I am a bit reluctant to get into this topic, because many of the people whose fellowship (and political alliance) I value are creationists of one form or another. Generally, they’re often better people although not specifically for that reason. But, here goes:
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A brief note on a telling dichotomy:

When the left describes something they don’t like about Christianity or Judaism, they are not shy about it.  They’ll even pin bombings or shootings on “Christian terrorists” or “Tea party” people ( which to many on the left seems synonymous), before any evidence is in hand at all. But they are often strangely ( Read more... )

Craig Venter’s IPO doesn’t exist, in fact. But this eight-page story in New York Times Magazine is full of such adulation for the man that it seems most lilkely a build-up for an investment offering. Perhaps Dr. Venter is seeking private investors, and needed a boost in visibility. (It’s unfortunate that Facebook has soured the public notion of ( Read more... )

I write here for my own amusement. (And I’m right here for your amusement too, perhaps.) While I make typographical mistakes (and appreciate the corrections and catches!), I strive to avoid them, and I do try to be careful with facts.

Writers for the Daily Mail in the UK have a larger audience, and one would think they’d be a bit more careful about ( Read more... )

Marmoe’s Questions #2


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Marmoe’s Questions: #1


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Dr. Margulis has a number of controversial ideas ( Read more... )

It seems very likely to me that life will be ultimately found on other planets. But what sort of life? I've pondered this question a lot, and in this short story I propose one place that it might be found.

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An interesting speculation on what drove this process.

Migrating Squid Drove Evolution Of Sonar In Whales And Dolphins, Researchers ArgueBecause squid migrate to deeper, darker waters during the day, however, toothed whales eventually perfected an exquisite echolocation system that allows them to follow the squid down to that "refrigerator in the ( Read more... )

Sometimes I'm a bit embarrassed by the actions of the people who are nominally on my side ( Read more... )