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Fred Sanders

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50. Can you really? Evolution not a problem for you then? Firmly held beliefs equal to scientific facts

Reply to roguevalley (Reply #38)

Fri Nov 28, 2014, 07:44 PM

Nov 2014

for you then?

Science and religion are as incompatible as oil and water.

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