Seeing and Believing

Seeing and Believing

The never-ending attempt to reconcile science and religion, and why it is doomed to fail.

Jerry A. Coyne, The New Republic

Jerry Coyne signe un essai pas mal construit, une attaque à l’acide darwinien face aux essais (pitoyables IMO) pour réconcilier Science et Religions. Appuyé sur deux des productions de la John Templeton Foundation, publiées par Karl W. Giberson et Kenneth R. Miller.

Il conclue :

This disharmony is a dirty little secret in scientific circles. It is in our personal and professional interest to proclaim that science and religion are perfectly harmonious. After all, we want our grants funded by the government, and our schoolchildren exposed to real science instead of creationism. Liberal religious people have been important allies in our struggle against creationism, and it is not pleasant to alienate them by declaring how we feel. This is why, as a tactical matter, groups such as the National Academy of Sciences claim that religion and science do not conflict. But their main evidence–the existence of religious scientists–is wearing thin as scientists grow ever more vociferous about their lack of faith. Now Darwin Year is upon us, and we can expect more books like those by Kenneth Miller and Karl Giberson. Attempts to reconcile God and evolution keep rolling off the intellectual assembly line. It never stops, because the reconciliation never works.

De l’huile sur le feu, j’aime ça, les flammes éclairent la situation.

The Tumor Suppressor PRDM5 Regulates Wnt Signaling at Early Stages of Zebrafish Development

The Tumor Suppressor PRDM5 Regulates Wnt Signaling at Early Stages of Zebrafish Development.
Meani N, Pezzimenti F, Deflorian G, Mione M, Alcalay M (2009)
PLoS ONE 4(1): e4273. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004273

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Les gènes ne sont pas en mesure d’arrêter quoi que ce oit, ça tourne dans tous les sens d’une façon démentielle.

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Genetic Algorithms

Genetic Algorithms: ““

New Scientist

Une belle suggestion de Johnny (Ecographica) pour le prochain numéro du New Scientist

Inside: she takes off her googles

Et le VUmeter pète un câble.

Une révision du titre de la revue s’impose :

NewHotScientist

Et la une pourrait être :

SexualSelection : all you wanted to know about it !!lol!

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EvolutionBlog

Pharyngula

Sandwalk

Happy 25th Anniversary Macintosh!

JoT 1200: Happy 25th Anniversary Macintosh!: ”

Philosophie zoologique – Lamarck

Je noterai quelques passages extraits de la Philosophie zoologique, dont la lecture m’est imposée presque par le besoin de pouvoir en discuter en connaissance de cause.
Si vous voyez des typos prévenez moi SVP

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