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    05 JAN 2012

     Creationsim VS "I Don't Know"

    Where did the primal seed of the big bang come from? How did life begin? How did monarch butterflies evolve the ability to navigate to their winter home? God did it, says the believer. I don't know, says the agnostic. The two statements have exactly the same explanatory value. Zero. Why then opt for one rather than the other? The first provides an illusion of understanding, and reinforces the ancient belief in a personal divinity who attends to our individual lives. The second is a goad to c...
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    Neither explains any natural phenomena, but the latter leads the door open to curiosity.

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    Electronic/World Wide Web>Blog:  Raymo , Chet (2004 - 2011), Science Musings Blog, Retrieved on 2011-11-24
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