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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:59 PM

Published 11/04/2009 by Los Angeles Times


Biologist Richard Dawkins on the evolution debate

In the 150 years since the publication of Charles Darwin's landmark book, 'On the Origin of Species,' researchers have accrued massive amounts of evidence in support of evolution and the mechanics behind the process. Yet today only 4 in 10 Americans believe that evolution...

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...You write: "It's plain truth that we are cousins of chimpanzees, somewhat more distant cousins of monkeys, more distant cousins still of aardvarks and manatees, yet more distant cousins of bananas and turnips." Do you think that is...
Biologist Richard Dawkins on the evolution debate [Los Angeles Times - 11/04/2009]

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