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Nancy VanBeek writes:
If after 150 years people still do not believe in evolution, perhaps it
is because of a more underlying cause then a conspiracy theory.
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Here, I turn to the wisdom of Stephen Colbert. When interviewing string
theorist Brian Greene ("The Elegant Universe"), Greene said something
about superstrings that was just mind-blowing complicated. Colbert
replied: "NOW do you understand why people like the idea of Intelligent
Design?"
His implication was clear. Things like string theory - or evolution -
can be hard to sum up, let alone understand. Creationism? "God did it."
3 words, 3 syllables, 8 letters. Sort of a warped version of Occam's
Razor.
Just a thought.
Jonah Cohen
Outreach & Public Programs Manager
The Children's Museum (formerly The Science Center of Connecticut)
"Fire up the klezmer and prepare to become a man, you're in for a
truth-mitzvah!"
-Stephen Colbert
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