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		<title>By: 09-07-15 &#124; Blubeanz</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelshermer.com/why-darwin-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-3304</link>
		<dc:creator>09-07-15 &#124; Blubeanz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] the opening chapter of Why Darwin Matters, Michael Shermer recounts his voyage to and research in the Galapagos islands with Frank Sulloway [...]</description>
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		<title>By: W L Anderson</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelshermer.com/why-darwin-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-3106</link>
		<dc:creator>W L Anderson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 23:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Goodness&quot; survived as an evolutionary step necessary for humans to coexist, and regretfully it exists only to very limited extents. (Take a look at our prisons, bursting at the seams.) If God is the creator of universal &quot;goodness&quot; why is the world almost continuously engaged in major wars, let alone having to endure continuous criminality among our people?  Why do Islamics constantly battle with Christians?  Not to mention many other murderous conflicts going on continuously? Why did, even in the limited confines of the United States, did we have a Civil War costing millions of lives?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Goodness&#8221; survived as an evolutionary step necessary for humans to coexist, and regretfully it exists only to very limited extents. (Take a look at our prisons, bursting at the seams.) If God is the creator of universal &#8220;goodness&#8221; why is the world almost continuously engaged in major wars, let alone having to endure continuous criminality among our people?  Why do Islamics constantly battle with Christians?  Not to mention many other murderous conflicts going on continuously? Why did, even in the limited confines of the United States, did we have a Civil War costing millions of lives?</p>
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		<title>By: Friar Hilarius</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelshermer.com/why-darwin-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-3047</link>
		<dc:creator>Friar Hilarius</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 11:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Where do people get the idea that science and religion are not compatible

I await proof of an uncaused universe

At least if the universe had no beginning we are not arguing about eternity ... only about the absence of God and the ability of goodness to be uncaused

On what basis do non-theists assert the survival of that which is good, and since the fittest are not always good what is to prevent the triumph of evil?

I doubt that any sceptic has an answer

Blessings and Peace
Friar Hilarius</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Where do people get the idea that science and religion are not compatible</p>
<p>I await proof of an uncaused universe</p>
<p>At least if the universe had no beginning we are not arguing about eternity &#8230; only about the absence of God and the ability of goodness to be uncaused</p>
<p>On what basis do non-theists assert the survival of that which is good, and since the fittest are not always good what is to prevent the triumph of evil?</p>
<p>I doubt that any sceptic has an answer</p>
<p>Blessings and Peace<br />
Friar Hilarius</p>
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		<title>By: Matt Paul</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelshermer.com/why-darwin-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-2974</link>
		<dc:creator>Matt Paul</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m reading this book right now. I&#039;m only half-way through, but I must say that this is the best book I&#039;ve found for convincing Creationists that their thinking is wrong. Shermer doesn&#039;t talk down to them or take cheap shots at them. If any Creationist or ID proponent is offended or angered by this book, then they must have no skin at all. Excellent book.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m reading this book right now. I&#8217;m only half-way through, but I must say that this is the best book I&#8217;ve found for convincing Creationists that their thinking is wrong. Shermer doesn&#8217;t talk down to them or take cheap shots at them. If any Creationist or ID proponent is offended or angered by this book, then they must have no skin at all. Excellent book.</p>
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		<title>By: Bill Hergonson</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelshermer.com/why-darwin-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-2837</link>
		<dc:creator>Bill Hergonson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bill Perron talks about himself in the &quot;Third Person&quot; (like the character &quot;Jimmy&quot; in a Seinfeld episode), because he is a bona-fide KOOK!  Just click on his name above and you&#039;ll see that (the late) Rip Taylor would be more credible.  Rock on Michael.  You are a modern intellectual giant!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bill Perron talks about himself in the &#8220;Third Person&#8221; (like the character &#8220;Jimmy&#8221; in a Seinfeld episode), because he is a bona-fide KOOK!  Just click on his name above and you&#8217;ll see that (the late) Rip Taylor would be more credible.  Rock on Michael.  You are a modern intellectual giant!</p>
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		<title>By: James Hunter</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelshermer.com/why-darwin-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-2533</link>
		<dc:creator>James Hunter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why is Mr Perron talking about himself in the third person?

Anyway, this book is a masterpiece. A step by step guide through what has become a very tangled mess of conjecture.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why is Mr Perron talking about himself in the third person?</p>
<p>Anyway, this book is a masterpiece. A step by step guide through what has become a very tangled mess of conjecture.</p>
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		<title>By: EMP MYF BS question &#171; Fides Quaerens Intellectum, Credo Ut Intellegam</title>
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		<dc:creator>EMP MYF BS question &#171; Fides Quaerens Intellectum, Credo Ut Intellegam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] That is what one would find in an objective book which seeks to examine all sides. Shermer&#8217;s Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design is a good book to read that gives a perspective from the &#8220;other side of the [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] That is what one would find in an objective book which seeks to examine all sides. Shermer&#8217;s Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design is a good book to read that gives a perspective from the &#8220;other side of the [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Bill Perron</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelshermer.com/why-darwin-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-2000</link>
		<dc:creator>Bill Perron</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bill Perron is for real, but Glen Coulton may not be, he obviously thinks Western Empire Latin is the only language to express sincerity, never heard of Eastern Empire Latin ?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bill Perron is for real, but Glen Coulton may not be, he obviously thinks Western Empire Latin is the only language to express sincerity, never heard of Eastern Empire Latin ?</p>
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		<title>By: Glen Coulton</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelshermer.com/why-darwin-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1999</link>
		<dc:creator>Glen Coulton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is Bill Perron for real? Is his &quot;mia copa&quot; a serious attempt to write &quot;mea culpa&quot;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is Bill Perron for real? Is his &#8220;mia copa&#8221; a serious attempt to write &#8220;mea culpa&#8221;?</p>
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		<title>By: Bill Perron</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelshermer.com/why-darwin-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1992</link>
		<dc:creator>Bill Perron</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Horrors !!!!  I just noticed that on my web site address posted in my previous posting that instead of a dot com I hit the wrong key and it became a comma con. Mia copa, mia copa, mia maxima copa. Please make the correction if you truly desire to see how wonderful I truly am. There are even videos for your amusement. Also I would like to take this opportunity to thank Shermer for having this posting forum where those with a different perspective can voice their views.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Horrors !!!!  I just noticed that on my web site address posted in my previous posting that instead of a dot com I hit the wrong key and it became a comma con. Mia copa, mia copa, mia maxima copa. Please make the correction if you truly desire to see how wonderful I truly am. There are even videos for your amusement. Also I would like to take this opportunity to thank Shermer for having this posting forum where those with a different perspective can voice their views.</p>
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