Darwin
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Slovaks May Pick Czechs as Top Darwin Award Candidates
3 hours agoIf Slovaks were to award Darwin Awards to visitors of their mountain ranges, Czechs would top the chart. A Czech snowboarder who ignored avalanche warnings in Slovakia this week could become one of this year’s Award candidates. The Darwin Awards, cheekily named after... by blogs.wsj.com/new-europe | related posts
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Radicalism, USA
8 hours agoRadicalism, USAFacial expression of fear from Charles Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (Image from Wikipedia) A few weeks ago, MSNBC covered a story about a proposal in Utah to cut the 12th grade. The story was presented as a fiscal issue i.e. how much money the state would save if... by trueslant.com/allisonkilkenny | related posts
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Too Much Comfort for Comfort
14 hours agoToo Much Comfort for ComfortYeah, yeah, I know the Ray Comfort graffiti version of Darwin’s Origin of Species is old news. But this has been sitting in my folder of blog topics forever and if I don’t get it out now, I probably never will. The topic, to be more specific, has to do with a characteristic of the book that you... by skepticblog.org | related posts
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Political Darwin Award: Anti-Healthcare Protesters Ridicule Parkinson’s...
Mar 17, 2010There is a disturbing video making its rounds on the web today which deserves comment here. The footage comes from the Columbus Dispatch’s coverage of a Health Care rally outside Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy’s (D) office. In it, an elderly man holding a sign that reads “Got Parkinson’s? I DO and YOU might.... by trueslant.com/christopherthomas | related posts
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Reading Wesley Smith: Why the Darwin Debate Matters
Mar 15, 2010the website but less illumination than the subject deserves. So let's highlight Smith's contribution to public understanding of why the Darwin debate matters. His recounting of terrorist and other heinous acts by animal-rights extremists (even grave-robbing!), his exploration of the wicked views... by blog.beliefnet.com/kingdomofpriests | related posts
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Uncommon Descent Contest Question 21: What if Darwin’s theory only...
Mar 13, 2010about 6 per cent of cases. It doesn't seem to be a general way that groups of species fill out their niches." Then Darwin’s theory just barely makes it to statistical significance, conventionally given as 4 per cent. The otherwise most informative article is marred by the constant need to claim... by post-darwinist.blogspot.com | related posts
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Darwin On Earthquakes
Mar 13, 2010Just a follow up to my previous post on Darwin's observations of the Chilean earthquake. I came across this passage from the Voyage of the Beagle : A bad earthquake at once destroys the oldest associations: the world, the very emblem of all that is solid, has moved beneath our feet like a crust over a... by suvratk.blogspot.com | related posts
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And the Runner Up for the Darwin Award Goes To...
Mar 16, 2010Slog tipper Kim directs your attention to this news item, filed by Seattlepi.com reporter Casey McNerthey, in which a man attempts to prevent would-be thieves from stealing his car : "When questioned about the incident, (the man) stated that he had set a booby trap as an anti-theft device by placing his loaded .38... by slog.thestranger.com/blogs/slog | related posts
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Philosophers Rip Darwin
Mar 16, 2010Philosophers Rip DarwinFrom The Chronicle of Higher Education: Last year was the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life . The... by 3quarksdaily.com | related posts
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Does Darwinism Make Morality Fictional?
Jan 09, 2010In The Descent of Man , Darwin recognizes the uniqueness of human morality. "Of all the differences between man and the lower animals, the moral sense or conscience is by far the most important" (Penguin ed., p. 120) This moral sense is "summed up in that short but imperious word ought ," which is... by darwinianconservatism.blogspot.com | related posts
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Darwinism and popular culture: Socrates, the employment line for Darwin...
Dec 10, 2009evaluation is to attempt to discredit those who know about it and speak out. This works better if a mystique surrounds them (= "we are science”) and if they are well thought of by elite social groups (= "we support science”). Darwinism is no different. In the absence of a large body of clearly... by post-darwinist.blogspot.com | related posts
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Darwinism and popular culture: Darwin rap
Nov 25, 2009What I find most interesting about this Darwin rap is the apparent ignorance and foolishness of the students - who inspire no confidence as a coming generation of intellectuals. In my experience and historical reading, these are just the sort of people who can be induced by a demagogue to pile into... by post-darwinist.blogspot.com | related posts
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