Yes, I know, that's the point of the article. The paradox, that is.
2009/11/23 Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
> Okay, yes, but the conclusion is still:
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> And so we are forced to the conclusion that, in almost every respect,
> Genesis is a better book than The Origin of Species, in the purity and
> intensity of its style, in its recognition of human realities. It's just
> that Genesis is a pack of lies that has served the cause of bafflement for
> millennia, while The Origin of Species is true and has done more to liberate
> us from ignorance than any other book.
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> Doug
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> On 22-Nov-09, at 7:59 AM, David Bircumshaw wrote:
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> I like this Toronto 'smackdown:
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>> http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/728285--analysis-darwin-vs-genesis-a-literary-smackdown
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David Bircumshaw
"A window./Big enough to hold screams/
You say are poems" - DMeltzer
Website and A Chide's Alphabet
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