Sunday, April 12, 2009

Passover "Miracles" meet Science

Passover Miracles Meet Scientific Explanations

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A Skeptic's Guide To Passover

All Things Considered, April 11, 2009 The burning bush? One scholar says it was Moses' drug-induced hallucination. The 10 plagues? You can blame ancient dinoflagellates for everything from the blood red Nile to the death of firstborn sons. Writer Michael Lukas talks with host Rebecca Roberts about possible scientific explanations for some of the natural phenomena at the heart of the Passover story.

(Academy Awards, 2/22/09) - What's a JuBu? Goldie Hawn calls herself a “Jew-Bu.” That’s a Jewish Buddhist to the rest of us. Perhaps unsurprisingly for a woman whose autobiography is called A Lotus Grows in the Mud, Goldie’s Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 1970 drama “Cactus Flower” lives in her L.A. “meditation room.” Yes, Goldie Hawn won an Oscar.

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