Show Notes for April 18, 2013

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  • To see the information Google uses to target ads to you, go to Ads Settings page, then under Interests click on Edit
  • Church teaching on the use of condoms: "Pope Benedict XVI has said it was acceptable to use a prophylactic when the sole intention was to "reduce the risk of infection" from AIDS. Pope Benedict XVI has restated the Catholic Church’s believes that contraception interferes with the creation of life, but using a condom to preserve life and avoid death could be a responsible act – even outside marriage."
  • La Nuova Era Cuadra II
  • Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew: a great book about early Christianity.
  • Alternatives to religion
    • Humanism "is a group of philosophies and ethical perspectives which emphasize the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers individual thought and evidence (rationalism, empiricism) over established doctrine or faith (fideism)."
  • Richard Dawkins on Twitter
  • Tesla's plan to "combine best aspects of car leasing and ownership"

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