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The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.

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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.

January 30, 2015 at 10:26 pm

So the pursuit of knowledge is evil?

"Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts don't go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's in this century, but apples didn't suspend themselves in midair, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape- like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered."

-Stephen Jay Gould

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The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by Newtonscat - January 24, 2015 at 11:10 am

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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by Norman Humann - January 24, 2015 at 4:57 pm

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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by Newtonscat - January 30, 2015 at 7:42 am

RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by Cyberman - January 24, 2015 at 5:41 pm

RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by Tonus - January 24, 2015 at 5:50 pm

RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by KevinM1 - January 25, 2015 at 12:05 am

RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by professor - January 30, 2015 at 9:10 am

RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by Norman Humann - January 30, 2015 at 11:26 am

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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by Tonus - January 30, 2015 at 9:23 am

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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by Tonus - January 30, 2015 at 10:26 pm

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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by Norman Humann - January 31, 2015 at 4:21 am

RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by Tonus - January 31, 2015 at 8:27 am

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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by Faith No More - January 31, 2015 at 11:42 am

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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life. - by Fidel_Castronaut - February 3, 2015 at 4:32 am

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