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Zoologist03's Articles In Biology
April 18, 2008 by Zoologist03
Okay, I'm just going to outline a few things that creationists can't seem to grasp about the evolutionary process.

 

When they bring up the "lighning striking a mud puddle" argument and the first appearance of life-that's not evolution.  It has nothing to do with evolution. Life from nonlife is addressed in theories about abiogenesis. (Click the link there, read about it.)

Evolution starts with a pre-existing lifeform and seeks to describe how it as a species changes...
January 26, 2008 by Zoologist03
Found this site: http://skeptoid.com/ and here's a nice little transcript from it that I came across.  This is written/spoken by Brian Dunning.  It's good.

  Some creationists may be concerned that some of their standard arguments against evolution sound dismissive or patronizing. This is probably true: in any debate, it's common to frame your opponent's arguments in a weak light. Sometimes this is done deliberately to make evolution sound ridiculous, and sometimes it...
November 18, 2007 by Zoologist03
Nova : "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial"

Watch it. Total smackdown of creationism/intelligent design with heaps of evidence.  It's a beautiful thing when logic prevails.

This special addresses the conflict between evolution and intelligent design/creationism (They're the same thing)  in Dover, Pa. and the lawsuit that went along with it: Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District

Evolution theory holds up again.  150 years and still going strong.

Here's a link...
April 20, 2007 by Zoologist03
My professor, David Lindquist,(in case there are any copyright issues here) emailed this to me today, so I thought I'd share with anyone out there who likes tomatoes.



Tips on Growing Large Productive Tomato Plants


1. Obtain an indeterminate variety tomato plant such as “Better Boy” or “Brandywine”. Determinate or bush varieties such as “Roma” or “Celebrity” are unsuitable since they produce only one crop of tomatoes and then stop. For really big plants, consider growing indeterminate...