Michael Shermer: Why Darwin Matters

Michael Shermer, the founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine, argues Why Darwin Matters: Evolution, Intelligent Design and the Battle for Science and Religion in this talk presented by the Division of Biological Sciences and the Helen Edison Lecture Series at the University of California, San Diego. Series: Helen Edison Lecture Series [5/2009] [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 15584]

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Education

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• Darwin
• Evolution
• Intelligent
• Design
• Skeptic
• Creationism

[coolgreyoneabby]

@pcruze81 You didn't like my dog and her simpler form of mind? My arguments were truthful, logical and respectful, but very frank. I am not dogmatically tied to any belief system. If evidence shows I'm wrong, I'm OK with that and I will learn. If God reveals himself to me, I will accept him, but I still consider religion a pollutant in the quest for understanding reality. I hope you can someday let go of religion and see how wondrous the quest for understanding reality really is.

[filipinoatheist67]

@pcruze81 what! you seem intelligent and articulate yet you believe in this "god", how sad...

[sonykroket]

@imax1971

1-2-3 You're an idiot, how bout that?

You know exactly where to look for these answers and i'm sure many people explained it to you already

So because you're too lazy too look it up yourself means i have to do it for you?

Get real, cheating clown

[imax1971]

@sonykroket LOL! "Stop copying creationist-websites"???? I didn't copy a thing... I just asked a question that you apparently have a problem answering.... Do I need to ask it for the third time? I... could.....ask... it ....... a ..... little.... slower... if .... you need that. Remember the question? Hint: it's about non living matter... 1-2-3 GO!

[sonykroket]

@imax1971

I asked you how things can be poofed into existence by some skydorkie. Now that takes faith and has zero evidence going for it

Stop copying creationist-websites, it makes you look silly and we heard it all before

You come with the BS claims, you prove they're true

[imax1971]

@sonykroket I am familiar with everything you outlined.... That doesn't answer my question.. For an intellectual, you have a problem focusing... Let's try again...

Here is your original comment: "Prove your skydaddy poofed things into existence or STFU"... I asked you how non living matter created life. In other words, how did science "poof" things into existence? Start at the beginning where nothing created a living cell. Go..

[sonykroket]

@imax1971

Why dont you prove some skydaddy is responsible for it first.

All the rest you can look up on talkoriginsdotcom. But you really dont care about science, you're just here to create the illusion of a debate in order to get credit as a reli-muppet.

Look up big bang(expansion), abiogenesis( "nonlife to life"WTF ever that means) and evolution

Now, after you're done, it's your turn

[imax1971]

@sonykroket The Bible? I asked you to outline how non living matter created life. Focus and answer..

[sonykroket]

@pcruze81

Haha, no good answer but playing the offendedcard eh

Always the same with you relimuppets, guess your god is nowhere to be found

[sonykroket]

@imax1971

Prove your skydaddy poofed things into existence or STFU

You must be a biblemaggot

[imax1971]

@sonykroket Prove how non living matter created life. If you can't than do what you said (STFU)...

[Desdenova262]

@pcruze81 You don't understand why an accomplished evolutionary biologist like Dawkins would have discontent with religions? Millions of tax free dollars used to create propaganda against evolution, age of the earth, universe. Billions of dollars spent...just to try and make science fit their creation stories........We do not sneek in hidden messages...we tell you straight up your batshit!