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    Why Do We Teach Kids To Be Good?

    Evolution! We teach our children to be accepted by society and the culture they are raised in. In so doing, we are teaching our children the things that make them successful in culture and in leaving behind their own genes. Do we not also teach our children not to be fools, not to be good to...
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    Do you believe in astrology and what about your religion

    I have studied both astrology and astronomy. I do not believe in astrology, because there is no evidence to support it. That does not mean I discount it completely. We know that gravitational bodies have influence on other gravitational bodies. But in the way the word is typically used...
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    The plight of atheism, is this why the incessant arguing?

    Geez, not consistency of argument, consistency of evidence! Consistency of reason!
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    Death and Evolution

    Many die before 40. Nearly all die before 100. There are as many evolutionary strategies as there are species. It's interesting to note, from the link I posted above, that the life span of flies was increased by postponing the age of first breeding. IFF humans were not allowed to reproduce...
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    Death and Evolution

    There is no plan, it is just a fact of life that ALL species have the capacity to reproduce at a rate that will outstrip available resources. In some species more than 99% of all offspring die before reaching maturity. They die because they are slower, or because they are not as good at...
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    Death and Evolution

    Because no organism is perfect...we have genes that are favorable early in life, and genes that are favorable later in life. One hypothesis is that genes favored early, when most active reproduction occurs, are favored over genes for longevity. There are other hypotheses as well. Here is a...
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    The plight of atheism, is this why the incessant arguing?

    A 60 second quote? From the tons and tons of religious material? You call that consistency? And yes you admit that only a single religion can even agree on that one tiny doctrine.
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    Death and Evolution

    Evolution requires 4 things. One of these things is competition for limited resources. Individuals that can't compete as well as others die, thereby freeing up limited resources for more fit individuals. If none ever died, then all would starve. The slowest reproducing animals on earth...
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    The plight of atheism, is this why the incessant arguing?

    Which is in itself an argument against theism. Consistency is evidence of truth.
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    Evolution V Creationism?

    TBH I believe the contention is more with the theory of Origin of Species, rather than evolution itself. For many people do not distinguish between the two. Evolution shows that new species originate slowly over time. Creationism holds that all species magically appeared all at once and new...
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    Evolution V Creationism?

    Evolution is not a product of sex. Evolution existed 100's of millions of years before sexually reproducing organisms evolved. See virus, bacteria, protozoa, etc.
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    Evolution V Creationism?

    I do not agree with that. I'm merely stating that individuals educated "in the subject matter' are much more credible than persons educated in completely unrelated areas.
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    Evolution V Creationism?

    Actually it's not a decent question. First comes attraction, then comes the theory. There is no 'here is gravity why doesn't it repel?' And no, there are no legitimate issues, among educated individuals (educated in science, biology, and evolution i.e.) with creationism.
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    Evolution V Creationism?

    I love this replyj. "not thought about it... if i disagree...am ridiculed...." Got a love it!
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    Evolution V Creationism?

    When all the evidence and argumentation is considered.........that would imply using your brain!
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