The above doesn't prove or disprove a thing. I think the problem here is, you seem to be dismissing these mundane roots of evolution for no...
I don't think it matters, really. I don't want to be accused of ad hominems and so on, but really, I personally have discussed this with OWB...
I guess if you kill in self-defense, you could say that the choice and thus the intention to kill was taken out of your hands. The problem is...
Religion is what you need to tell you that you're incapable of virtue unless you're being constantly watched. The people who invented it are the...
I think what he means is that it's a logical extension of what you're describing. There are a lot of things that you may not intend to imply but...
No. I know you revel in the idea of all viewpoints being equal and valid (because you have no interest in understanding any but your own and it...
I really don't know what to say about this. You are describing exactly how evolution has been supposed to work since before Darwin, and then...
And because something's easier it's better? I'm pretty sure your god has something to say on that subject. Or maybe he's just worried about...
That would denote a pretty severe lack of understanding of how evolution worked. Even if most mutations were "negative", that would not...
I'm curious: how do creationists/intelligent design people explain mutations?
I seem to remember trying to make this point forever ago to someone, I forget who. It was something about species from different groups being...
It's a poem though. Theology is basically Bible fan-fiction.
That's kind of a weird definition of free will. Nature allows for a certain amount of uncertainty, as does culture. It's not like one's...
Such as?
I like "You People". It's great. People read it to mean whatever they want it to mean. I mean, I was meaning "you heterosexuals", but you...
This is the problem. There's no evidence either way. There's not even, as far as I can see, any reason to be asking the question. Or rather, I...
See above. If you would think for a few seconds before you refer to anything as a "homosexual act", it would actually be genuinely appreciated....
The risks of loss of anal tension have been massively exaggerated by some studies. There's been some issues around this, because some studies...
Terence McKenna says a lot of things.
Nah, I didn't mean you. Incidentally though: There's no point. Those who want to believe that it's harmful will be able to find evidence....
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