and finally Woman.

    At least one of the stories has to be wrong.

    Best wishes,
    Mike.

  2. Re:They don't conflict... by Tassach · · Score: 5, Interesting
    God is an asshole, or at least has a really sick sense of humor
    Reading the Old Testament certianly leaves the non-believer with the impression that Yahweh has the attitudes and manners of a spoiled, sadistic child. Abraham & his son, Lot's wife, and Job (to name but a few) were all victims of his capricious and sadistic power games, and they were his loyal followers. Let's not even get into the genocide and torture inflicted by this "omnibenevolent" deity upon entire nations of his creations, nor the massacres and wholesale torture he encourages his followers to visit upon his disfavored creations.
    --
    Why is it that the proponents of "one nation under God" are so eager to get rid of "liberty and justice for all"?
  3. Re:Other famous Beagles in the news by orthogonal · · Score: 4, Interesting
    If you're going to do, it, do it right! There's a canonical form, which I'll demonstrate (it should be available at Wikipedia except some troll changed it; I'll fix it tonight) :

    Sad news ... Snoopy, dead at 54

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Comic strip beagle/World War I flying ace Snoopy was found dead in his doghouse this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.


    When I die, this is how I want to be memorialized.
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    Opinions on the Twiddler2 hand-held keyboard?
  4. Re:They don't conflict... by DeusExLibris · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I know this is veering even further off topic, but...

    The behavior you refer to is attributed by biblical scholars to the polytheistic period of Judaism, where Yahweh Sabaoth was the god of war (think the plagues of Egypt and the exodus). This deity evolved into the one and only God, Yahweh, in post-Babylonian monotheism.

    You should read Karen Armstrong's excellent book, A History of God, for a complete historical account.