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    Does a really old universe show that human beings are not important?

    July 4, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 8 Comments

     Mark Twain thought so. In one of his finest rhetorical moments (in a career sparkling with them) he wrote: “Man […]

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    age of the universe, agnosticism, anthropology, apologetics, atheism, Mark Twain, skepticism, teleology, theism

    Unintelligent arguments against intelligent design: A Primer

    July 1, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 74 Comments

    Earlier in the week a discussion of intelligent design arose in one of the threads. I was interested by the […]

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    intelligent design, philosophy of science, science, teleology

    Scott Clifton on Morality

    January 21, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 25 Comments

    A reader, let’s call him Constantine, forwarded to me a transcript he made of a youtube video by “Scott Clifton” in […]

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    atheism, morality, naturalism, Scott Clifton, teleology, theism

    “The wings of a butterfly are meant to avoid” … and other design language

    January 17, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 18 Comments

    My recent flutterby into the symmetical design of a butterfly elicited some fine comments including the following highly informed and […]

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    methodological naturalism, nature, teleology

    Nancy Sinatra’s boots were made for walkin’, but what was she made for?

    November 5, 2010 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 24 Comments

    Nancy Sinatra topped the charts in 1966 by singing about the teleology of her go go boots. In short, they […]

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    atheism, dysteleology, meaning, Nancy Sinatra, naturalism, purpose, teleology

    A cannibalistic serial killer enters retirement

    November 2, 2010 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 35 Comments

    A cannibalistic serial killer entering retirement reflects on his accomplishments. Trophies litter his cramped apartment — bloody panties in the living room […]

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    ethical objectivism, ethics, meaning, problem of evil, teleology

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