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Monthly Archives: August 2012
When Experts Collide: Jerry Coyne verses James Shapiro
At his blog, evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne recently took after his University of Chicago colleague, James Shapiro, complaining about him in the following manner: Virtually all of the non-creationist opposition to the modern theory of evolution, and all of the … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, atheist, critical thinking, Darwin, evolution, James Shapiro, jerry coyne, molecular biology
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Mars, the Book
A miracle. This is not the American Southwest, but part of Mount Sharp inside Gale Crater on Mars. The (apparently sedimentary) rocks exposed here are more than three billion years old. Curiosity is about six miles from them. Behold the Book of Mars. We’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged astrobiology, astronomy, life, life on mars, Mars, NASA, science, space, wonder
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Louis CK Does a Close Reading of the Story of Abraham and Isaac
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Tagged apologetics, books, comedy, humor, interpretation, reading, religion, the Bible
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Lyric and Song: Why Simple Reasons, However Incoherent or Decontextualized, are Effective Persuaders
I have a theory about explanation, and why bad explanations so frequently trump good explanations. Good explanations (that is, explanations that are true) often do not accord with what we want to believe is true. Therefore, when evaluating a successful … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, atheism, atheist, critical thinking, evolution, reason, science
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Bill Nye Frets Over Evolution Denial
___________ Why is the above video so compelling? I’d say it has primarily to do with his manner of speaking about evolution: Bill Nye the Science Guy, a man beloved by children and parents alike, is pained, bewildered, and disappointed–and … Continue reading
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Tagged albert mohler, apologetics, atheism, atheist, Bill Nye, creationism, critical thinking, evolution, reason, YEC
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Senator Al Franken Draws US Map from Memory
At the Minnesota State Fair. Pretty impressive.
Give George Orwell a Statue Near BBC Headquarters
The exact site has yet to be settled on, but this is in the Telegraph today (quoting the artist commissioned to make the statue): George Orwell is regarded as something of a patron saint of political journalism so his presence … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Hitchens, critical thinking, George Orwell, intelligence, reason
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Are We Alone? Mars News You May Have Missed That Seems Pretty Important
This appeared at New Scientist back in 2006, but it seems pretty important to thinking about what Curiosity is up to now: [A] paper by Rafael Navarro-Gonzalez of the University of Mexico and others demonstrates that the GCMS instrument [organic … Continue reading
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Tagged are we alone?, astrobiology, extremophiles, life, life on mars, Mars
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Forcible Rape Anti-Abortion Co-Sponsors: Paul Ryan and Todd Akin
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) with Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) __________ The above two men would forbid a victim of rape or incest to terminate her pregnancy. And they co-sponsored a bill in Congress that brought into contemporary discourse the noxious phrase “forcible rape.” Then Mitt … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, Florida, mitt romney, Ohio, paul ryan, sexism, women, women's rights
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