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CLEARWATER – You, sitting there. Do you feel old this morning?<\/a><\/p>\n

Well, consider this, courtesy of author Michael Dowd: You are older than you thought.<\/p>\n

A lot older.<\/p>\n

Cosmically, you are about 14-billion years old, the same age as the universe – give or take 20, 40 or 80 years, whenever your birth certificate says you were born, says Dowd, a former pastor speaking to the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater this week.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Author and former pastor Michael Dowd will give a free workshop called “Thank God for Evolution: How Science and Religion Are Spurring Each Other on to Greatness” from 7 to 9:15 p.m. Thursday at the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater, 2470 Nursery Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CLEARWATER – You, sitting there. Do you feel old this morning? Well, consider this, courtesy of author Michael Dowd: You are older than you thought. A lot older. 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