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11-11-2008, 06:09 PM
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warrior bodhisattva
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Location: East-central Canada
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Richard Dawkins pwns Liberty University
A link to the video from which this clip is taken has been posted elsewhere here, but I found this highlight rather entertaining. I thought I should share it with you.
Here Dawkins was speaking about his book The God Delusion. What this short clip shows is his response to questions about Liberty University (founded by Jerry Falwell) claiming to have on display fossils of dinosaurs that are only a few thousand years old. It's must-see:
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11-11-2008, 06:17 PM
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Location: North Carolina
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Well played.
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11-12-2008, 04:37 AM
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warrior bodhisattva
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Location: East-central Canada
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Quote:
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot |
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11-12-2008, 12:17 PM
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She's Actual Size
Location: Central Republic of Where-in-the-Hell
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Nice. I like the comparison of years to distance.
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11-19-2008, 04:47 AM
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Location: Near Raleigh, NC
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Wasn't he the one who used to do the Family Feud?? heh
What he really wanted to say for an answer to dinosaurs being thousands of years old was simply to point and laugh.
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