I once heard the mathematician Mo Gawdat present a very strong argument against the chance that the first life occurred spontaneously. It is in his book Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy.
He carefully didn’t use the word evolution in the text, but he did dare to use a form of the word – in fact the last word of the text is “evolved” – very daring.
The other interesting fact is that scientists basically panned his book, since it had so many scientific errors. But the book was quickly picked up by a lot of religious scholars. Without them, it would’ve been one more book in the ash heap of history. What irony.
Grumpy Old Guy over 4 years ago
Darwin may not have used the word evolution, but he sure did bring the meaning of “stupid” to a whole other level…..
LeftCoastKen Premium Member over 4 years ago
IIRC Johnny Carson used to say Nyctophobia is the inordinate fear of running full speed backwards into a doorknob while wearing a hospital gown.
kucpa Premium Member over 4 years ago
I thought Nyctophobia was an extreme fear of New York City…
J Short over 4 years ago
I once heard the mathematician Mo Gawdat present a very strong argument against the chance that the first life occurred spontaneously. It is in his book Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy.
The Pro from Dover over 4 years ago
Oh Oh, this guy said that I was a Nyctophobiac, so I slapped him. I better go apologize in the morning.
Attwater's prairie chicken over 4 years ago
On this day in history on August 25th 1991 Belarus gains independence from the USSR.
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 4 years ago
And his mother never called him Chuck.
Take care and gesundheit.
WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago
Amoeba to Darwin: “Charles…I am your father!
UmmeMoosa over 4 years ago
If you want to remember that word, just repeat to yourself ‘New York City to phobia’.
aimlesscruzr over 4 years ago
It now surprises me that Maiden didn’t name the song Nyctophobia…
https://youtu.be/L4EDWVbNKnM
Nala the Great over 4 years ago
It was on the ship because of a storm??? If there wasn’t a storm, how were they going to transport it?
Stephen Gilberg over 4 years ago
I see: “Nyctophobia” is the clinical term. Less formal alternatives include “lygophobia,” “scotophobia,” and “achluophobia.”
It hadn’t occurred to me before that the Statue of Liberty would be shipped in so many pieces, but that makes sense.
craigwestlake over 4 years ago
And Nictophobia is an extreme fear of running into Gort…
tinstar over 4 years ago
It’s not the darkness that we are afraid of… it’s what’s in it, that we cannot see, that frightens us.
Chad Cheetah over 4 years ago
I like all of today’s facts!
spaced man spliff over 4 years ago
Darwin never said ‘survival of the fittest’ either.
JastMe over 4 years ago
He carefully didn’t use the word evolution in the text, but he did dare to use a form of the word – in fact the last word of the text is “evolved” – very daring.
The other interesting fact is that scientists basically panned his book, since it had so many scientific errors. But the book was quickly picked up by a lot of religious scholars. Without them, it would’ve been one more book in the ash heap of history. What irony.
Fan o’ Lio. over 4 years ago
300 copper pieces ???