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Hemant Mehta shared<\/a> this gem of an illustration of gradual change \u2013 what some call \u201cmicroevolution\u201d amounting in the long run to \u201cmacroevolution\u201d:<\/p>\n

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In related news, Arni Zachariassen has a sexy post on religion and science<\/a>, comparing atheists\u2019 view of science to porn stars having sex, and a religious view of science to marital lovemaking. Click through if you\u2019re old enough.<\/p>\n

BioLogos has begun a multi-part review<\/a> of Why Evolution Is True<\/a>\"\" <\/i>by Jerry Coyne.<\/p>\n

Debunking Creationism<\/a> shares thoughts from SkepticBlog<\/a> on science and objectivity.<\/p>\n

There was also interesting science news about an epic experiment testing the warping of space-time<\/a> and evidence that fundamental building blocks of life are produced in asteroids<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Hemant Mehta shared this gem of an illustration of gradual change \u2013 what some call \u201cmicroevolution\u201d amounting in the long run to \u201cmacroevolution\u201d: In related news, Arni Zachariassen has a sexy post on religion and science, comparing atheists\u2019 view of science to porn stars having sex, and a religious view of science to marital lovemaking. 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