Month: June 2015
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Atheism must be about more than just not believing in god – really?
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris Today in my Twitter feed, there appeared an article from Dr. Patrick O’Connor, entitled “Atheism must be about more than just not believing in god“. In the article, Dr. O’Connor argues that atheism should turn away from humanistic values and look instead to non-humanistic philosophy like that of…
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One gene may drive leap from single cell to multicellular life – life – 22 June 2015 – New Scientist
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris The question “why and how did life ever go from single cell lifeforms to multicellular life” has been a challenge to answer for biologists. It was thought that this was a giant evolutionary hurdle. New research suggests that this may actually be quite easy. If these findings hold…
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Why vocal anti-theism matters
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris People in the Netherlands or in many other places in Europe aren’t very much taken aback when you tell them you don’t believe in God or that you don’t have faith. It’s not all that uncommon here, fortunately. There are some that raise an eyebrow when you announce…
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Cradle of creation: Evolution shapes up new ecosystem in the lab – life – 19 June 2015 – New Scientist
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris There are still opponents to evolution, most often found in religious circles. They are fond of claiming that evolution has never been observed by science. Well, here is a long running science experiment that has taken a strain of E. Coli bacteria through 60.000 generations. Monitoring the genetic…
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Evolution: 550 myr in 1 minute « Why Evolution Is True
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris I really enjoy these kinds of animations. You just see how evolution makes sense, producing gradual changes over a long enough period of time, you get vastly different animals. No pigs giving birth to cows or other common erroneous interpretations. Just a simple, gradual change. Well done! Source:…
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The Gentlemen’s Guide To Training Your Wife – Trailer Club
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris Today is really turning out to be a fine day to discover what I might have against religion. Earlier today I shared an article with you about how a Christian education program teaches children that dinosaurs are still alive and that the Loch Ness monster is just a…