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  1. Second, and far more serious, are particular examples of a sophistry and sleight of hand in the misuse of metaphor, and more importantly a …
  2. Third, as has often been noted, the pronouncements of the ultra-Darwinists can shake with a religious fervour. Their texts ring with high-m…
  3. I am driven to observe of the ultra-Darwinists the following features as symptomatic. First, to my eyes, is their almost unbelievable self-…
  4. Notwithstanding the quasi-religious enthusiasms of ultra-Darwinists, their own understanding of theology is a combination of ignorance and …
  5. Evolution is true, it happens, it is the way the world is, and we too are one of its products. This does not mean that evolution does not h…
  6. It seldom seems to strike the ultra-Darwinists that theology might have its own richness and subtleties, and might-strange thought-actually…
  7. It is my opinion that human history can make no sense unless evil doings are recognized for what they are, and that they are bearable only …
  8. When serious scientists with huge beards aren't looking, I jocularly refer to these fossils as my alien goldfish. Picture the scene: the gi…

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