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"Religion is what the common people see as true, the wise people see as false, and the rulers see as useful." Seneca

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Teaching the controversy – A.C. Grayling

8 January, 2010 (20:07) | Science | No comments

Drivel Tags: education, evolution, ID, Religion, Science Related posts Why We Believe in Gods (0) Preaching to the choir (1) Lewis Black on the Old and New Testament (0) argumentum ad ignorantiam (0) Wingnuttery (0)

Life altering planetary experience

2 October, 2009 (06:42) | Environment, Science | No comments

By David Suzuki with Faisal Moola Insurance companies, politicians, and businesspeople often use the expressions “natural disaster” or “act of God” to deflect responsibility for events beyond our control. Today, human activity and technology have become so powerful that we are contributing to what were once natural disasters. Hurricanes, tornadoes, freak storms, floods, droughts, pest [...]

Distribution of Life: The Iguanas of Gal&aacutepagos – Richard Dawkins

31 August, 2009 (07:56) | Science | No comments

Richard Dawkins explains how the distribution of life on Earth’s continents and islands is exactly as we should expect if life evolved, and exactly how we should NOT expect if it had been created. Drivel Tags: evolution Related posts Why We Believe in Gods (0) Teaching the controversy – A.C. Grayling (0) Science: Talking to [...]

Come on in the water’s fine

5 August, 2009 (06:53) | Science | No comments

really interesting and I’m inclined to believe it, except of course the white coats over at Greg’s place have neatly deconstructed it. Drivel Tags: elaine morgan, evolution, Paleoanthropology, TED, water ape theory Related posts Your Sunday “Sermon” (0) You are not entitled to your own facts (0) Wow (0) Why We Believe in Gods (0) [...]

An Age Old Question Answered

9 July, 2009 (16:03) | Science | No comments

From time immemorial people have wondered why there are more, well lets be frank, ugly people in the world than there are beautiful people. Well the answer is now in. Attractive males release fewer sperm. Attractive males release fewer sperm per mating to maximise their chances of producing offspring across a range of females, according [...]

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