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...course, one might object that religions are hardly just a set of ideas divorced from reality, that indeed, religions tend to be the product of an ethno-cultural background. But while ethnicity or race often determine extrinsic behavior and values, they are by themselves entirely intrinsic. One is born Indian or black and cannot change this identity. Yet there is always an element of choice, regardless of whether it is exercised, when choosing a religion; we are not chained to ideas at birth. The quintessential example is Salman Rushdie, who was born into an Islamic family but has since become...
...Geopolitical thrillers tend to begin with short prelude chapters that end in a suspenseful and intriguing death. Cohen follows suit, but ends the chapter by describing the aftermath of a young couple’s assassination in this way: “So the National Park Service concluded that a deranged shooter had picked a target at random…People who used the path were urged to be cautious.” Only a government bureaucrat would consider this gripping...
When men as important as former Senator George S. McGovern and historian William R. Polk ’51 write a book entitled, “Out of Iraq: A Practical Plan for Withdrawal Now,” people tend to take notice. It’s too bad if anyone did here...
...comeback effort was stifled twice, leading to a 3-1 loss at Princeton on Friday night and 3-2 heartbreaker at Penn on Saturday.“For us, it’s really important to get a couple points and the lead in the beginning, because we tend to start down,” junior co-captain Laura Mahon said. “That kind of kills our morale and we never catch back up.”In both matches, Harvard found itself in an insurmountable 2-0 hole. At Princeton (17-2, 7-2), the Crimson took...
Most rare plants--like species recently discovered growing out of cracks in the sides of mountains in Hawaii--tend to thrive only in very specific environments. The Wollemi, on the other hand, can grow in climates as cold as 23F and all the way up to 113?...