Comments on: Talkin’ Origins http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:30:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Templeton and Skeptics | Cosmic Variance http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/comment-page-1/#comment-120691 Templeton and Skeptics | Cosmic Variance Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:39:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/#comment-120691 [...] mixed up with Templeton at all, and it’s been discussed a bit in our beloved blogosphere: see Bad Astronomy, Pharyngula, and Richard [...] [...] mixed up with Templeton at all, and it’s been discussed a bit in our beloved blogosphere: see Bad Astronomy, Pharyngula, and Richard [...]

]]> By: David Plumb http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/comment-page-1/#comment-116160 David Plumb Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:49:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/#comment-116160 Any college students going? Two of my friends and I are flying from Ohio to go because we're nerdy enough to consider this a vacation (plus we're looking at CalTech for grad. school, so we're not completely insane). Anyway, I was just wondering. Any college students going? Two of my friends and I are flying from Ohio to go because we’re nerdy enough to consider this a vacation (plus we’re looking at CalTech for grad. school, so we’re not completely insane). Anyway, I was just wondering.

]]> By: MattFunke http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/comment-page-1/#comment-115763 MattFunke Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:07:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/#comment-115763 I don't agree with Hugh Ross -- he seems to artfully ignore the volumes of evidence in support of common descent, for example, to support his notions of special creation. But at least he acknowledges (a) that the Bible doesn't seem the least bit interested in telling us how old the Earth is, and (b) that science is an excellent tool for getting answers to things like this. That's a heck of a lot more than a lot of Christians here in the States will give you. I don’t agree with Hugh Ross — he seems to artfully ignore the volumes of evidence in support of common descent, for example, to support his notions of special creation. But at least he acknowledges (a) that the Bible doesn’t seem the least bit interested in telling us how old the Earth is, and (b) that science is an excellent tool for getting answers to things like this. That’s a heck of a lot more than a lot of Christians here in the States will give you.

]]> By: IVAN3MAN http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/comment-page-1/#comment-115535 IVAN3MAN Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:28:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/#comment-115535 If anyone is interested, you can download the Flyer (PDF) of the above mentioned conference from here: http://media.richarddawkins.net/documents/2008/SkepticConference08-lo.pdf If anyone is interested, you can download the Flyer (PDF) of the above mentioned conference from here:

http://media.richarddawkins.net/documents/2008/SkepticConference08-lo.pdf

]]> By: Macron http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/comment-page-1/#comment-115518 Macron Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:30:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/#comment-115518 I tried reading a Hugh Ross book once. He has some ridiculous views for an "apologist", like where he talks about sea mammals. He basically says "Whales couldn't have evolved; the transitional forms of whales were independently created at different times." I tried reading a Hugh Ross book once. He has some ridiculous views for an “apologist”, like where he talks about sea mammals. He basically says “Whales couldn’t have evolved; the transitional forms of whales were independently created at different times.”

]]> By: shane http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/comment-page-1/#comment-115512 shane Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:50:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/#comment-115512 quasidog, I thought it was illegal to have more than one wife? quasidog, I thought it was illegal to have more than one wife?

]]> By: quasidog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/comment-page-1/#comment-115511 quasidog Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:30:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/03/talkin-origins/#comment-115511 god some of you guys are so bigoted god some of you guys are so bigoted

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