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		<description><![CDATA[Metaphysics: meta = beyond, hence &#8216;beyond the physical&#8217;, &#8216;beyond nature&#8217; or supernatural
Causality: a necessary relationship between one event (called cause) and another event (called effect) which is the direct consequence (result) of the first (Wikipedia).
Causality is a metaphysic.
Wikipedia again: Evolutionary biology documents the fact that evolution occurs, and also develops and tests theories that explain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beholdtheman.wordpress.com&blog=4609162&post=324&subd=beholdtheman&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Metaphysics: meta = beyond, hence &#8216;beyond the physical&#8217;, &#8216;beyond nature&#8217; or <strong><em>supernatural</em></strong></p>
<p>Causality: a necessary relationship between one event (called cause) and another event (called effect) which is the direct consequence (result) of the first (Wikipedia).</p>
<p><strong><em>Causality is a metaphysic.</em></strong></p>
<p>Wikipedia again: Evolutionary biology documents the fact that evolution occurs, and also develops and tests theories that explain its <strong><em>causes</em></strong>.</p>
<p>When will these poor sods give up their infantile superstitions? Time to read Hume, ol&#8217; chaps.</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p>In other news:</p>
<p>I watched a video of Daniel Dennett giving a lecture to a herd of infatuated &#8217;skeptic&#8217; puppets today. What a waste of time. The high priest has nothing useful or interesting to say; just a shitload of pseudo-scientific speculative nonsense and mildly-derogatory caricatures; what a wanker. The selective skeptics lapped it and gave due praise to their authority.</p>
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