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<\/a>Many discussions about religion and science focus on whether evolution via natural selection is compatible with what we find in the Bible. <\/div>\n
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What is often ignored is just how much of our current understanding of the world is simply not in the Bible at all.<\/div>\n
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Ian Monroe decided<\/a> to go through Darwin\u2019s famous On The Origin Of Species<\/a>\"\" <\/em>with a black marker and cross out all words that are not in the King James Bible.<\/div>\n

The result is instructive. Take a look<\/a>! If anyone buys a copy, I\u2019d be interested to hear about it!<\/p>\n

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On a related note, the latest post by Doug Chaplin addresses Jesus, science and the Bible<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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