Science news of the day thread.

[macdoc]

Lost a legend. Richard Leakey. another successful life doing what he loved.


https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/02/worl ... index.html

[JimC]

A vastly stronger connection to reality than any bronze age goat herder apologist...

[rainbow]

Lost a legend. Richard Leakey. another successful life doing what he loved.

Meh.

It was Mary who actually did the discovery.

[macdoc]

and ?

https://achievement.org/achiever/richard-leakey/

[macdoc]

All 5 shields deployed

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59873738

[JimC]

[pErvinalia]

On the Starship Enterprise?

[rainbow]

MOF and carbon capture:
https://www.nature.com/articles/natrevmats201745

[Woodbutcher]

Lost a legend. Richard Leakey. another successful life doing what he loved.

Meh.

It was Mary who actually did the discovery.

I guess Joseph really wasn't involved.

[Brian Peacock]

He had his 2mins of glory.

[rainbow]

Lost a legend. Richard Leakey. another successful life doing what he loved.

Meh.

It was Mary who actually did the discovery.

I guess Joseph really wasn't involved.

Perhaps, as one can't be sure that the original reports are 100% accurate.

[Hermit]

Lost a legend. Richard Leakey. another successful life doing what he loved.

Meh.

It was Mary who actually did the discovery.

I guess Joseph really wasn't involved.

Perhaps, as one can't be sure that the original reports are 100% accurate.

What original reports? The earliest fragment of the new testament we know of is dated from between AD 150-250. It is not about the birth of the (possibly entirely fictitious) birth of Jesus Christ.

[rainbow]

Lost a legend. Richard Leakey. another successful life doing what he loved.

Meh.

It was Mary who actually did the discovery.

I guess Joseph really wasn't involved.

Perhaps, as one can't be sure that the original reports are 100% accurate.

What original reports? The earliest fragment of the new testament we know of is dated from between AD 150-250. It is not about the birth of the (possibly entirely fictitious) birth of Jesus Christ.

You think?

[Hermit]

Meh.

It was Mary who actually did the discovery.

I guess Joseph really wasn't involved.

Perhaps, as one can't be sure that the original reports are 100% accurate.

What original reports? The earliest fragment of the new testament we know of is dated from between AD 150-250. It is not about the birth of the (possibly entirely fictitious) birth of Jesus Christ.

You think?

Think what? That the earliest fragment of the new testament we know of is dated from between AD 150-250, and that it is not about the birth of the (possibly entirely fictitious) birth of Jesus Christ? Why, yes, I do. Feel free to correct me if you can. I am always happy to be proven wrong. It means progress - one less mistaken notion in my mind.

[rainbow]

I guess Joseph really wasn't involved.

Perhaps, as one can't be sure that the original reports are 100% accurate.

What original reports? The earliest fragment of the new testament we know of is dated from between AD 150-250. It is not about the birth of the (possibly entirely fictitious) birth of Jesus Christ.

You think?

Think what? That the earliest fragment of the new testament we know of is dated from between AD 150-250, and that it is not about the birth of the (possibly entirely fictitious) birth of Jesus Christ? Why, yes, I do. Feel free to correct me if you can. I am always happy to be proven wrong. It means progress - one less mistaken notion in my mind.

There are many myths in religious works, this one is not special.

... except for those who think it is and I'm not one of them