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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on July 07, 2010, 02:31

Title: Dubitable Darwin? Why Some Smart, Nonreligious People Doubt the Theory of Evolut
Post by: sam on July 07, 2010, 02:31

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Last year, on the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species, Darwin's stock soared higher than Apple's. It's 2010—time for a market adjustment.

The philosopher Daniel Dennett once called the theory of evolution by natural selection "the single best idea anyone has ever had." I'm inclined to agree. But Darwinism sticks in the craw of some really smart people. I don't mean intelligent-designers (aka IDiots) and other religious ignorami but knowledgeable scientists and scholars.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=dubitable-darwin-why-some-smart-non-2010-07-06

Title: Re: Dubitable Darwin? Why Some Smart, Nonreligious People Doubt the Theory of Evolut
Post by: Clive on July 07, 2010, 08:58

The same people are members of the Flat Earth Society.   ;D

Title: Re: Dubitable Darwin? Why Some Smart, Nonreligious People Doubt the Theory of Evolut
Post by: sam on July 07, 2010, 14:57

nah, that's too far fetched for them.