<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Terra Incognita's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Terra Incognita's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2010</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:01:01 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:41:47 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Liberals and Atheists Smarter? Intelligent People Have Values Novel in Human Evolutionary History, Study Finds</title><description><![CDATA[Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) support Kanazawa's hypothesis.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terra Incognita]]></dc:creator><link>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/01/3965395-liberals-and-atheists-smarter-intelligent-people-have-values-novel-in-human-evolutionary-history-study-finds</link><guid>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/01/3965395-liberals-and-atheists-smarter-intelligent-people-have-values-novel-in-human-evolutionary-history-study-finds</guid><category>religion</category><category>intelligence</category><category>atheism</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:01:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>First Jesus-era house discovered in Nazareth</title><description><![CDATA[Just in time for Christmas, archaeologists on Monday unveiled what may have been the home of one of Jesus' childhood neighbors. The humble dwelling is the first dating to the era of Jesus to be discovered in Nazareth, then a hamlet of around 50 impoverished Jewish families where Jesus spent his boyhood.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diaa Hadid, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/21/3657125-first-jesus-era-house-discovered-in-nazareth</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/21/3657125-first-jesus-era-house-discovered-in-nazareth</guid><category>world-news</category><category>new-testament</category><category>ml</category><category>israel-antiquities</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:57:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/d4810389-622c-4f37-9c4f-8ef5b94fcd87.jpg" width="75" height="112" /></item><item><title>Manufacturing Biblical Prophecy, Part 2: For Want of a Bethlehem Birth</title><description><![CDATA[(In a previous article, I touched on the gospel authors' misuse of Hebrew scripture as source material for the creation of the virgin birth legend contained in Matthew and Luke.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terra Incognita]]></dc:creator><link>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/25/3543004-manufacturing-biblical-prophecy-part-2-for-want-of-a-bethlehem-birth</link><guid>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/25/3543004-manufacturing-biblical-prophecy-part-2-for-want-of-a-bethlehem-birth</guid><category>religion</category><category>christmas</category><category>bible</category><category>jesus</category><category>new-testament</category><category>nativity</category><category>bethlehem</category><category>christianity</category><category>judaism</category><category>prophecy</category><category>mythology</category><category>old-testament</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:27:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Manufacturing Biblical Prophecy, Part 1: For Want of a Virgin Birth</title><description><![CDATA[Just as the rock may be split into many splinters, so also may one Biblical verse convey many teachings. -- Ishmael ben Elishah (90-135 CE), Jewish rabbi of the Tannaim era]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terra Incognita]]></dc:creator><link>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/06/3127097-manufacturing-biblical-prophecy-part-1-for-want-of-a-virgin-birth</link><guid>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/06/3127097-manufacturing-biblical-prophecy-part-1-for-want-of-a-virgin-birth</guid><category>religion</category><category>jesus-christ</category><category>miracles</category><category>christianity</category><category>mythology</category><category>virgin-birth</category><category>cognitive-dissonance</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Aug 2009 23:53:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Federal court documents allege Blackwater founder Prince was intent on inciting Christian crusade against Muslims in Iraq</title><description><![CDATA[Two  former Blackwater employees are now alleging in sworn statements filed in federal court Monday that Blackwater founder Erik Prince "views himself a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terra Incognita]]></dc:creator><link>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/04/3119194-federal-court-documents-allege-blackwater-founder-prince-was-intent-on-inciting-christian-crusade-against-muslims-in-iraq</link><guid>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/04/3119194-federal-court-documents-allege-blackwater-founder-prince-was-intent-on-inciting-christian-crusade-against-muslims-in-iraq</guid><category>religion</category><category>iraq-war</category><category>christianity</category><category>crusade</category><category>blackwater</category><category>erik-prince</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:54:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Possible mammoth tusk found on Calif. island</title><description><![CDATA[A complete tusk believed to belong to a prehistoric mammoth was uncovered on Santa Cruz Island off the Southern California coast, researchers reported Tuesday.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terra Incognita]]></dc:creator><link>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/14/2310113-possible-mammoth-tusk-found-on-calif-island</link><guid>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/14/2310113-possible-mammoth-tusk-found-on-calif-island</guid><category>technology-science</category><category>msnbci</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:41:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rare pink iguana evaded Darwin</title><description><![CDATA[When English naturalist Charles Darwin explored the Galapagos Islands in the early 1800s, he, and countless scientists since, overlooked a hefty pink iguana.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terra Incognita]]></dc:creator><link>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/06/2277784-rare-pink-iguana-evaded-darwin</link><guid>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/06/2277784-rare-pink-iguana-evaded-darwin</guid><category>science</category><category>technology-science</category><category>msnbci</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 04:32:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>For scholars, a combustible question: Was Christ real?</title><description><![CDATA[An article discussing the Jesus Project, a scholarly collaboration and examination of the evidence, or lack thereof, for the existence of a historical Jesus.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terra Incognita]]></dc:creator><link>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/30/2259258-for-scholars-a-combustible-question-was-christ-real</link><guid>http://terraincognita.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/30/2259258-for-scholars-a-combustible-question-was-christ-real</guid><category>religion</category><category>jesus</category><category>archeology</category><category>christianity</category><category>higher-criticism</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:45:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Monkeys like to both give and receive</title><description><![CDATA[For capuchin monkeys, it seems, it's better to both give and receive, than just to receive.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terra 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