As Karl Marx once noted: 'Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.' William Jennings Bryan and the Scopes trial was a tragedy. The creationists and intelligent design theorists are a farce.
Michael ShermerTags: tragedy evolution superstition intelligent-design karl-marx hegel creationists religion-and-science pseudoscience scopes-monkey-trial
Creationists have also changed their name ... to intelligent design theorists who study 'irreducible complexity' and the 'abrupt appearance' of life—yet more jargon for 'God did it.' ... Notice that they have no interest in replacing evolution with native American creation myths or including the Code of Hammurabi alongside the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
Michael ShermerTags: science school evolution first-amendment superstition myths separation-of-church-and-state intelligent-design native-american sophistry creation-myths creationists ten-commandments jargon origin-of-life irreducible-complexity pseudoscience hammurabi code-of-hammurabi god-did-it goddidit
In microbiology the roles of mutation and selection in evolution are coming to be better understood through the use of bacterial cultures of mutant strains.
Edward TatumTags: science biology evolution culture mutation natural-selection genetics bacteria nobel-laureate microbiology
If the second dinosaur to the left of the tall cycad tree had not happened to sneeze and thereby fail to catch the tiny, shrew-like ancestor of all the mammals, we should none of us be here.
Richard DawkinsTags: evolution awe-inspiring
Intelligence is not expecting people to understand what your intent is; it is anticipating how it will be perceived.
Shannon L. AlderTags: wisdom life intelligence happiness love philosophy integrity soul stories communication religion evolution authors actions novels wise games scholars choices confusion misunderstandings letting-go noble intent helpful parables wars walking-away clarification true-self direct fights retreating mixed-signals being-direct not-helpful reading-between-the-lines right-reasons
Stephen Hawking said that his quest is simply "trying to understand the mind of God".
Stephen HawkingTags: science biology god faith universe spirituality evolution beliefs darwin big-bang creationism cosmos solar-system hawkings mind-of-god stephen-hawkings
Nothing is more conservative than a bacterium.
Nick LaneSpirit does not belong to any particular religion because It has nothing to do with any religion and humanity cannot claim any exclusivity to It because we and our planet is nothing but a drop in the ocean of this endless Universe.
Thomas VazhakunnathuTags: spiritual mind psychology thought spirituality philosophical evolution self-awareness thought-provoking awareness new-age metaphysical life-philosophy positive-thinking spiritual-growth philosophy-of-life mind-body-spirit new-thought manifestation
Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction. A human being may be clinically alive and yet, despite all appearances, spiritually dead.
Idries ShahTags: life consciousness death will psychology evolution sufism sufis
you're telling me that if i keep dropping bombs into a junkyard, someday all the pieces will blast together into a perfect Mercedes. that's what the big bang proposes. that's what evolution teaches. That chaos gave rise to perfection. But we know it works the other way round don't we?
Laurence B. BrownTags: evolution chaos perfection big-bang
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