Daily Archives: June 28, 2010

Why neither intelligent design nor young earth creationism can ever function as part of the sciences

I’ve always liked this cartoon:

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In praise of Chateauneuf (Voltaire’s godfather and tutor)

Below are some rather impious lines from La Moisade, a 17th century French satirical poem (author unknown). It opens with this sass of Mosaic legislation: A teaching so irrelevant Shall not my doubts destroy? With empty sophism thou shalt not My reason … Continue reading

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