Criminology, sports drug testing and evolution

DNA evidence in forensics

On March 18, 2013, a Florida man was found guilty of burglary and criminal damage to property, in an attempt to steal an ATM machine from a store. But the burglar had dropped his hat, and subsequent analysis of DNA in the hat matched that of a suspect. Based on this

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March 31st, 2013 | Category: Essays | Comments are closed

The last Japanese WWII holdout: A lesson for creationists

The saga of Hiroo Onoda

March 2013 is the 39th anniversary of a curious milestone of 20th century military history: On March 9, 1974, nearly 29 years after World War II supposedly ended with the Japanese surrender, Hiroo Onoda, the last Japanese holdout, turned over his sword and rifle to his commanding officer and ceased

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March 9th, 2013 | Category: Essays | Comments are closed

Did God create the world through evolution?

Introduction

Many religious fundamentalists reject the notion (adopted by many scientists as well as theologians) that God accomplished the creation of the earth or even the entire universe indirectly through natural processes. More to the point, these fundamentalists deny that God accomplished the creation of life on earth via an evolutionary process.

Typical of those

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March 3rd, 2013 | Category: Essays | Comments are closed