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The evidence puzzle
"Our situation is this: most of the people in this world believe that the Creator of the universe has written a book."--Sam Harris, The End of FaithContinuing from parts one, two and three...In general, two things should… -
Why religious beliefs?
Continuing from parts one and two...Why do so many humans believe in the supernatural? Why do they accept as true stories that involve unbelievable tales? Pascal Boyer consider this issue from a cognitive-evolutionary … -
Lies....
I like this post (link): To a creationist, the idea that life was shaped by "intelligent design" instead of "natural selection" might sound like a sports team to cheer for. To a biologist, plausibly arguing that an or… -
Teaching ID in schools?
Here is a great essay discussing the supernatural and its scientific implications. Or you imagine that God likes beautiful things, and therefore made the flowers. Your own "beauty" circuitry determines what is "beautifu… -
Creationism
Some of you might be getting tired of my election posts and Sarah Palin rants. So, for your enjoyment, I thought I'd post this interesting summary of creationism (link):There are different versions of creationism. To th… -
Carbs, Fat and Hormones
Gary Bray, a well-known obesity research, recently published a review of Gary Taubes' book Good Calories, Bad Calories in the Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity ( link). Gary Taubes wrote … -
The Trial
Prosecutor: We know you're guilty. Why don't you just confess? Defendant: You can't prove it. Prosecutor: Sure we can. Look at the fossil evidence, for example. Defendant: What about missing links? Even Da… -
Young earth creationists, part II
Today I'll focus on evolution. A creationist argument against it is here. Lack of Transitional Fossils. Charles Darwin wrote, "Lastly, looking not to any one time, but to all time, if my theory be true, numberless i… -
Young earth creationists, part I....
My sister pointed me to a creationist website that she likes (link). I'll look at some of their evidence for various claims. I'll start with this page, which discusses the age of the earth. Here is how it starts: The s… -
Evidence
Soon I will address specific arguments made by creationists. But for now, I think it's useful to set up the proper framework. It seems to me that the argument comes down to authority versus evidence:The abyssal cultura…
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Religion and violence
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The End of Faith
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