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Take religion. Religion exploits a simple bootstrapping problem unique to humans: we are unable to understand the nature of our death or non-existence, because our understanding of this state presupposes that we exist to comprehend it. There is no way to wrap our heads around the concept of our demise, and thus most religions, in their many guises, offers us a way out of this logical impasse by offering a solution: we never die. Or, more accurately, those who share the meme will not die. Aye, and here is where the replication comes in. Those harboring the little virus...
...Moises Alou from the Astros, thereby extending the Yankees’ reign for another five years. But if I had to bet, I’d pick the first scenario, especially given the unpredictability of the MLB regular season, not to mention the three rounds of postseason play that exist with the wild-card...
...actually thrilled to hear those in need on talk-radio broadcasts complaining about not receiving aid. At least that way the charities can find them. "We can do all we can to spread the word, but we need those people we're trying to help to tell us they exist," says Jon Boroshok, spokesman for the Twin Towers Orphan Fund, which offers scholarship money to children who lost parents in the disaster...
...ANTITOXINS do not yet exist against anthrax, but scientists are working on compounds that would soak up the toxins before they could bind to cells...
...homer as you can hit in Babe?s Place. The improbable wins filled Yankee Stadium and this whole grieving city with an innocent, silly joyousness that it desperately needed. In the process they added another chapter to the Yankee mystique that the Diamondback players kept insisting didn?t exist. ?The most unbelievable couple of games I?ve ever managed,? said the normally placid Yankee manager Joe Torre...