Arkady's Thoughts

Have you heard of Ardi?  Better known as Ardipithecus , is another missing link of human evolution possibly answering the age old Darwinian question; If humans did not evolve out of apes/chimps, then how can evolution be a viable concept?  Ardi, a 4-6 million year fossil shows a human ancestor with two anatomical mysteries impossible to ignore.  Ardi has significantly reduced canines, teeth substantially smaller than a chimp, but far more importantly, Ardi is a bipedal !  Bipedal-ism is a trait only available to humans and an evolutionary development that pushed human development forward. This discovery is yet another nail in the coffin of religious sentiment and control of social agenda.  Advocating creationism in the face of mounting evidence will become increasingly more difficult and will start silencing anti-evolutionary religious advocacy.  While religion in gener...

Some people have taken an objection to my rejection of religion within the new conservative movement in my last reaction video. I should have been clearer, much clearer - let me take the opportunity. I hold religion responsible for a lot of evils that have been put forth on this earth. Starting from the Crusades, rampant anti- semitism and the absolute terror that Islam has created. There are examples of religious conflicts that are too many to list, including the inevitable anger that some readers are probably experiencing. To me, religion is a personal matter. Unfortunately for too many people it is a global matter. Those who believe take offense to those that do not! That is a problem and is often a root cause of multiple conflicts. Religion has also become less and less effective in explaining worldly events and therefore the influence of the church has diminished and will continue to diminish. An example I often use in arguing this point is the following; At one point the church...