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A blog for the purpose of communicating my views on the intersection of science, religion and society. Written by a layman, for other laypeople with an interest in science. Recurring themes include the evolution vs. creation debate, and astronomy. I
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The Pale Blue Dot Vs. Organized Religion
Above is a famous photograph taken of the Earth (I added the arrow, of course) by Voyager 1 in 1990 from 4 billion miles away (about 6 light-hours). The late astronomer Carl Sagan called this view of Earth the "Pale Blue Dot", and had this to say ab...
Creationists And Conspiracy Theorists
Back in April, a participant in one of my favorite evolution debate discussion forums came up with a list of similarities between die-hard creationists and 9/11 conspiracy theorists that is, to say the least, thought-provoking. He is a longtime engi...
Debunking The Flood, Part V: Life's "Kind" Of A Bitch
Yep, just a minor adaptation. One of the most common questions regarding the Flood story is this: "How did all the animals fit on the Ark?" It's a question that everyone from 7 year old children to noted scientists like to ask those who are proponent...
An Open Letter To Creationists
Dear Perpetuators of Creationist Pseudoscience: It must be comforting to you to continually lie, evade, bluster and bluff in your pathetic effort to keep your 6,000 year old earth and creationist fantasies intact in that mass of unformed jelly you ...
Open Mouth, Insert Foot, Lose Job
D'oh! Michael Reiss, ordained clergyman of the Church Of England and Director of Education of the Royal Society (England's national academy of science), is voluntarily stepping down after his comments about allowing creationism into the science...
Caplan On Palin
Arthur Caplan, chairman of the medical-ethics department at the University of Pennsylvania, who delivered a scathing critique of Ben Stein's lie-fest Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed that I mentioned in this post, has delivered his opinion on Alask...
Palin: Friend Of Science Or Babbling Fundie?
At least Sarah Palin is sexier than Dick Cheney. Although I haven't been keeping a close eye on the news while I've been vacationing, of course I heard that Republican presidential candidate John McCain has selected Alaska governor Sarah Palin to be...
Intelligent Life Discovered In Kansas
Since I recently posted a letter to the editor from a proponent of creationism, I thought I'd post one from a proponent of evolution. This letter was written to the Topeka Capital-Journal by a man named Brian Thomas. It's refreshing to see some real...
The Texas Two-Step
Warning: This post contains an overabundance of quotation marks. This is meant to be construed as neither a malfunctioning keyboard, nor a compete loss of grammar skills on the part of the author. It is, however, meant to signify the author's total c...
Pope Decries Evolution / Creationism Debate
Pope Benedict XVI... science dork?While on holiday in northern Italy, Pope Benedict XVI recently called the evolution / creationism debate an "absurdity", and said that evolution and faith can co-exist.His one caveat was that while there is much scie...
Lisa Simpson Vs. The Fundies
A very funny look at the evolution/creationism debate, Simpsons-style. The portrayal of the debate, although couched in humor, is remarkably accurate....
Another Nail In The Creationist Coffin
The lowly E. coli bacterium is making it tougher for the creationists.One of the creationist's favorite claims is that evolution has never been observed "in progress". They claim that until it is observed under laboratory conditions, evolutionary the...
Proof's In The Genetic Pudding
The key to both life and the evolutionary tree.Creationists are fond of playing the denial game when it comes to evolutionary theory. No matter what scientific evidence is presented, it is invariably met with one or more of the following: a dismissi...
Sign Of The Times? Unfortunately, No
OMG, could it be? Sadly, no.Probably the biggest roadblock to the peaceful coexistence of religion and science in this country is the Christian fundamentalist claim that every word in the Bible is the exact word of God, and therefore everything in th...
