We all have goals. We want to be attractive to others. We want to be successful in our work. We want to be respected. And we want to raise healthy families that are successful themselves. But most (and perhaps all) of these goals are not our own, but evolution’s. Ask yourself a simple question: Which components of your…
Two Great Videos for Your Creationist Friends
This is one of the best refutations of the standard creationist arguments I’ve seen in a short video format. Combined with this one I think we have a pretty strong argument to present to intelligent, open-minded creationists. If you’re arguing with someone who’ll listen to reason, these two videos are a great place to start. Also check out…
Creationists Pwned Completely by One Video
This video lays out evolution in a way that will completely astound you-even if you already understand the basics. Simply stunning. Definitely the best presentation of evolution I’ve ever seen.
Why Men Love Laser Pointers
Laser pointers are so compelling to men because of the male obsession with exerting one’s will. When we shine a laser pointer two blocks away onto someone’s garage there’s a part of us that’s saying, “I own that house. Watch me make my mark all over it…” It’s a weapon tool for expanding our scope of influence. When…
Scott Adams Says Fossil Evidence is Bullshit, But He Believes in Evolution
Scott Adams has posted another highly inflammatory post — this time claiming that popular evidence for evolution is bullshit. I’m no longer surprised by these pieces of his, but I have figured something out. He’s playing games with his readers by creating incendiary titles that don’t match his post content. His post is titled, “Fossils — Still Bullshit”.…
How Would You Prove Evolution?
I need some help here. I have a friend with whom I’m debating evolution. He is a fundamentalist Christian (wait for it), but he has an uncharacteristic understanding of, and respect for, science. So he’s an extremely intelligent guy who doesn’t deny the validity of science. In fact, he actually accepts microevolution. He’s familiar with the various moth…
Desire vs. Attainability
Unopened reddit stories are noticeably more interesting when viewed from a mobile device than from a system with a full display and adequate bandwidth. This is for the same reason that any movie in your DVD collection is less interesting than the same movie playing on TV. With the mobile reading scenario I know the story might take…
The Prisoner’s Dilemma: The Key To Successful Civilization
It’s amazing what education can do for a civilization. So much pain and suffering could be avoided if the majority of people in the world could act based on the collective wisdom gathered thus far, rather than being pulled to and fro by our primal instincts. One example of this is the prisoner’s dilemma. The experiment was designed…