Michael Shermer in a video produced by the Richard Dawkins Foundation
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Posted on: October 30, 2009 9:42 AM, by Eric Michael Johnson
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Shermer rocks. I actually showed this video in my physics and ninth grade science classes. Luckily, no parental backlash.
Posted by: Eric | November 1, 2009 5:42 PM