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Fundamentalist creationism is not a science but a form of antiscience, where more vocal practitioners, despite their master's and doctoral degrees in the sciences, play fast and loose with the facts of geology and biology.

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Elements and stars, planets and time, air and water — what would these things be without intelligent life to illuminate them with perception and insight.

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The gossamer web of life, spun on the loom of sunlight from the breath of an infant Earth, is nature's crowning achievement on this planet.

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One amino acid does not a protein make — let alone a being.

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Acceptance of new ideas is usually contingent on three preconditions: (1) the world must be ready for them; (2) they must be convincingly advocated by a persuasive person or group; and (3) they must be perceived as clearly superior to (or, at least, not in serious conflict with) other widely held beliefs.

Preston Cloud

Preston Cloud

Preston Cloud

Born: September 26, 1912

Died: January 16, 1991 (aged 78)

Bio: Preston Ercelle Cloud, Jr. was an eminent American earth scientist, biogeologist, cosmologist, and paleontologist. He served in the United States Navy, and led several field explorations of the U.S. Geological Survey.

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