Evolution

Andy on March 10th, 2008

“To deny that a rock is 300 million years old is to deny the process that got us to that understanding. Since this process of inquiry is our best tool for succeeding in the world, its denial is a grave…

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Andy on December 19th, 2007

After watching the Nova series about the Dover trial I was struck by how clearly the explanation for the differing numbers of chromosomes in apes and humans was presented. I did some searching and found this interesting video of a…

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Andy on December 12th, 2007

And here’s one of them. Sure, maybe not in the same league as Dawkins, but that’s being picky. The observations and arguments are great. I wish I could be so eloquent - and this atheist is so young! Sigh…

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Andy on December 12th, 2007

I trawl the ‘net researching and often just plain exploring.
I often wish there was an educated theist to be found that can postulate a convincing argument in support of his or her beliefs - if only to challenge the free-thinkers…

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Andy on December 5th, 2007

“Testing the mental capabilities of chimps tells us important things about our own capacity. What we often find is that antecedents of human behavior and reasoning exist in chimps in a more primitive form, suggesting that we humans have elaborated…

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