Tag Archives: evolution

IDA: Darwinius Masillae

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Thanos

IDA: Darwinius Masillae This is an important fossil find due the the age and completeness of the fossil, and coming from 47 MYA it’s at an important branch in evolution. It’s not the missing link, it’s another missing link. Please … Continue reading →

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Why Darwin Matters: Evolution, Intelligent Design and the Battle for Science and Religion

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Thanos

Why Darwin Matters: Evolution, Intelligent Design and the Battle for Science and Religion Michael Shermer on why Darwin matters in this lecture at the Division of Biological Sciences and the Helen Edison Lecture Series at the University of California, San … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage, Swine Flu, and Dissension in the Ranks of Evolution Supporters

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Thanos

Gay Marriage, Swine Flu, and Dissension in the Ranks of Evolution Supporters Gay Marriage Iowa has become the third state to legalize Gay Marriage, and as a supporter of Gay Marriage that’s good news to me. I don’t however see … Continue reading →

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Science is Agnostic

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Thanos

Eugenie Scott of the National Center for Science Education gives an excellent lecture on why the dichotomy presented by the Discovery Institute is false, and why importing atheist philosophy into science class isn’t right either. Continue reading →

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Computational Genomics: Deconstructing DNA to Determine Evolutionary Paths

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Thanos
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The Evolution of the Bacterial Flagellum

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Thanos

And why is this important? See Ken Miller explaining the Kitzmiller intelligent design trial below.

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The Problem With ID and Discovery Institute

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Thanos

. Even though I am atheist, I don’t have a problem with intelligent design, or the existence of G-D: both are distinct possibilities if you are talking about the origin of  the universe, or of life itself. The issue isn’t with Intelligent … Continue reading →

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