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Thank you to everyone who attended tonight\u2019s lecture by John Walton on Genesis 1 and ancient cosmology at Butler University. I was really pleased with the turn-out, especially when there was\u00a0the NCAA tournament game taking place\u00a0at the same time. <\/p>\n

And congratulations to Butler\u2019s team<\/a> for winning \u2013 I know it wasn\u2019t your fault the game was scheduled at the same time as the lecture!<\/p>\n

The lecture was videoed, and I will let readers know when and where it is available.<\/p>\n

And in case anyone is wondering, the picture on the right is not<\/em> from the lecture\u2026<\/p>\n