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$\"NoahReplacement\"$ <\/p>\n

A friend drew my attention to this cartoon from People in White Coats<\/a>. I\u2019m a bit confused, to be honest. The shape of the bodies being thrown overboard makes me think that they are supposed to be Noah and his family. Were they not primates?! Or is the idea that they were made from modeled dirt and a\u00a0modified rib, and this coup will now allow evolution to take its natural course?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"