Episode 15 As we begin our first evolution miniseries, our hosts take some time to discuss why this topic has become so central to the "religion vs science" conflict and why it matters to us. How do we reconcile a sovereign God with the randomness of natural selection? Can we find meaning through science or only facts? Who ever thought that breeding pugs was a good idea?

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produced by Zack Jackson music by Zack Jackson and Barton Willis

Show Notes Favorite fruits

Kiwiberries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinidia_arguta

Watermelon [and how they’ve changed in the last few centuries]

https://www.vox.com /2015/7/28/9050469/watermelon-breeding-paintings

Banana [other fruits talked about too]

https://www.sciencealert.com/fruits-vegetables-before-domestication-photos-genetically-modified-food-natural

Threat to the cavendish: https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/22/africa/banana-panama-disease/index.html

Strawberries [a brief history]

https://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/factsheets/strawberryhistory.html

Dogs

Labradoodle Regrets:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/us/labradoodle-creator-regret.html

French Bulldog insemination

https://www.frenchie.shop/blogs/frenchie-shop-blog/do-french-bulldogs-have-to-be-artificially-inseminated [pro-Frenchie site]

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/03/30/25974515/your-french-bulldog-is-an-abomination [biased against them]

Pugs

https://www.petmd.com/dog/breeds/c_dg_pug [Note the medical issues associated with them]

Theistic evolution

https://biologos.org/articles/theistic-evolution-history-and-beliefs

Theodicy

In-depth philosophy article

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/evil/

General definitions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodicy

https://www.britannica.com/topic/theodicy-theology

Pardes

An explanation and experience: https://onbeing.org/blog/the-spaces-between-the-consonants/