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The fourteenth installment of my original series, "Discovering Religion". In this episode I discuss the evidence for microevolution (genetic variations within a species) and macroevolution (the accumulation of genetic variations leading to speciation).
Creationists often claim microevolution cannot be extrapolated over time, resulting macroevolution -- and because we have never directly witnessed macroevolution it therefore must not occur. I refute these claims as well as sum up my argument on the historical occurrence of evolution.
In the next few installments I will begin to shift my focus from scientific topics to more social, moral, and ethical conflicts inherent to a literalistic belief in religious mythologies.
References and Works Cited:
"Creation vs Evolution - Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria "
youtube.com/watch?v=F_hXOSe-7aU
Scientific Papers on Nylon-Eating Bacteria:
journalarchive.jst.go.jp/jnlpdf.php?cdjournal=bbb1961&cdvol=39&noissue=6&startpage=1219&lang=en&from=jnltoc
pnas.org/content/81/8/2421.long
aem.asm.org/cgi/reprint/61/5/2020?view=long&pmid=7646041
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MUSIC CITED:
The Hours Soundtrack - 11 Tearing Herself Away
The Hours Soundtrack - 12 Escape!
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PLAYLIST:
youtube.com/view_play_list?p=70E757541E8576D7
TRANSCRIPT:
discoveringreligion.net/?p=1388
WEBSITE:
discoveringreligion.net
FACEBOOK:
facebook.com/pages/Discovering-Religion/143122652390020?ref=ts
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The fourteenth installment of my original series, "Discovering Religion". In this episode I discuss the evidence for microevolution (genetic variations within a species) and macroevolution (the accumulation of genetic variations leading to speciation).
Creationists often claim microevolution cannot be extrapolated over time, resulting macroevolution -- and because we have never directly witnessed macroevolution it therefore must not occur. I refute these claims as well as sum up my argument on the historical occurrence of evolution.
In the next few installments I will begin to shift my focus from scientific topics to more social, moral, and ethical conflicts inherent to a literalistic belief in religious mythologies.
References and Works Cited:
"Creation vs Evolution - Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria "
youtube.com/watch?v=F_hXOSe-7aU
Scientific Papers on Nylon-Eating Bacteria:
journalarchive.jst.go.jp/jnlpdf.php?cdjournal=bbb1961&cdvol=39&noissue=6&startpage=1219&lang=en&from=jnltoc
pnas.org/content/81/8/2421.long
aem.asm.org/cgi/reprint/61/5/2020?view=long&pmid=7646041
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MUSIC CITED:
The Hours Soundtrack - 11 Tearing Herself Away
The Hours Soundtrack - 12 Escape!
-----------------------------------------
PLAYLIST:
youtube.com/view_play_list?p=70E757541E8576D7
TRANSCRIPT:
discoveringreligion.net/?p=1388
WEBSITE:
discoveringreligion.net
FACEBOOK:
facebook.com/pages/Discovering-Religion/143122652390020?ref=ts
.
