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Oct 23rd (See this week's devar torah)
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Hi again!
Thankfully, this week was very calm and peaceful... and hot! We are eagerly awaiting any sign of the approaching fall season; but so far, nothing doing. Tomorrow night we resume asking for rain in our prayers (here in Israel, not elsewhere), so hopefully those prayers will be responded to positively.
In a burst of unexpected honesty, the "Palestinian Authority" says it has no evidence of Israeli 'war crimes', though I'm sure they'll find a way to fabricate some. In further good news, the former commander of British forces in Afghanistan refutes the Goldstone blood libel, in the UN.
As you probably remember, Arik Sharon (the former Prime Minister of Israel) fell into a coma several years ago and is still awaiting Judgement Day. But what would he think if he woke up today? It would be much funnier were it not so true. He would probably agree with this former Egyptian terrorist that giving concessions strengthens radicals.
In Science and Technology news: a recently published report in Scientific American reveals the results of genetic drift in 40,000 (forty thousand) generations of E. Coli -- the longest running experiment of its kind to date. After all that, the E. Coli is still E. Coli -- although some were able to consume citrate (E. Coli cannot do that ordinarily) (see an interesting discussion on that topic from last year).
Another interesting paper indicates that ancient bacteria are virtually indistinguishable from modern ones. This raises a serious question for my scientific readers: where is the macro-evolution? There should be direct evidence of it all around us, and yet we see none. Please refer me to the appropriate scientific literature if I am wrong.
For my non-scientific readers: "macro-evolution" refers to one species evolving into another species. The term "species" generally refers to varieties of organisms which cannot interbreed (or do not normally interbreed). a
Until next week,
Shabbat shalom!
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