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The avian flow-through lung All tetrapods (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, crocodilians) apart from birds have a pair of lungs that operate on the bellows principle. That is, a pair of lungs that inhale and exhale air by volume changes associated with respiratory movements of the diaphragm...

Most gay people I know, emphatically state that they were born like that and their lifestyle is not a choice. I think the reality would involve a combination of factors which can result in someone being or choosing a homosexual / bisexual or even heterosexual lifestyle. There is clear...

Hi All, Do you think that the violent reactions which have resulted from this will impact how muslims are viewed? Is this violence condoned by all muslims or only certain sections of the muslim community? Will there be repercussions as a result of the violence?

The 70th week of years (Final 7 years of Daniels 70 weeks) does not occur until the temple is rebuilt and sacrifices recommence. There is a slight problem with that eventuating in the short term. The temple site is currently occupied by another tenent.

Not in my lifetime. All indications from my understanding seem to put it as extremely unlikely to occur in the next 200 years.

Except of course with Birds and Bats whose legs evolved to be short enough not to reach the ground.

One of the downfalls of String Theory is that it totally fails to answer the fundamental question, How long is a piece of string? :D

Moses came down from the mountain after receiving the law. Everyone gathered around to hear him. Moses said in a loud voice "I have good news and bad news. The good news is that God loves us. The bad news is that there is one bit he doesn't love."

Thanks for the welcome all. Apologies, my omission. I failed to mention that my piece of string began at one end as a single thread of cotton but 10 miles later was a super heavy duty abseilling rope. Snapshots at different intervals in isolation can be classified as different grades of string...

In looking at the seemingly endless debate by Creationists (including those hiding behind the facade they call ID or Intelligent design) against the existence of evolution (or macro-evolution for the IDers), I feel that there is a fundamental flaw in the accepted scientific law (I've used law as...

mmmm reminds me of a song. Anyway, Hi all, Been reading for a while and thought it was time to get involved a bit.