against
> Galileo was rational and just."
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> Bill Silvert
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> - Original Message - From: "Derek Pursell"
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Science and religion are indeed compatible, providing that people do not use
the ideas and methodologies of one to override or undermine the other...
eep an open mind and understand that faith and
reason, while fundamentally different concepts, are both valid ideas and tools
of the human mind.
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Derek E. Pursell
--- On Fri, 5/14/10, James Crants wrote:
From: James Crants
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Science and Religion Dogmatic conflict? Re: [ECOL
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Sarah Frias-Torres <
sfrias_tor...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Science is based on fact.
> Religion is based on faith.
> They don't mix.
These statements, and some others that have come up, show how narrowly
religion has come to be defined in western cultures. In Amer
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> [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of William Silvert
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> [ECOLOG-L] evolution for non-
For many students, particularly nonmajors, the history of life is far
more exciting than the details of how evolution works. Stanley's
textbook _Earth Systems History_ is quite good, as is Dawkins _The
Ancestor's Tale_ and Richard Fortey's book _Life_. (The latter is a
bit dated, as it was publishe
For those of you who do not think that this debate is divisive, just check
out the gubernatorial campaign in Alabama. Both sides are going against
evolution to gain supporters!
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 00:18, Warren W. Aney wrote:
> How about: Science is trying to discover the world as it is, r
Silvert
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My preferred definition is that science is about seeing the world as it is,
religion about seeing the world as
As a recent graduate about to move on to a Masters in paleoecology, I have
been following this thread looking for good summer reads. So I went to the
library and checked out some of the books that have been recommended. I
have started by picking up The Selfish Gene and The Reluctant Mr. Darwin.
was and that man was god's favoured creation.
Bill Silvert
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Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Science and Religion Dogmatic conflict? Re: [ECOLOG-L]
evolution for non-scientists textbook
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> of Edward F. Ricketts" By Katherine A. Rodger, with a foreword by Susan F.
> Beegel. It is not a text, but I am reluctant to term it "additional
> reading."
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> - Original Message - From: "Madhusudan Katti" <
> mka...@csufresno.edu>
>
rd F. Ricketts" By Katherine A. Rodger, with a foreword by Susan F.
Beegel. It is not a text, but I am reluctant to term it "additional
reading."
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From: "Madhusudan Katti"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] evolutio
Just following up on my earlier suggestion, there is a positive review
of "The Tangled Bank" in the recent American Biology Teacher:
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1525/abt.2010.72.3.13
“For students of evolution or scholars who want to know the specifics
about particular evolutionary proces
Dear All - Of the suggestions made, I would echo Ken Leonard's avoidance
of Dawkins' latest book, The Greatest Show on Earth. It is too long,
has several factual mistakes scattered throughout, and frankly, is
boring to read. Jerry Coyne's book, Why Evolution is True, covers much
of the same m
ses me as being an honest effort to tell a story of
a personal experience with an helical twist.
WT
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Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] evolution for non-scientists textbook
I'll throw 'The
Hello!
Of all the books recommended there are two _against_ which I would
strongly recommend: Selfish Gene (Dawkins) and (Diversity of Life) Wilson.
Dawkins uses a metaphor (the same-said selfish gene) which _may_ be
valid for bio-science majors but which can be severely misleading for
non-
The Greatest Show on Earth, by Richard Dawkins.
Enjoy.
Jim
jbowen wrote on 10-May-10 11:01:
Hi All:
In the fall I am going to be teaching an Evolutionary Biology course for
students in the social sciences and humanities. No prior coursework in the
natural sciences is required. I am curious if
I'll throw 'The Beak of the Finch' by Jonathan Weiner into the mix. In addition
to a very cogent explanation of natural selection, it continues the case study
usage of finches in the Galapagos and personalizes the story with anecdotes of
the scientists making the observations, which may also int
I use the Selfish Gene in my lower-level genetics class and Diversity of
Life in Ecology.
A lot depends on the reading level of the folks you are dealing with.
Malcolm
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Michael Cooperman <
michael.cooper...@noaa.gov> wrote:
> Hello -
>Although not a text book
I had great success using two books: 1) David Quammen's book The
Reluctant Mr. Darwin; and 2) Jerry Coyne's Why Evolution is True.
Although Quammen’s book is succinct, it provides a wonderfully
explicit portrait of Darwin’s life from 1837 until his death in 1882.
Coyne’s book is replete wit
I teach evolution to non-majors and agree with the Tangled Bank
suggestion. As a supplement I suggest The Evolution Dialogues printed
by the AAAS. The later is particularly useful for students who have the
perception that evolution conflicts with religion.
Madhusudan Katti wrote:
I'd look
Hi,
What a fun opportunity! I would recommend "Evolution for Dummies" and
supplement this book with some other readings (Gould - Hen's teeth &
Horse's toes?). The UC Berkeley evolution site is also great resource
for this sort of class. There are a couple of cartoons I found
especially eff
I'd look at "The Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution" by Carl
Zimmer. Here's the Amazon page for the book: http://amzn.to/acUSiw.
On 5/10/10 7:01 AM, jbowen wrote:
Hi All:
In the fall I am going to be teaching an Evolutionary Biology course for
students in the social sciences and humanit
Hello -
Although not a text book per se, Richard Dawkins' book The Selfish
Gene would provide an excellent description of evolution and ample
discussion material. Its been several years since I read it, but I think
it was written to be easily accessible to a lay audience.
Alongthe same
Hi All:
In the fall I am going to be teaching an Evolutionary Biology course for
students in the social sciences and humanities. No prior coursework in the
natural sciences is required. I am curious if the list might have
recommendations for a textbook that is appropriate for this audience.
Than
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