The latest from Wiley Miller’s Non Sequitur, perfectly appropriate for the recent debates about Adam and Eve—and all of sophisticated theology (click to enlarge):
h/t: Doug
A flexible dogma
September 23, 2011 • 4:01 am
Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
I’m surprised — and pleased — that such an awesome take-down of such a popular religion can fly in a popular comic strip.
Maybe there’s hope after all….
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It is so good to see this. I have spoken with so many students who make up religious “dogma” “on the fly” when they are confronted with a new and disturbing scientific fact. The most amazing thing is that they generally don’t see a problem with this.
Last I checked, the pyramids are only 4600-4700 years old. Is this set in the future?
No, you forgot about the earlier pyramids which were built by extraterrestrials and have since vanished without a trace.
Both of your range values become 5000 years when converted from 2 digits of precision to 1 digit.
Nothing wrong with using one digit in this situation, surely?
If you haven’t been following this comic, check out the rest of the recent series. It is awesome.