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Apr 25, 2009 | Posted by: roboblogger

Biologist says evolution occurs by chance

Full story: Medford Mail Tribune

Genes organize and mutate by random chance, not by divine guidance, says noted biologist, atheist and popular science blogger P.Z. Myers, who will give a talk tonight at Southern Oregon University.

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“2+2= Chicken”

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Apr 26, 2009
 
He didn't say that.

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Apr 26, 2009
 
Yeah, well it is the public media we are talking about here. They aren't very good at talking science. The media often ends up with misquotes like this when they try to paraphrase...because they don't understand the basics to begin with.

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Apr 26, 2009
 
BTW...here is PZ Myres' response to what the Medford Mail Tribune wrote...

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/04/in...

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Apr 26, 2009
 
Darwins Stepchild wrote:
BTW...here is PZ Myres' response to what the Medford Mail Tribune wrote...
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/04/in...
Thank you. I've liked his blog blog for awhile so it's good to see his response.
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Apr 28, 2009
 
Noodly James wrote:
He didn't say that.
Didn't think he would. But I bet the fundies will see the headline and start pointing at it, with the old "randomness vs God" schtick.

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May 2, 2009
 
So the fundies are getting so lazy that not only can they not produce any 'evidence' to support their non-arguement, but their now outsourcing their misquotation and taking things out of context activities to the media?

Wonder what their doing with all the time they just freed up?
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May 6, 2009
 
Christopher Pearsoll wrote:
Wonder what their doing with all the time they just freed up?
Reading their bibble, "spanking" their children, buying guns. I'm sure they can find plenty of "Christian" activities to fill their time.

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May 31, 2009
 
I feel so silly to think that it had happened just like throwing a dice.
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