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In Seth Borenstein's article in MyWay, "some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs for your gut. That's the theory from surgeons and immunologists at Duke University Medical School, published online in a scientific journal this week."

This story went around the country in the media.

However, this has been known for over 30 years. In addition to the important repopulation of the gut with healthful flora, the appendix, like the tonsils and adenoids contain lymph nodes which we know aids in our immune response. The many "useless" or "vestigial" organs has dwindled to near zero, with continued scientific research.

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Guest columnist in the Waco Tribune-Herald, John Hugh Gilmore, the attorney for Professor Robert J. Marks II, gives his thoughts on recent events at Baylor.

"To its proponents, intelligent design is nothing more than a sophisticated, comprehensive critique of the theoretical and scientific foundations of Darwinism and its progeny. In other words, the theory of evolution should be put to the test. Like Marx. Like Freud.

To the opponents, intelligent design (ID) is an intellectual crime. Or so we must assume by the actions of Baylor University.

As counsel for Baylor Distinguished Professor Robert J. Marks II, I was amazed and discouraged by the controversy surrounding his rather routine yet scientifically exacting Web site that was shut down by the dean of his Engineering Department. This action came after anonymous complaints, but without an opportunity for him to respond beforehand.

The crime? His research might implicate intelligent design.

This is how a serious university should behave?"

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ID seems to be too dangerous an idea for any class in school, according to NCSE and others.

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The article by David Barash, in the Scientist, is troubling and thought-provoking for evolutionists.

Barash states that "hardly anyone has looked at consciousness as the evolutionary conundrum that it is. Thus, aside from the 'how' of neurobiology, what about the 'why'? What's the adaptive significance of consciousness? Think of the metabolic costs of a conscious brain, as well as its vulnerability, and even the behavioral downsides of excessive 'self-consciousness.'"

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European lawmakers approved a report condemning efforts to teach creationism in schools, underscoring concern about an emerging socially conservative agenda.

Meeting in Strasbourg, France, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe members approved, in a non-binding 48-25 vote, a report that criticizes creationism advocate for potentially sacrificing children's education "to impose religious dogma" and to promote "a radical return to the past," The International Herald Tribune reported Friday.

Interesting...but in this brief article in ScienceDaily, there is no mention of ID. As so, the secularist European community marches into the future with blinders on.

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