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Darwin Debated: Religion vs. Evolution

Feb 15, 2009 10:58

Almost 150 years after Charles Darwin published his groundbreaking work On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Americans are still fighting over evolution. If anything, the controversy has recently grown in both size and intensity. In the last five years alone, for example, debates over how evolution should be taught in public ( Read more... )

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suthrncan February 15 2009, 19:29:33 UTC

I bet God laughs at people who don't believe in evolution.

I just attended a lecture at Princeton last week by a brilliant anthropologist and it was so amazing and compelling!

mindrtist February 16 2009, 01:24:34 UTC

that reminds me of a Depeche Mode song

I don't want to start any blasphemous rumours
But I think that God's got a sick sense of humour
And when I die, I expect to find him laughing

randomneses February 15 2009, 19:33:36 UTC

Social Darwinism doesn't really match the rest of the things on the list just because the concept was inspired by Darwin's theory.

Anyway, I believe in evolution and a higher power/God so I suppose I'm a theistic evolution thinker? I'm surprised the Catholic Church agrees with that tbh.

And damn, black folks, get your act together on this D:

bloody_pickle February 15 2009, 19:54:20 UTC

Black had the lamest death ever );

randomneses February 15 2009, 19:57:36 UTC

Lolz, I thought that was a response to my comment and I was like, "...black people?"

But hahaha, yes. But it's a little cooler than Peter choking himself to death.

bloody_pickle February 15 2009, 20:01:08 UTC

lol

At least that would have been so ridiculous it was funny. I wanted Black and Lupin to live until the end

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bloody_pickle February 15 2009, 19:52:54 UTC

I thought it said historically black presidents and was confused.

I'm surprised unaffiliated is only 72

randomneses February 15 2009, 20:19:06 UTC

It's okay, I thought it said Marine Protestants.

escherichiacola February 15 2009, 20:41:54 UTC

Aquaman always was a loser.

bord_du_rasoir February 15 2009, 20:24:00 UTC

Only 38 percent of Obama agrees that evolution is the best explanation? I am shocked.

shuraiya February 15 2009, 19:54:13 UTC

The problem is, most people don't know what the definition of evolution is. :|

ididthatonce February 15 2009, 21:11:37 UTC

ikr? I hate it when people are like, "ZOMFG WE DID NOT COME FROM MONKEYS, LOL." I just want to punch them upside the head and say, "no."

shuraiya February 15 2009, 21:15:15 UTC

It's like, actually, no, we didn't. We just have a common ancestor.

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ex_lost_kit February 15 2009, 19:54:14 UTC

Uh, social darwinism, in the sense that human ideas and social structures are subject to natural selection, was hardly discredited as all.

Ever heard of "memes"? Do you believe they exist? Then, by this definition, you're a social darwinist.

textualdeviance February 15 2009, 21:19:10 UTC

Social Darwinism doesn't exist. All we have are misanthropes who want to take active control of large systems in order to have power over other people.

But then again, you know that, being one of the people in question.

ex_lost_kit February 15 2009, 23:25:47 UTC

All we have are misanthropes who want to take active control of large systems in order to have power over other people.

And that's Darwinism.

But I'm anything but. You're the one who favors concentrated power.

textualdeviance February 15 2009, 23:33:51 UTC

And that's Darwinism.

Um, no, it's not. Being a manipulative psychopath who acts out of personal interest instead of the interests of the species as a whole makes an individual a rogue, who, under most circumstances in the wild, would be killed by the tribe.

And I favor collective power in order to do exactly that: Control rogue individuals so they don't bring down the entire species.

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