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11 Oct 2009 01:01

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Culture: Evolution king Richard Dawkins is willing to meet creationists halfway

  • I have a strong feeling that the subject of evolution is beautiful without the excuse of creationists needing to be bashed.
  • Richard Dawkins • Discussing his newest book, “The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution,” which attempts to tackle the topic evolution without attacking those who don’t believe it on moral ground, or assuming that everyone believes it. Fun fact: Ben Stein’s awful documentary from last year, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” features Dawkins as the film’s centerpiece. • source
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20 Sep 2009 10:15

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Biz: We wish were were important enough bloggers to topple Ben Stein

  • It’s simply unconscionable for a newspaper of record to employ … someone who is surely making a vast amount of money by luring the unsuspecting into overpaying for a financial product they should under no circumstances buy.
  • Reuters financial blogger Felix Salmon • On Ben Stein, who was double-dipping by being a financial columnist for the New York Times AND doing ads for Freescore.com. Salmon, who at the time of the comments claimed to have no influence, had been trashing on Stein’s column since 2007, but said that the commercial pushed it over the edge. But as a result of Salmon’s criticism, Stein WAS fired from the Times for the commercials. Score one for bloggers who think they have no influence. • source
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