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Why, yes, I did gain some new information.
Part III of Daniel Jarvis’ series “Consider the evidence,” which takes on evolution and supports intelligent design, is up. My take on part one here and part two here. This article presents the “no new information” argument against evolution. Simply put, … Continue reading
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Waiting for the evidence
Daniel Jarvis’ second installment in his series of articles about evolution and intelligent design is just as disappointing as his first. What sticks most in my mind is that he entitles this series “Consider the evidence†and yet he hasn’t … Continue reading
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Fact or fiction?
Daniel W. Jarvis writes a regular column for a Marco Island community newspaper. I stumbled across his most recent piece, which announces that he will be poking evolution with a stick in his next few columns and promoting intelligent design. … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis/Commentary
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How can evolutionary cousins be so different?
This is a good little essay on the relationship between humans and chimps in the Naples Daily News. It’s been known for more than 30 years that human beings and chimpanzees have more than 98 percent of their genes in … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis/Commentary, Science in Action
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Don’t be afraid of question marks
This opinion piece concerning faith and science makes some very good points well worth considering: A religious body or faith community that speaks only with exclamation points but no question marks misses the complexity of creation and the beauty of evolution.
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Learning something new: meat-flavored water
It’s been a while since I’ve done a “learning something new every day” post. But I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share some meat-flavored water with you. Well, not with you, but rather with your dog. The day has … Continue reading
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Another poll about evolution
Yet another poll featuring opinions on evolution is trotted out to sell newspapers. As I’ve mentioned before, these polls are useless and annoying. They do spotlight a stunning ignorance of basic, accepted science, but they have nothing of value to … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis/Commentary, In the News
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Consider the evidence IV
Daniel Jarvis stopped by this here FCS blog after one of our commenters noticed something screwy at The Marco Island Sun Times. Jarvis has been writing his Consider the Evidence series about evolution and intelligent design. (Our response to part … Continue reading →