Word: discarding
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...this be? The same process of investigation that lead to the concepts used in a car engine lead to evolutionary theory. Only hypocrisy or arbitrariness could allow us to discard one for the other. I shouldn't even have to say this, but as far as science goes, evolution is as "proven" as anything becomes. Numerous fields of evidence from vestigial structures to genetic correlation to documented speciation support the scientific community's acceptance of evolution. The volume of such evidence puts evolutionary theory alongside such staples of science as atomic theory or cell theory...
...completely from power for a couple of years--the power that addles his judgment and scrambles his more decent instruments. He should move far from Washington (not to Tennessee) and find a job among real people. He should take a vow of political silence. He should grow a beard, discard his ego and, for two years, listen to people. He should learn to walk like a normal human being...
...supposed to listen to each other in jazz," he said. "What you discard and what you elevate will determine your identity...
...there you have it. The four-step plan to Becoming a Better Person. Take what you think will be useful, and discard the rest. In the meantime, congratulations, keep on swinging those clubs and fighting the good fight. We're all kind of proud of you, in an aw-shucks, punch you in the shoulder, American sporting event kind...
...rally for the resurrection of the American downtown. The room was filled with stories of vacant storefronts reopening, of hard-fought triumphs over ridiculous zoning restrictions and blockheaded indifference to architectural heritage, of seniors moving like yuppies into hip lofts above Main Street shops. "We're a discard society," Moe told me that day. "But a lot of people are now seeing the value of preserving the best of what...