There's a lot to be said about desperately wanting the events of a book to be true.... I'm still looking forward to running into the family from Tuck Everlasting. You mean like Charles Darwins epic, "On the Origin of Species?" lol The bible of evolutionists and atheists. If an intelligent...

There's a lot to be said about desperately wanting the events of a book to be true....

I'm still looking forward to running into the family from Tuck Everlasting.

Before you launch a holy hand grenade at me, may I just interject that environmental concerns and ISIS are not mutually exclusive, nor connected? That's a little like saying someone can't be happy about their team winning the world series while also being thrilled to welcome their newborn baby into ...

I'm interested to know what you feel constitutes authority, especially in the context of a debate. Does the person on the other side of the debate have authority for any particular reason? If so...is it more important that the concept of authority center on that which some collective has agreed upon...

After reading the first chapter, I am definitely hooked on this book! Bryson's writing is excellent, to be sure...but even more specifically, he speaks through his text in a very warm and engaging way. His anecdote about grade-school textbooks rings true to my own experiences growing up. When I firs...

I've just returned from the library with the book and I'm looking forward to digging in! Unfortunately, I also spotted a David Sedaris book and a Roddy Doyle book I haven't read yet....and brought them home as well. Two weeks is not long enough, people!! And, by "people", I mean the Flagle...

Thank you. I admit I laughed a little when you said you googled my writing. Yes, it's all me, rambling and excessive use of ellipses included. Lol. I agree that Nye is a man who shouldn't need defending....but I am always happy to defend someone I agree strongly with and admire. More than the man hi...

Hi, and thank you for your kind words. I do love a good intellectual argument

I'd love to join the discussion. I'd need to read the material first, of course. I'll go and check it out.

Thanks again!

I realize this is an old thread, but it caught my eye. I read the earlier responses...and could see pretty quickly that the discussion was more of a political one, meant to debunk someone who has an enthusiasm and a great deal of knowledge about the scientific world and the natural world in particul...

Welcome! (though you came before me) and nice to meet you!