Appeals Quote by Jerry A. Coyne

“A well-understood and testable hypothesis like sexual selection surely trumps an untestable appeal to the inscrutable caprices of a creator.”

Jerry A. Coyne

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Evolution tells us where we came from, not where we can go.

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These mysteries about how we evolved should not distract us from the indisputable fact that we did evolve.

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Theology is the post hoc rationalization of what you want to believe.

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