Huckabee and Evolution Posted: 10 months ago by pulsisx
"If someone believes that the earth is 6,000 years old and every scientist in the world is saying that it is billions of years old, why shouldn't I take that into account when I am assessing the rationality of someone I am going to put into the highest office in the land?"
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Evolution vs. Creationism according to Ali G. Posted: 8 months ago by ted
very little of the topic actually gets discussed, for those of you wanting serious dialogue.
BTW: Creationism and Evolution, in my opinion, can both co-exist.
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Evolution and Creationism Combined Posted: 5 months ago by doggylives
Tongue-in-cheek look at the descent of man and an attempt to combine the creationist theory with the evolution theory.
Not entirely sure how well they do combine but worth a try I 'spose.
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15 Misconceptions About Evolution Posted: 9 months ago by TheStep
It's not "just" a theory, fossil record gaps prove nothing and science classrooms should shun creationism. Overzealous creationists might want to pay particular attention, and those who accept evolution may learn something, too.
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Happy Birthday, Darwinian Evolution Posted: 5 months ago by pocksucket
July 1st 1858 was the first occasion that Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was introduced to the scientific community.
Presented by Alfred Russel Wallace to the Linnean Society, what would later go on to be described as the single best idea anyone has ever had* barely caused a ripple first time out.
*Daniel Dennett
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Evidence for evolution Posted: 3 months ago by Boomshank
There seems to be an ongoing debate here at Plime. It goes something like this:
"There is no evidence for evolution, other than questionable fossil records!"
Well, here's some other evidence courtesy of Brittanica.
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Roving Defender of Evolution, and of Room for God Posted: 7 months ago by mutil8or
An evolutionary biologist and geneticist at the University of California, Irvine, he speaks often at universities, in churches, for social groups and elsewhere, usually in defense of the theory of evolution and against the arguments of creationism and its ideological cousin, intelligent design.
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Simulation of evolution Posted: 1 year ago by TheStep
A simulation of evolution that sees creatures wandering a landscape. You can change the landscape to force some selection to occur - only the best adapted creature will go on to the next round.
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Huckabee says no to tobacco! Posted: 10 months ago by gammerus
"If individual states want to ban smoking anytime and anywhere, that's probably OK, but the federal government should not do so. Mike Huckabee may call himself a conservative, but making decisions on behalf of people for their own good is not a conservative principle"
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Yoko Ono sues in NY over song in movie challenging evolution Posted: 7 months ago by escaflowne
Yoko Ono is suing the producers of a movie that challenges the concept of Darwinian evolution, saying they used the song "Imagine" without her permission and led the blogosphere to accuse her of "selling out."
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Losses Of Long-established Genes Contribute To Human Evolution Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
While it is well understood that the evolution of new genes leads to adaptations that help species survive, gene loss may also afford a selective advantage. A group of scientists has investigated this less-studied idea, carrying out the first systematic computational analysis to identify long-established genes that have been lost across millions of years of evolution leading to the human species.
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The Exciting Evolution of ... Rocks Posted: 4 days ago by AutumnLotus
You might think rocks and the minerals they are made of are rather boring. But a new study shows life has been integral to the evolution of minerals, giving rise to the majority of the 4,300 or so types present on Earth today.
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Human evolution animation Posted: 10 months ago by imnotyoo
Carl Sagan brings us the Cosmos, everything that ever was and ever will be, in an approach that is easily accessible even for those of us that are not science wizards. This series covers everything from the history of astronomy, the challenges it faced at its creation, how the universe was created and how it all might end, to the evolution of life on Earth, and the nature of the human brain.
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Public Acceptance Of Evolution Around The World Posted: 7 months ago by karenben
A chart showing public acceptance of evolution in 34 countries.
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How Did Early Bacteria Survive Poisonous Oxygen? Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Billions of years ago cyanobacteria gained photosynthesis to generate their own food from the sun. This released a lot of oxygen in the atmosphere, which should have poisoned the bacteria. Somehow, they gained the ability to resist oxygen damage.
The "Catch-22" problem is how did they evolve the ability before there was a need? Scientist feel they may have discovered the reason.
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