Evolution Taught By The Expert

[Solitary]

http://youtu.be/jNhtbmXzIaM  It's fun to read the comments by those that don't have a clue about evolution, and still thinks it is about creation of life---idiots!  Solitary

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Oh yeah? Then why don't you ever see goldfish giving birth to elephants?

[Solitary]

I saw a horse fly once, and a peanut stand, how do you explain that? 

[Hydra009]

I don't like Dawkins saying that the Big Bang singularity exploded (18:30ish).  The way I've always heard it described by cosmologists is that space itself expanded, effectively increasing the distance between any two points, like blowing up a balloon.  Imho, he probably shouldn't even have fielded the question about the Big Bang, since its irrelevant to biological evolution.  It's like covering the origins of oil to explain how cars work.  It might sate one's curiosity, but it's not very pertinent info.

Otherwise, Dawkins does a great job at breaking this stuff down and patiently fielding some VERY dumb questions and non-questions that are essentially creationist arguments.  It was amazing how many of the questions are theological/philosophical rather than scientific - like the purpose of life or how to reconcile evolution and belief in God.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I don't like Dawkins saying that the Big Bang singularity exploded (18:30ish).  The way I've always heard it described by cosmologists is that space itself expanded, effectively increasing the distance between any two points, like blowing up a balloon.  Imho, he probably shouldn't even have fielded the question about the Big Bang, since its irrelevant to biological evolution.  It's like covering the origins of oil to explain how cars work.  It might sate one's curiosity, but it's not very pertinent info.

Otherwise, Dawkins does a great job at breaking this stuff down and patiently fielding some VERY dumb questions and non-questions that are essentially creationist arguments.  It was amazing how many of the questions are theological/philosophical rather than scientific - like the purpose of life or how to reconcile evolution and belief in God.

That video is older than the inflation theory, IIRC. Richard may not have been aware of it then.

[Hydra009]

Ah.  Judging from the upload date, I assumed the video was fairly recent.  Apparently, it's from a circa 2008 documentary.  Inflation was public knowledge at that time, wasn't it?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Ah.  Judging from the upload date, I assumed the video was fairly recent.  Apparently, it's from a circa 2008 documentary.  Inflation was public knowledge at that time, wasn't it?

Not sure when the announcement was made. Ah, Guth and Linde developed the theory in the '80s. Probable proof was found last March. This what I was remembering.