Daily Archives: July 28, 2008

I’m Going on Vacation! Back in mid-August.

This will probably be my last blog post till mid-August—I’m off to England tomorrow with my wife and kids.

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“Lot’s Wife”: A Poem by Santi Tafarella

    I am the salty sea your once   amphibious daughters   called home,   and all my vital organs are here,   in Sodom.   Mother, memories, my heart.   They are packed in this place,   like … Continue reading

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Evolution v. Creation Metaphor Watch: Is Natural Selection Superior to Human Selection as “Nature is to Art”?

Given that most people do not have advanced degrees in mathematics or the sciences, debates and discussions surrounding evolution and creationism appear in the public square in the form of competing metaphors, similes, and extended analogies. In other words, we use … Continue reading

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Evolution v. Creation Metaphor Watch: Is Darwin’s “Struggle for Existence” Economic Malthusianism Writ Large?

Given that most people do not have advanced degrees in mathematics or the sciences, debates and discussions surrounding evolution and creationism appear in the public square in the form of competing metaphors, similes, and extended analogies. In other words, we use … Continue reading

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