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Please define evolution as you understand it.

If protection from malaria is afforded for those who only inherit one set of the gene for the sickle cell trait, but all offspring who inherit two sets of the gene die (in excruciating pain), how intelligent can the designer be?

I have a simple question. If this planet was designed for life, why has there been so many mass extinctions?

Given what is known about point mutation, and the mechanics of crossover (during meiosis), what is the best explanation for the chromosome map attached? The map shows, in the order typed, the chromosomes of humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans.

This cliché piece of crap philosophy needs to be eradicated. Down with René Descartes!!!

I often see the claim "evolution breaks the 2nd law of thermodynamics." This is a patently false assertion. Can one of you please demonstrate how the assertion is true? A note to my fellow evo's, please let them hoist in their own pitard before correcting them.

I need to thank Gliptic at IIDB for locating this information. We now know who is responsible for the design of the universe. Intelligent Designer Identified

What is required for something to have moral value? I know questions of morality generally concern an "ought", but my question is really asking how to determine when "ought" or "ought not" actually has an outcome. this is to ask: if thought precedes an action of moral value, does that thought...

I'm just curious, what do you socially conservative folk think the majority of the world's families consist of? If you think it is different from what your family is, do you think it is immoral? Just to clue you in, I know the form of family which is most common in the world.

If I were to propose all Christians practiced a morally reprehensible lifestyle, and that we (as a society) ought to help them overcome their Christian ways, would I be a bigot? This is not how I really feel.

All I want is a proof for free will. Please provide me a logical proof of free will and the existence of an omniscient being (where omniscient means "having all knowledge"). I don't need you to make the proof, just provide it.

Should I respect your religion? Should you respect my lack thereof? All the talk of religious tolerance--from the Danish/Islam debacle, the South Park/Scientology controversy to DeLay's "War on Christianity"--has got me thinking about tolerance of ideologies. I don't think I should have to...

Why do you accept the moral lesson(s) presented in the Bible? In accepting the moral lesson(s) of the Bible, have you not made a moral decision of your own?

I was just reading through another thread and I noticed a comment to the effect of "God's foreknowledge is not causal." I have to agree with this statement, but this does not clear the way for free-will to exist in the presence of an omniscient being. If a being has perfect foreknowledge of all...

If not, here's one. I just put this one together from a bunch of pieces. What do you think?

I read an article today which suggested we completely do away with the concept of evil. The author suggests we deal in terms of "injustice" instead. Well, being the contrarian that I am, I decided to think of an argument to counter his claim. I must admit I often have problems with using the...

*WARNING* Hypothetical situation to follow. If you feel the bounds of the hypothetical situation are so impossible as to be rendered nonsense, you need not respond to this scenario. Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated. All participants must assume God exists. All participants...

For the purposes of discussion, I will disregard the initial call to war (Saddam's alleged links to al Qaeda and 9/11). I will instead focus on the current justification for this war, the removal of a despotic and genocidal dictator. In the event of war the planners of war determine acceptable...

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I wonder what you think your God would feel about a true group of humanists. What I propose to do is form a philanthropic group which crosses all ideological boundaries. We will not soley rely on monetary philanthropy. What we will do is focus on what we can do to make the world better. We...