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by ralfy
Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:11 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Why reading is a good habit
Replies: 9
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Re: Why reading is a good habit

Also, check out Mark Edmundson's Why Read?.
by ralfy
Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:08 am
Forum: Religion & Philosophy
Topic: Have you read the whole Bible?
Replies: 131
Views: 84973
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Re: Have you read the whole Bible?

If you're Catholic, you can follow the Daily Roman Missal and after three years get to read almost all of it.

Another option is the Great Adventure Catholic Bible.
by ralfy
Mon Apr 29, 2019 7:09 am
Forum: Short Story Discussions
Topic: What is the best short stories have you ever read?
Replies: 13
Views: 7902
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Re: What is the best short stories have you ever read?

James Joyce's "The Dead."
by ralfy
Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:51 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: How can we get people more interested in reading?
Replies: 45
Views: 25151
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Re: How can we get people more interested in reading?

Connect various works from various media based on important themes. For example, Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now in light of inherent evil in humanity.
by ralfy
Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:27 am
Forum: Authors: Tell us about your NON-FICTION book!
Topic: The Myth of the Oil Crisis by Robin M. Mills
Replies: 36
Views: 11638
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Re: The Myth of the Oil Crisis by Robin M. Mills

Crude oil production peaked in 2005. Since then, capital expenditures have doubled but leading to only a slight increase in production. Unconventional oil has lower energy returns and will peak after only a few more years. Finally, global economic growth requires ever-increasing oil consumption. To ...
by ralfy
Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:24 am
Forum: Science & Technology
Topic: Global warming or carbon cult?
Replies: 55
Views: 29566
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Re: Global warming or carbon cult?

The catch is the forcing factor of CO2 amplified by multiple positive feedback.
by ralfy
Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:08 am
Forum: Science & Technology
Topic: Some global warming graphs
Replies: 42
Views: 21084
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Re: Some global warming graphs

Temperature anomaly change pauses, but the trend line is upward:

http://www.skepticalscience.com/graphics.php?g=47

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