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9 hours ago ago from Darwin's God

Evolutionist Richard Lenski explains that evolution is both a fact and a theory. Lenski's reasoning is typical of evolutionary thinking and therefore useful in understanding this genre of thought. Lenski begins by defining evolution as biological change over time. Since such change is not controversial, it follows that evolution is a fact: It is an incontrovertible fact that organisms have changed , or evolved, during the history of life on ...

National Geographic’s Darwin Error

18 hours ago ago from Concealed Carry Laws

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12 hours ago ago from Post-Darwinist

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FT.com / UK - Ten principles for a Black Swan-proofworld

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