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Using stories to inculcate Darwinism

Because stories don’t need to be real, only comprehensible and entertaining, they would naturally work to inculcate Darwinism. Or magic. Better than facts would. But so?

zweston I appreciate that Sev has agreed the baby is human... Because a child is conceived in Rape doesn't mean the... – At Mind Matters News: There’s no...
zweston Where are the darwinists with their counter arguments and complaints about hell? – Another layer of protection for DNA...
ram Religion makes weird people say weird things --Ram – Materialists Know What They Say is...
polistra Random wasn't a whole lot easier in Darwin's era. Optical microscopes and the craft of staining were pretty well developed.... – Another layer of protection for DNA...
PaV Let's take Lents straight on: he argues that 'defects' are a blow to ID theory since they are a blow... – Nathan Lents argues that the human...
AndyClue @BobRyan The abolitionists were filled with people who prayed, marched and hoped. The abolitionists movement did much more than that,... – Today is the 49th annual March...
davidl1 Apparently, the authors are not concerned about the trauma of victims of such offenses being compounded by the trauma of... – At Mind Matters News: There’s no...
PaV Computers will never be "conscious" for two reasons. First, and most importantly, being "sentient" and being "conscious" are not the... – At Mind Matters News: Chalmers and...
PaV Yes. Darwin knew nothing of Mendelian genetics, nor of the complexity of cells (just protoplasm), nor of DNA and its... – Another layer of protection for DNA...
Viola Lee I'm glad to know about this. – Materialists Know What They Say is...
ycrad “I rejected Christianity because of the eternal hell thing.“ WJM, As a SDA christian, I want people to accept Christ... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
polistra This conflation even happens among sympathetic observers. We definitely need to continue deconflating. It may be boring to those of... – But Wasn’t Eugenie Scott PAID to...
William J Murray "Your comment is awaiting moderation?" First time I've ever seen that. Apparently, the comment I just now submitted is awaiting... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
William J Murray KF said: WJM, you may be well advised to reconsider new age phenomena such as astral travel or consulting the... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
kairosfocus WJM, you may be well advised to reconsider new age phenomena such as astral travel or consulting the dead or... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
bornagain77 Martin_r, you might appreciate just how clearly the following experiments demonstrated the fact that "repair mechanisms are incompatible with Darwinism... – Another layer of protection for DNA...
William J Murray As far as my being unwilling to change my personal beliefs, IMO I'm just willing to admit what we all... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
martin_r The bottom line is that repair mechanisms are incompatible with Darwinism in principle. exactly ... in my opinion, any repair... – Another layer of protection for DNA...
martin_r BA77 Yet, finding such (very) sophisticated repair mechanisms maintaining the ‘integrity of DNA’ in the cell is fundamentally at odds... – Another layer of protection for DNA...
Lieutenant Commander Data If he credits his God for the survival of that young girl does he also blame Him for all those... – At Mind Matters News: There’s no...
William J Murray KF said: Second, you have evaded the nature of the soul and of death, thus inherent immortality and non material... – Materialists Know What They Say is...