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I must start by saying that I am an independent. I watched the debates, and I can't think of a single candidate on that roster that I would remotely consider. But more importantly, the top candidates (Trump, come on) look just incredibly bad to me. So my question for the Republicans out there...

To me the fact that every single "pro life" person that I know (or see on TV) is against regulating guns (that kill thousands every year) is absolute proof that the entire "pro life" movement has nothing to do with life. It is undeniable that people kill people, guns don't kill people. It is...

Amazing to come back here after MONTHS and see the same people making the same mistakes about evolution and spreading the same misinformation over and over again. For the creationists that keep repeating those, here are some pro tips: 1) A cat giving birth to a dog (or a chimp to a human) would...

Was the Bible used to justify the Crusades and kill hundreds of thousands? A variation on AV's attempt to flame scientists with his "Thalidomide" thread without the LOL option since there is only really one correct answer here.

When someone knows nothing about evolution and wants to question it, I often get the following: "If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?" Or endless variations of it. So, I have this one for this type of creationist: "If God made Adam out of dirt, why is there still...

This thread was split automatically after 1000 replies and this thread has been automatically created. The old thread automatically closed is here: "Why "common design" is wrong."

The argument that similarities indicate a "common design" (implying the existence of a designer: God) is constantly brought up in these forums whenever we show a phylogeny or a figure with skulls/bones that look alike to demonstrate common ancestry. There are many ways to refute this common...

No. Religious or not, we all misbehave | Science/AAAS | News From the article: "In a 2008 review for Science, for example, researchers found that believers act more morally than nonreligious people only when interacting with other members of their own religious community." "Overall...

Great article in Science this week: Applying evolutionary biology to address global challenges Here is the abstract: "Two categories of evolutionary challenges result from escalating human impacts on the planet. The first arises from cancers, pathogens and pests that evolve too quickly...

So there you have it, a fish with sex organs on its head: This intelligent designer sure had a sense of humor. Source: Bizarre 'Penis Head' Fish Discovered

Yes, a new phylum! BBC News - Deep sea 'mushroom' may be new branch of life Now let the goal post moving begin.

According to young earth (and embedded age) creationists, precursors for all "kinds" of organisms in this planet were created during the same week by an all-powerful deity. Furthermore, according to intelligent designers, DNA similarities between organisms are due to the fact that everything was...

On another topic, when presented with clear evidence for evolution above the species level in plants, a creationist said this: So, I am curious, is this the opinion of most creationists? Do they really think that plants evolve and animals do not? And if plants were created the same way as...

I create this guy ex nihilo: I write a letter and place it beside it. The letter says "this snowman was created exactly at 5pm". Five seconds later someone sees the snowman and checks the letter. The person thinks the letter is a lie because it looks like the snowman has been melting for...

So, I am going to go out on a limb here and say that the states that have less people that accept evolution are those with most fundamental Christians, right? Since those people are all blessed, their states should also be the ones with the best economy and quality of life and lower crime rates...

Big Bang breakthrough announced; gravity waves detected - CNN.com Scientists announce a breakthrough in understanding the Big Bang. "If this is true, this is a moment of understanding of nature of such a magnitude that it just overwhelms," an expert says. "It teaches us something crucial...

This thread was split automatically after 1000 replies and this thread has been automatically created. The old thread automatically closed is here: "Why are there no cows in the Devonian? (2)"

Food for thought... “There is no such thing as an external enemy, no matter what that voice in your head is telling you. All perception of an enemy is a projection of the ego as the enemy.” -Dr. Deepak Chopra M.D. I agree with Deepak here in thinking that the devil is no more than a human...

Some fascinating new discoveries shedding light into the evolution of one of the best documented beneficial mutations in humans: Famine, not calcium absorption, may have driven evolution of milk tolerance in Europeans -- ScienceDaily And the original scientific paper: Direct estimates of...

"A newly discovered hearth full of ash and charred bone in a cave in modern-day Israel hints that early humans sat around fires as early as 300,000 years ago — before Homo sapiens arose in Africa." Popular articles: 300,000-Year-Old Caveman 'Campfire' Found | LiveScience Hearth is earliest...