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Peter Suber wrote the most clear, brief and to-the-point explanation of the new law (PDF). Worth reading and bookmarking. Along with the explanation of how it works, Peter also provided this handy table of myths about the new law that some of the dinosaur publishers are trying to push - save it,…
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Rob Skipper has an excellent post at his blog entitled What Scientific Explanation Isn't. It's a good explanation of the DN (deductive nomological) model of explanation offered by Carl Hempel, which has come across some serious criticism of late.
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I'm sure there are many places on the Internets where you could confirm this, too.
There are some entertaining cartoons at that site, but most are too religious for my liking. It really did nothing to clear the Jesus from my palate from last night's debates.
Wait, weren't the dinosaurs killed by angels with lasers while they were attacking the Ark?
I just can't keep these comics you reference straight, PZ.
Damn! I was gonna flog that. I rather like Tatsuya's take on religion, actually. It's nicely tongue in cheek. And his god is crazy like fuck.
I'll pimp Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal's take on religious compromise instead then.
It's so simple! Makes perfect sense.
Where can I get me some dino-aids?!
Sinfest Rules. Daily must. Gotta love it.
dino-aids
Now we know why the Rol went extinct.
Looks like shmoos have lost weight, abandoned their political liberalism,and found jobs at DI.
Maybe they got it mixed up with dinosaur digestive aids (stomach stones). Though how a big one crashed into the Gulf of Mexico from space, I don't know. ;-)
I like this one from sinfest, which features Darwin. Or at least a book.
<3 Carlie! Those Dino-aids rock!
Saw this this morning and was expecting it to show up here.
Someone at my school drew a funny political cartoon