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Darwin Bombing Raids, Australia Movie's view81

Darwin Australia Bombing Raids

Baz Luhrmann's Australia Movie features as its climax the Darwin bombing raids of 1942. Its a useful history lesson as most Australians have no idea that Darwin, and other northern town including Broome were...

18 comments    entertainment travel history
Thomas Jefferson Bible, 1820.  Photo courtesy of the National Museum of American History.80

Jefferson's bible: Most sublime and benevolent

Thomas Jefferson edited the King James bible. He removed all references to divinity, leaving only a moral and philosophical guide.

19 comments    religion christianity philosophy
This obviously is funny!71

Atheistic Theory of Evolution of the Car

This obviously is funny! Atheists Theory of (Car) Evolution - The Premise Atheists’ Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all transportation is related and has descended from a common animal:...

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Galapagos at the Crossroads, Book Review

In Galapagos at the Crossroads there are so many culprits and plot twists that at times you may feel that you are in the midst of a soap opera. Unfortunately it is not a soap opera but a real life war raging against the Galapagos and surprisingly one that tourists are contributing to on their Galapagos holiday.

6 comments    galapagos invasive species
Nicole Kidman & Huge Jackman: get hot and wet 80

Australia the Movie

Australia, the movie, is setting the movie world alight. Nicole Kidman is a sexy beautiful actress and the shots of her getting hot and sweaty in remote Australia, are hot, hot, hot...

38 comments    entertainment pictures movie
Darwin's Original Sketch of the Tree of Life87

Charles Darwin and Evolution: Genetic Science uproots the Tree of Life

The idea of the 'Tree of Life' was central to Darwin's ideas of evolution. For Darwin. evolution was linear but evidence accumulating from the emerging fields of evoltionary gentics paint a very different picture. Instead of a Tree of Life the new evidence suggests a web of life.

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God apparently took 4.5 billion years to create Adam. Not sure what his problem was - If I was all powerful, I could have done it in a day.81

Creation vs Evolution

God apparently took 4.5 billion years to create Adam. Not sure what his problem was - If I was all powerful, I could have done it in a day....

561 comments    charles darwin richard dawkins
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A Brief Evolution of Reptiles

Evolution is the theory that all plants and animals developed by gradual changes to previous forms of life. Charles Darwin and A.R. Wallace created the first concept of evolution, but today their theory has...

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The distinguishing fossil of Ardipiticus are the caninesdthe molars. Picture courtesy of Steven Heslip, MSU.EDU.com81

What Makes a Fossil a Fossil and How Do Your Find One? Or Can We Ever Prove Evolution Or Creationism?

The distinguishing fossil of Ardipiticus are the caninesdthe molars. Picture courtesy of Steven Heslip, MSU.EDU.com Australopiticus dated 3.3 million years ago.Picture courtesy of Steven Heslip, MSU.EDU.com ...

5 comments    evolution lucy fossil
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"Australia" The Bombing of Darwin & a Family Story

Note: Baz Luhrman's movie “Australia” is due to be released in Australia next week. So I thought I would tell this particular family story before its' release and then see if any part of the movie relates...

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