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    Global Warming?

    Well, yeah, but that doesn't change the fact that those organisms are still gone.
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    String theory, M theory, 11 dimensions, parallel universes!

    Okay, I've been reading Lee Smolin's book on string theory, and I feel that although these hypotheses may be possible, they are way too far from being confirmed experimentally. I think some documentaries take string theory and similar theories that posit extra dimensions and alternate universes...
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    Global Warming?

    I don't think that all life will die. Life as a whole is remarkably resilient. Currently, there are bacteria living miles below the surface of the earth with almost no interactions with the surface. But we could lose many species of animals and plants, and this could result in the death and...
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    Global Warming?

    First off, the global temperatures (at least as far as they were calculated in the '70s) actually were cooling during that period. This was partially because of where they got their data from and particles thrown into the air from industrialization. Second, particulate matter is not the same...
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    Evolution leads to racism

    No. Racism leads to racism. People who use evolution to support racism are just grasping at justifications. Do you really think before the theory of natural selection, people thought all of humanity was equal?
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    Evolution: The Science Fiction Story!

    I know, but I had to take some creative liberties. Mentioning the warning shot rule would ruin the rhthym of what I was trying to say.
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    Evolution: The Science Fiction Story!

    You know what, I feel like including my own parable. I feel SoF doesn't go far enough here. So here it is. Enjoy everyone! Chapter 1 Professor Goodman stepped onto the steps of the science building ready to start getting his students to think criticially about science and other things...
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    Evolution: The Science Fiction Story!

    I call shenanigans. Here is the complete, official statement from their very own website. http://www.nabt.org/sites/S1/index.php?p=65
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    Megaevolution

    It's a new one to me. Do creationists throw it around a lot?
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    Belief-O-Matic Test

    1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%) 2. Orthodox Quaker (86%) 3. Bahá'í Faith (83%) 4. Eastern Orthodox (83%) 5. Roman Catholic (83%) ... 23. Hinduism (40%) 24. Scientology (36%) 25. Taoism (36%) 26. New Thought (35%) 27. Nontheist (23%) I like these numbers.
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    Vance

    Does Vance still hang around here?
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    Dawkins on ID: Sometimes, one side is wrong.

    Dawkins can be a bit of a prick at times. Of course, that doesn't mean he's always wrong, and he does know his science.
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    Vance

    Does Vance still stick around here?
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    Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible

    I agree with most Catholics here. The title is rather misleading. Just because something is not true in the sense that it literally, historically happened, doesn't mean there isn't some sense of truth in it. The Creation accounts give theological truths about God for example.
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    Show me how to test God scientifically

    Does that indeed show that you are testing God? What if there is something else going on? To test God in this experiment, you would have to assume that God exists and that only he can direct prayers. However, what if prayers work by some as yet unknown mechanism? (Playing Devil's Advocate...
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    The ultimate and inevitable conclusion about science and religion

    I must say that is a very interesting way of putting it. However, I am a little confused. I am not clear on why if agent X comes into contact with agent Y, why does agent Y also become an illogical agent? Why does agent Y instantly become illogical? Also, I would disagree with your...
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    We're all fish (seriously)

    oops. sorry. must have missed that.
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    We're all fish (seriously)

    I read this at http://www.ncseweb.org/icons/Icon5archy.html. According to this article, fish isn't really a monophyletic group, hence we would not be classified as fish.
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    Nude/Suggestive Art

    I think it's that in the United States nude=sexual. Consequently, we think nakedness is always about people having sex or trying to stimulate others.
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    The ultimate and inevitable conclusion about science and religion

    I don't think there is any scientific reason to believe in God, but I do think that one can come to a belief in God from personal experience or thought. I don't think that it is inevitable that science will state that belief in God is counter to sense. I think that for some people, belief in...