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‘Gospel of Judas’ Surfaces After 1,700 Years

'Gospel of Judas' Surfaces After 1,700 Years – New York Times
The Gospel of Judas is only one of many texts discovered in the last 65 years, including the gospels of Thomas, Mary Magdalene and Philip, believed to be written by Gnostics.

The Gnostics' beliefs were often viewed by bishops and early church leaders as unorthodox, and they were frequently denounced as heretics. The discoveries of Gnostic texts have shaken up Biblical scholarship by revealing the diversity of beliefs and practices among early followers of Jesus.

As the findings have trickled down to churches and universities, they have produced a new generation of Christians who now regard the Bible not as the literal word of God, but as a product of historical and political forces that determined which texts should be included in the canon, and which edited out.

For that reason, the discoveries have proved deeply troubling for many believers. The Gospel of Judas portrays Judas Iscariot not as a betrayer of Jesus, but as his most favored disciple and willing collaborator.

To see more go to National Geographic, who financed the project. 

UT professor says mass death is imminent

UT professor says death is imminent
He points to an 85 percent swell in the population during the last 25 years and insists civilization is on the brink of its downfall – likely at the hand of widespread disease.

"Although [Ebola Zaire] Kills 9 out of 10 people, outbreaks have so far been unable to become epidemics because they are currently spread only by direct physical contact with infected blood. However, a closely-related virus that kills monkeys, Ebola Reston, is airborne, and it is only a matter of time until Ebola Zaire evolves the capacity to be airborne."

This article, about a 45 minute lecture, has ignited a fire-storm of controversy in the Scientific Community.

Dealing with Doctor Doom

Doctor Doom, Eric Pianka, Receives Standing Ovation from Texas Academy of Science

And now has been picked-up by the Political Class

Eco-Sacrifice is Closer Than You Think

FBI INVESTIGATES PROFESSOR WHO ADVOCATES POPULATION WIPE-OUT...

Julian Beever – 3D Chalk Drawings

Julian Beever – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Julian Beever is an English artist who is famous for his art on the pavements of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. Its peculiarity? Beever gives his drawings an anamorphosis view, his images are drawn in such a way which gives them three dimensionality when viewing from the correct angle. Click on the Wikipedia link above to read more…

This is a January 15th 2007 video from Union Square in NYC of Julian creating a commissioned work.

Why is a woman’s brain smaller than a man’s? Maybe because she’s a fox

Why is a woman's brain smaller than a man's? Maybe because she's a fox – Comment – Times Online

The author is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham.

WHY DO WOMEN have smaller brains than men? Male brains weigh around 1.25kg; female brains weigh on average 100g less. One possible answer comes from an unexpected study of foxes. In 1959 Dmitri Belyaev, a Russian geneticist, launched a long-term experiment to tame foxes. Starting with a population of caged wild animals, he selected from each generation the puppies who were friendliest (or, initially, least hostile) to humans, breeding only from them. After 35 generations he produced animals that had been transformed from the usual snarling fearfulness of wild foxes into animals that were similar to domestic dogs. Continue reading “Why is a woman’s brain smaller than a man’s? Maybe because she’s a fox”