The first American Venus probe was lost due to the inadvertent substitution of a period for a comma in a FORTRAN program. A NASA programmer wrote: DO 3 I = 1.3 when he should have entered: DO 3 I = 1,3 That seemingly inconsequential period sent the rocket, launched from Cape Canaveral on July 22, …
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Jul 21
ATHEISTS! DO YOU HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING?
At a former Cosmic Questions Conference, which is sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 200 people debated about a Designer for nearly five hours. The USA Today (April 20, 1999) highlighted the statement of Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Steven Weinberg as he scoffed at the idea of a miraculous creation by a …
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Jul 13
“AGENT ORANGE”
During the Vietnam war, US aircraft flew over the jungles of that country spraying the dense vegetation with the chemical “agent orange.” The idea was to kill the plants which would take away the native’s advantage in their jungle battle tactics. Sadly, it is told, agent orange was sprayed upon some of our own troops …
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Jul 07
Intoxicating Drinks
The assault upon the minds of man to socially accept and imbibe in intoxicating drink is intense. From the persuasive influence of professional athletes to the “cute” frogs, dogs and lizards, society is gradually becoming more tolerant of drinking. Thus, in the midst of this mental transition, it must be asked: “What does the Bible …
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Jul 01
NO LAW AGAINST IT
As a new generation arises there will be a few who see themselves as “lights” to the church and it is their duty to reinvent Christianity! They are sure that the older generation missed a few points and it is their solemn duty to restore true Christianity! Never mind that these subjects have been debated …
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