Tag Archives: Charles Darwin

Hands and Fins Share Common Genetic Origin

Posted on December 24, 2014 by The Great One

Scientific research continues to prove, time and time again, that evolution is factual and not just a fanciful suggestion by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace. Naturally, this is in conflict with religious belief that suggests, incorrectly so, that God created … Continue reading →

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‘Big Bang’ of Species May Be Explained by Continental Shift

Posted on November 9, 2014 by The Great One

Interesting observations regarding the “abrupt” increase in animal species several hundred million years ago. TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Kelly Dickerson  A sudden explosion of new life-forms hundreds of millions of years ago may have been triggered … Continue reading →

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Pat Condell: Origin of the Species

Posted on May 25, 2014 by The Great One

Pat Condell; sarcastic as ever. And as always, making fun of religion – and with good reason…TGO Video: YouTube

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Darwin Was Right: Island Animals Are Tamer

Posted on January 16, 2014 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Laura Poppick, Staff Writer January 14, 2014 2:21 PM Humans are not the only animals that can be calmed by the solitude of island life: Island-dwelling lizards are less skittish … Continue reading →

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Strange Ancient Fish Had Front And Back Legs

Posted on January 14, 2014 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Charles Q. Choi, LiveScience Contributor The closest known relative of the ancestors of limbed animals such as humans likely evolved the foundation for rear legs even before the move to … Continue reading →

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Richard Dawkins: ‘I don’t think I am strident or aggressive’

Posted on September 17, 2013 by The Great One

Richard Dawkins is one of the true intellectuals of our day. Then you have the religious freaks; backward, superstitious and ignorant… Amazingly, Dawkins is in the minority. This goes to show you the overwhelming ignorance of our species. TGO Refer … Continue reading →

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Science vs. God: Does Progress Trump Faith?

Posted on December 9, 2012 by The Great One

The answer to the title of this article is: why of course! We no longer need to answer every question with “God.” Back when most of the world’s religions were invented and mankind knew little if anything about our world, … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin gets 4,000 write-in votes in Georgia

Posted on November 10, 2012 by The Great One

Congratulations to the 4000 individuals who wrote Charles Darwin’s name on the ballot. It’s good to know there are quite a few number of people in a Georgia County who recognize when a politician (an imbecile I might add) makes … Continue reading →

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Quotes from Robert G. Ingersoll

Posted on April 29, 2012 by The Great One

Following are a few thought-provoking quotes on religion by someone little known today, but one of the most fascinating men in the history of the United States: TGO “If the Bible and my brain are both the work of the … Continue reading →

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In France, a Muslim Offensive Against Evolution

Posted on June 2, 2011 by The Great One

Religious zealots continue to relentlessly poison the minds of the young, who have already been indoctrinated by religious faith during their formative years. Unfortunately, there is little cure for religious faith, a form of psychological cancer, once it takes hold … Continue reading →

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Muslim creationists tour France denouncing Darwin

Posted on May 17, 2011 by The Great One

For all you Christians out there who “thought” that your God created the universe, “think” again. It was Allah. And as if that wasn’t enough, Jesus Christ is returning to Earth in approximately 25 years, as a Muslim (no surprise … Continue reading →

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Study: Humans, apes, have similar aging patterns

Posted on March 11, 2011 by The Great One

Despite all the evidence that we humans evolved from apes, most people, especially brain-dead religious fanatics across the globe, still believe in Creationism. Good for them. If not for the masses of ignorant people in the world, those of us … Continue reading →

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Life Found in a Meteorite? Some Scientists Don’t Buy It

Posted on March 7, 2011 by The Great One

I am far more astonished, yes astonished, that certain scientists dispel the notion that there possibly could be life elsewhere in the universe than I am of the contrary. After all, the science of cosmology has proven that there are … Continue reading →

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Russia Church wants end to Darwin school “monopoly”

Posted on June 11, 2010 by The Great One

It is truly remarkable that people throughout the world simply cannot move forward and leave behind all of the religious nonsense and superstitions of the past. How can people in this day and age be so ignorant as to believe … Continue reading →

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Canadians rescued from grounded yacht in Galapagos

Posted on March 18, 2010 by The Great One

The people aboard this yacht were quite fortunate that they weren’t hurt. When a boat of this size capsizes there are generally injuries. The expedition operators were also lucky that no fuel or other chemicals spilled onto the water. TGO … Continue reading →

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At evolution exhibit, creationists are unswayed

Posted on March 11, 2010 by The Great One

The United States is now producing, in the year 2010, science students who believe that God created Earth (basically the universe) in a week about 6000 years ago; and people wonder why we are becoming a nation of idiots! The … Continue reading →

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Top home-school texts dismiss Darwin, evolution

Posted on March 7, 2010 by The Great One

I feel really bad for children whose parents are such simple-minded, ignorant and ill-informed fools that they still believe the fairy-tale Bible’s ridiculous stories (there are two of them) about “creation.” One of the reasons that some of these parents … Continue reading →

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