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Imprint

1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp. And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. (Prior)

2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc, upon something). Nature imprints upon whate'er we see, That has a heart and life in it, Be free.' (Cowper)

3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress. Ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind. (Locke)

Origin: oe. Emprenten, f. Empreint, p. P. Of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. Imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st in-, print, and cf. Impress.


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Reconciling Faith with Evolution

... family's fortunate enough to be well-off so she's never had to deal with a living environment without sufficient resources. Growing up her family imprints their values on her - generosity, good morals, etc. Does she continue along this path? Or does her "genetic program" start to kick ...

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by alextemplet
Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:37 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Reconciling Faith with Evolution
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Reconciling Faith with Evolution

... family's fortunate enough to be well-off so she's never had to deal with a living environment without sufficient resources. Growing up her family imprints their values on her - generosity, good morals, etc. Does she continue along this path? Or does her "genetic program" start to kick in?

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by greeneye55582
Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:28 pm
 
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Topic: Reconciling Faith with Evolution
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http://xkxy.org:Bible exact description of DNA and ATP

... historical acounts that could be explained by science...it could be writtem by early men that could probably have quite a genetic memory or memory imprints in their minds of what had been done long before time.at least...these are my beliefs.

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by js_daquilanea
Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:41 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: http://xkxy.org:Bible exact description of DNA and ATP
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Dinosaur Confusion

... become hollow as well, adding a little more structural complexity. When looking at archeopteryx and other fossils, don't just look at the feather imprints, look at the structure of the skeleton. In archeopteryx the collar bone and shoulder girdle are shaped to accomodate a wider range of motion ...

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by AstusAleator
Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:16 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Dinosaur Confusion
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Dinosaur Confusion

Dinosaur fossils have been found with imprints of feathers in the rock surrounding the bones. These imprints are almost identical to those found in bird fossils. That's pretty convincing evidence if you ask me. There are some scientists who ...

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by alextemplet
Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:13 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Dinosaur Confusion
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