"Really, Fantasia and visits to the planetarium inoculated me against fundamentalist nonsense at an early age. I never saw the need for the universe to have a King/Daddy/Traffic Cop making sure everything ran smoothly."
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Erik Weissengruber replied to Marc Draco's discussion When were you taught evolution? in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
Erik Weissengruber replied to Marc Draco's discussion When were you taught evolution? in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"There are other words available: "trust" and "on good authority." Or you can use William James' economic metaphor. We have to take a lot of things on credit. But there comes a time when a belief will have…"
Erik Weissengruber replied to Hugh Kramer's discussion Pagans are using homosexuals in a plot "to wipe out Christianity in the group Atheist News
"What must they think of Izak Mizrahi: a gay Jew in the fashion industry? That's 1 of the 7 Mountains the Dominionists need to reclaim for Jebus, isn't it?"
Erik Weissengruber replied to D.O.S's discussion New Testament as proof (of anything) of Historical figures/events in the group Scriptural Criticism
"I would also like to find a good source that addresses the theopolitical propaganda in the Old Testament. What was the relationship between a temple complex in Jerusalem, royal dynasties, and the changing religious beliefs of those power centres and…"
Erik Weissengruber replied to Marc Draco's discussion When were you taught evolution? in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
""I don't ever remember NOT being aware of evolution."
The clearest picture I formed was as a child (7?8?) watching Disney's Fantasia.
There, in a middlebrow, mass-produced film was an unvarnished presentation of the…"
Erik Weissengruber replied to John "Direwolf" Pollock's discussion Does your nontheism influence your games? in the group Atheist Role Players and Wargamers
"I understand the religious because I have always been able to suspend disbelief. I was lucky to have been the product of atheist/socialist working class European grandparents, and non-attending lapsed Anglicans, so my personal susceptibility…"
Erik Weissengruber replied to Erik Weissengruber's discussion Dinosaur Feathers in Amber in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"Thank you for all the information!"
Tom Sarbeck replied to Erik Weissengruber's discussion Dinosaur Feathers in Amber in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"Not the universe, just the earth and its environs."
Dr. Terence Meaden replied to Erik Weissengruber's discussion Dinosaur Feathers in Amber in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"A fine 30-minute BBC TV documentary on these latest discoveries was shown a few days ago, and is being repeated today at 4.30 p.m. on BBC1.
Planet Dinosaur: Creatures that blur the boundaries between dinosaurs and birds."
Dr. Terence Meaden liked Erik Weissengruber's discussion Dinosaur Feathers in Amber
Ruth Anthony-Gardner left a comment for Erik Weissengruber
"Welcome, Erik! Glad you could join us. :D
Please consider joining a group to meet people and talk about anything that's on your mind, Hang With Friends.
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Tom Sarbeck replied to Erik Weissengruber's discussion Dinosaur Feathers in Amber in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"A fossilized feathered dino/bird was found, as I recall, in China. I've seen mention of it so often in recent years that I will be surprised if "feathered dinosaur" isn't in Wikipedia.
If the meteor 65 million years ago…"
Erik Weissengruber added a discussion to the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
Dinosaur Feathers in Amber
I have not seen much note of this on science blogs. But I was really excited by this news story. My daughter loves dinosaurs and is tickled to think that the chickens and hawks around us are just tiny, puff-chested dinos. Alberta Dinosaur FeathersSee More
Dr. Terence Meaden left a comment for Erik Weissengruber
"Hello Eric.
Welcome to this international nexus of truth and peace---far from the god-worshipping superstitious masses.
"If freethinkers could reason with the believers, there would be no believers." True common sense…"
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- At 12:12am on September 25, 2011,
Ruth Anthony-Gardner said… Welcome, Erik! Glad you could join us. :D
Please consider joining a group to meet people and talk about anything that's on your mind, Hang With Friends.
- At 5:40pm on September 24, 2011,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… Hello Eric.
Welcome to this international nexus of truth and peace---far from the god-worshipping superstitious masses.
"If freethinkers could reason with the believers, there would be no believers." True common sense and science inevitably lead to atheist wisdom.
We invite you to make good friends by joining the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Astronomy, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Gods, Atheism, Evolution, Darwin..." with 500 discussion topics and 3000 members.
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