PZ Myers on Evolution and Robert M. Price on The Reason-Driven Life Atheists Talk #003 Jan 27, 2008

Interview:
Download / Listen:
http://feeds.mnatheists.org/~r/AtheistsTalkRadioShow/~3/ajJ4bYulmFU/Atheists_Talk-0003-1_27_2008.mp3

Mike Huckabee proposes a God-Centered US Constitution.  National Academy of Sciences produces Science, Evolution and Creationism.  Robert M. Price talks about The Reason Driven Life.

The Reason Driven Life by Robert M. Price

Robert M. Price has authored a counter to Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life, and it is called The Reason Driven Life.

Where to get the book: https://www.google.com/search?q=the+reason+driven+life&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official

Transcript of an interview about the book:  http://www.equaltimeforfreethought.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/reason-driven-life.pdf

Science, Evolution, and Creationism -- from the National Academy of Sciences

"How did life evolve on Earth? The answer to this question can help us understand our past and prepare for our future. Although evolution provides credible and reliable answers, polls show that many people turn away from science, seeking other explanations with which they are more comfortable.

"In the book Science, Evolution, and Creationism, a group of experts assembled by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine explain the fundamental methods of science, document the overwhelming evidence in support of biological evolution, and evaluate the alternative perspectives offered by advocates of various kinds of creationism..."  Read More

Free to download, nominal cost to purchase hard copy, plus listen now or download podcast:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11876

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Interview:  http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/09/20/week-in-the-news-navy-yard-shooting-congressional-infighting-syria

Life to news of gunfire again this week.  At the Washington Navy Yard.  An angry, disturbed man hunting humans.  Killing twelve.  An American story.  Down the street, on Capitol Hill, the GOP throws down hard on Obamacare.  Defund it, comes the threat from House Republicans, or we will shut the US government down.  The President calls that extortion.  We’ve got conciliatory words from Iran.  A Syria deal. A Brazilian cancellation over US spying. A still-open Fed spigot.  And a new kind of Pope.  Up next On Point:  our weekly news round table goes behind the headlines.

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