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IO9 has a religion and science fiction piece worth sharing, on\u00a0living like a\u00a0Vulcan<\/a>.<\/div>\n
Actually, you could have many of the debates people sometimes do about real-life traditions, now that I think about it. Is being Vulcan a matter of religion or ethnicity? Is it a religion, or a philosophy?<\/div>\n
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The painting seemed reminiscent of paintings of Jesus, and so I thought I\u2019d share it. And then of course my mind turned to Spock\u2019s Beard<\/a>,a progressive rock band which itself has some connections with religion.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/embed.trilulilu.ro\/audio\/iociya\/07ae2a2c542cbc.swf<\/p>\n

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