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The Selfish Gene. The Selfish Gene is a book on evolution by Richard Dawkins, published in 1976.

The Selfish Gene

It builds upon the principal theory of George C. Williams's first book Adaptation and Natural Selection. Dawkins used the term "selfish gene" as a way of expressing the gene-centred view of evolution as opposed to the views focused on the organism and the group, popularising ideas developed during the 1960s by W. D. Hamilton and others.

An organism is expected to evolve to maximise its inclusive fitness—the number of copies of its genes passed on globally (rather than by a particular individual). What The Bible Really Says: Some Shocking Statements. Introduction The Bible is widely seen in Christianity as 'The Good Book', a source of holy truth, a guide to God and a foundation for our knowledge of what is right and wrong.

What The Bible Really Says: Some Shocking Statements

Gays, god, and forest fires. Many of you have undoubtedly been following the news of the horrific wildfires, last week in Colorado and this week in Arizona.

Gays, god, and forest fires

Thus far these fires have cost millions of dollars in damages and at least 21 lives, 19 of whom were members of an elite firefighting team who died this weekend in a blaze near Phoenix. These fires are thought to have multiple causes. The southwest saw record or near-record temperatures last week, coupled with low rainfall. Puppies from hell.

Einstein & God – What did he really think? It is rather common for many beliefs to lay claim to Einstein, and other rather famous people, as an individual who plays on their team, and thus bestow their specific belief with some additional credibility.

Einstein & God – What did he really think?

In fact, so important is this idea when it comes to mega-famous-smart individuals such Einstein, that the feeding frenzy has resulted in an entire wikipedia page being devoted to his religious beliefs.

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How Science Saved my Soul. “they will pick up snakes” … and get bitten and killed. Yep, it has happened yet again. The religious group that takes Mark 16:17-18 literally have now discovered once again that it was not such a great idea after all. Ask Richard: Atheist Discovers She’s Working in a Christian Company. Cosmos series irritates those who hold anti-science ideas. The new Cosmos reboot is generating some waves for sure.

Cosmos series irritates those who hold anti-science ideas

Creationists have a beef with the exclusion (even derision) of the God concept while teachers are excited to have interesting science content for their classes. Now, climate change deniers might get a little broiled over the latest episode to air. New Video: Neil deGrasse Tyson Destroys Climate Deniers | Mother Jones. Chris Mooney describes the episode’s take on climate vs weather. It’s a good one. [H]ost Neil deGrasse Tyson uses the analogy of walking a dog on the beach to helpfully explain the difference between climate and weather (pay attention, Donald Trump) and to outline why, no matter how cold you were in January, that’s no argument against global warming. Deepak Chopra upset about his Wikipedia page being factual. Over in the Huff Po (well yes, they can act like woo central at times), we have an article that consists entirely of Deepak Chopra expressing his complete and utter frustration about his Wikipedia page being evidence based … to paraphrase, “how dare you question things like telepathy, minds without bodies, and “quantum consciousness”.

Deepak Chopra upset about his Wikipedia page being factual

Oh, and as a side observation, what is truly more than a little bit odd about his article is that it appears in the “Tech” section! Now least you wonder, yes he really does promote claims like that, and yes it is all complete and utter bullshit. (Hint: no credible evidence). So anyway, lets take a brief look … Many of you may already know how vocal I have been in the past year regarding Wikipedia’s bias covering such topic matters as mind body studies, new science, and of course my friend Rupert Sheldrake’s biography page.

Big brawl over the Big Bang. So apparently, there are a number of people who have their knickers in a twist over the new Cosmos.

Big brawl over the Big Bang

The young-Earthers are, predictably, upset with host Neil deGrasse Tyson's repeated mentioning of evolution. Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Really Starting To Scare Conservatives. By Amanda MarcotteTuesday, March 18, 2014 11:10 EDT The wingnut panic over the show Cosmos is incredibly amusing to me.

Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Really Starting To Scare Conservatives

It’s understandable, because Neil deGrasse Tyson is really good at being clear and concise about science and he eviscerates right wing attempts to muddy the waters with precision. I particularly liked this quote from an interview on Inquiring Minds: “I claim that all those who think they can cherry-pick science simply don’t understand how science works,” because science, unlike theology or musical taste, isn’t a matter of just taking what you like and leaving the rest behind. What is interesting—and threatening—about Cosmos is it asserts interconnectedness of science. Evolution and the “big bang” theory are inseparable, and knowing how old and vast the universe is makes it much, much easier to understand how evolution works.

This runs strongly counter to the conservative approach to science. Saying no to Noah.