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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

The Gift Of Play

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He's the King of All the Atheists, and now Richard Dawkins is hammering home what he sees as his key argument against the existence of God. In his book, The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins aims to put the theory of evolution in a factually unassailable position. Posted via email from RATIO EX MACHINA

Balaur Bondoc - The Stocky Dragon

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Sorry for the lack of updates, I've been swamped at work. :( A lot has happened in the world and I can't keep up with everything in real time, so there is a certain lag in my posts. But here's something at least interesting. A new dinosaur species was found, and guess where of all places, Romania! You have a picture of how the thing might look like (since they haven't found a full skull it's

The Greatest Show on Earth

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Awesome lecture by Richard Dawkins. Posted via email from RATIO EX MACHINA

Evolution of Empathy

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Jeremy Rifkin on the evolution of human empathy. Awesome video. I guarantee you'll love it! Posted via email from RATIO EX MACHINA

God Exists!

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Ladies and gentlemen, I'm forced to bow down in front of the compelling evidence, evidence that I present you below. God exists! He's a human that goes by the name of Craig Venter. :)) Here's his most recent talk, on TED, where he explains how he and his team managed to create the first fully functioning, reproducing cell controlled by synthetic DNA Enjoy! Posted

Miracle of Evolution!

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As most "normal people" know, fish and frogs are water dwellers. They can't survive without it! But, as you can see in the video below, thanks to BBC (one of the best out there), there are some that have adapted themselves to various types of living environments. Watch the video, I guarantee you'll love it. Evolution proves again how versatile it really is. Posted via web

All Present-day Life Arose From A Single Ancestor - Science News

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Enlarge A new study uses statistics to test whether life on Earth can be traced back to a common ancestor (example shown in a) or multiple primordial life forms (b). Dotted lines indicate gene swapping between species. M. Steel and D. Penny/Nature 2010One isn’t such a lonely number. All life on Earth shares a single common ancestor, a new statistical analysis confirms.The idea that

The Origin Of The Universe And The Arrow Of Time

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Sean Carroll, from CalTech on the Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time. Great lecture! Posted via web from RATIO EX MACHINA

Dinosaur discovery helps solve piece of evolutionary puzzle

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ScienceDaily (Jan. 29, 2010) — A George Washington University expedition to the Gobi Desert of China has enabled researchers to solve the puzzle of how one group of dinosaurs came to look like birds independent of birds. The discovery extends the fossil record of the family Alvarezsauridae -- a bizarre group of bird-like dinosaurs with a large claw on the hand and very short, powerful

Terry Pratchett On Religion

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via guardian.co.uk Just saw this and was so moved by it that I had to share it with the rest of you. Terry Pratchett gives us such a simple yet compelling reason for the lack of belief. Watch for yourselves! Copyright by The Guardian. Posted via web from RATIO EX MACHINA

What Is Religion?

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Another post from FORA.tv about what scholars think about religion. The CUNY Forum's year-long exploration of religion launches with a program featuring distinguished philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett and noted evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson.They are joined by additional participants to discuss questions such as: What is the nature and purpose of religion? Is it a

The Greatest Show on Earth

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This is Richard Dawkins' lecture for his latest book, The Greatest Show on Earth held at Berkeley. Great stuff, enjoy! Posted via web from RATIO EX MACHINA

Social Media Revolution

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Is social media a fad? Watch the next video and find out! Posted via web from RATIO EX MACHINA

The Guide on How To Debate a Creationist

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This is the short version of Michael Shermer's guide on how to debate a creationist. I'm not per se against believers, but I am against people who refuse to accept facts. That's why I'm publishing this here. I hope Mr. Shermer won't mind. Michael Shermer is the editor of Skeptic Magazine.HTDaC-shortversion

Did You Know?

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The Virtues of Godlessness: The least religious nations are also the most healthy and successful

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By Phil Zuckerman, Pitzer CollegeThe world seems more religious than ever these days. Across the Middle East, fervent forms of Islam are growing more popular and more politically active. Muslim nations that were somewhat secularized 40 years ago - like Lebanon and Iran - are now teeming with fundamentalism. In Turkey and Egypt, increasing numbers of women are turning to the veil as an overt

A Brief History of Disbelief

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And here is Jonathan Miller's history of disbelief. A very intellectually demanding documentary, in which Jonathan Miller both discusses with prominent atheist figures and takes a historic approach on the whole issue.

The Evolution of the God Gene

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By NICHOLAS WADEIn the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico, the archaeologists Joyce Marcus and Kent Flannery have gained a remarkable insight into the origin of religion.During 15 years of excavation they have uncovered not some monumental temple but evidence of a critical transition in religious behavior. The record begins with a simple dancing floor, the arena for the communal religious dances held by