Evolution works through molecular mechanisms, and they are being elucidated by elegant research. Arhat Abzhanov and others have studied the genes that are switched on and off in the developing beaks of finch chicks.
Topics: Creationism, Evolution, Feathers, Finches, science, Transition Forms, Whales

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Psychology cannot excuse hypocrisy, especially if the hypocrites are intelligent. They know they are hypocrites and the psychology is incidental. The same is true of robbers. Indeed, using psychology to help to keep a large proportion of humanity poor...
Topics: atheism, Christian belief, Evolution, Hogwash, Michael Ruse, Schism, science

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We do exist, and the universe is as it should be for us to exist. We would need no convincing there is a God if we miraculously existed in a universe which we could see was unsuitable for our existence!
Topics: Anthropic Principle, Christian belief, Creationism, Evidence of Evolution, J Horgan, R Dawkins, science, Science and Belief

{"title":"J Horgan, R Dawkins and the Anthropic Principle","post_url":"http:\/\/mikemagee.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/09\/j-horgan-r-dawkins-and-the-anthropic-principle\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/mikemagee.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-11-08 16:07:46","summary":"We do exist, and the universe is as it should be for us to exist. We would need no convincing there is a God if we miraculously existed in a universe which we could see was unsuitable for our existence!"}

It is hard for the scientific skeptic to imagine that human beings differ greatly in the way they think, but the religious believe they do think differently from nonbelievers. How then can devout Christian youth be persuaded by godless atheism? UCLA...
Topics: atheism, Belief, Catholic, Christian Sceptic, Science and Belief

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Christ’s doctrines have no hold on ordinary believers.
Topics: Belief, Christ, Christian, Christian belief, Christian Sceptic, Doctrine, God's Truth, Worldly conduct

{"title":"How Sincere Belief Decays into Dollars","post_url":"http:\/\/mikemagee.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/30\/how-sincere-belief-decays-into-dollars\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/mikemagee.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-09-30 09:32:01","summary":"Christ’s doctrines have no hold on ordinary believers."}