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A Reply to David Frum
AreYouLiberal.Com | December 23rd 2009
David Frum quotes my post about Minnesota Governor Pawlenty and his support for teaching “intelligent design” creationism to public school children, and takes exception to my remarks: A Problem for Pawlenty. Johnson’s comment seems read more
Strange Relics from the Depths of the Earth – by J.R. Jochmans,…
Home Cinema and Technology | December 22nd 2009 by Michael Lappas
An article that I found an interesting read. It is a little long, be warned. Short Summary Dr. Jochmans cites numerous accounts of human artifacts being found in earth strata, which according to the standard evolutionary time scale, predate human evo read more
Wisdom in Carnage
Exploring Our Matrix | December 18th 2009 by James McGrath
I'll be frantically grading between now and next Tuesday, like so many others in academia. The best gem in an exam thus far was a student who wrote that the Gospel of John presents Jesus as "Wisdom in carnage." I will assume that the student meant "W read more
Darwin Was Wrong, Part 7: Stone Cold Lies
Bay of Fundie | December 18th 2009
[This is the latest installment of my experience at the Darwin Was Wrong lie-fest put on by Logos Research Associates. You can start from the beginning of this story in Part 1, or you can jump to the first speaker in Part 4. You can watch the videos read more
Roger Ebert PWNS Ben Stein and his creationist "theories&quo…
Skeptical Eye | December 17th 2009 by SE
Here.Not a new entry, but entertaining nonetheless. read more
A Proper Shredding of the Anthropic Principle
The Thinker | December 17th 2009 by Jeffrey Ellis
The anthropic principle is the notion that our universe is “fine-tuned” for life of our kind to exist, implying that it must therefore have been intentionally designed. It is often cited by those who seek scientific evidence upon which to read more
Tracking Living (Or Recently Dead) African Pterosaurs
s8intcom blogger | December 17th 2009
by Chris Parker, Copyright 2009 Isaiah 30:6 (New King James Version) The burden against the beasts of the South. Through a land of trouble and anguish, From which came the lioness and lion, The viper and fiery flying serpent…. One might think tha read more
Wild Fact #916 – Just a Little Squirt – Bombardier Beetle
Wild Facts | December 17th 2009 by Nathan
Thursday’s edition of Wild Facts – The Best Offense is a Good Defense takes us back to the insect world. Pictured above is the Bombardier Beetle which has a very complex self-defense mechanism. In fact, it is so complex that many Creati read more
A History of Intelligent Design
The New Atheist | December 16th 2009 by The New Atheist
Look how happy Neil was to meet me! read more
NOT How I View The Relationship Between Science and Faith
Exploring Our Matrix | December 14th 2009 by James McGrath
The image below does not reflect how I view the relationship between religion and science. But it is funny nevertheless, and it does reflect the views of some people.HT Eric Michael Johnson, who shared it in a post that is worth reading, focusing on read more
Faith Is Retarded – In HD – Funny video mocking the delusiona…
Funny Videos | December 14th 2009
What do Kirk Cameron, Jesus Christ, and the Special Olympics have to do with one another? Clearly Christianity, as with all religions, has been a necessary cog in the machinery of evolution. But it is a crutch that we no longer need. It is time for read more
THE MORE THEY KNOW DARWIN
Berean Studies | December 12th 2009
According to an international poll released by the British Council, the majority of Americans - 60% - support teaching alternatives to evolution in the science classroom. The percentage is the same for Britons....Of course, the British media reportin read more
The Genius of Kent Hovind
The Armchair Antichrist | December 11th 2009 by Andrew
Kent Hovind’s doctoral thesis for Patriot University, a diploma mill, has been leaked. And it is everything you would expect to come out of a genius of his magnitude. It is full of references to the bible and attacks on evolution. Basically, if read more
Professor Kent Hovind completes doctoral thesis under PZ Myers
Science and Math Defeated | December 11th 2009
Professor Kent Hovind is a Micro-Evolutionary Biologist who received his M.A. of World Science from Liberty University. He was recently incarcerated because, in the tradition of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., he merely violated the law. Yet, lik read more
Genie Scott on the History and Characteristics of Creationism
Exploring Our Matrix | December 11th 2009 by James McGrath
The National Center for Science Education made this available on their YouTube channel. read more
Origins of Creationism
Pablo's Origins Blog | December 11th 2009
During the 1800’s, in response to evidence of vast geological epochs, most theologians equated the days of creation in the Genesis account with geological ages. They accepted the idea that the Earth was very old. William Jennings Bryan still held t read more
Without the Help of a Deity, Entropy Can Create Complexity
The New Atheist | December 10th 2009 by The New Atheist
The origin of complexity is a key point in the creation v. evolution debate. Via Science Daily:In a study that elevates the role of entropy in creating order, research led by the University of Michigan shows that certain pyramid shapes can spontaneou read more
The Real Causes of Creationism
Pablo's Origins Blog | December 10th 2009
By 1959, the Neo-Darwinian synthesis had gained near universal acceptance among biologists. Scientists finally understood how evolution worked. To reverse the effects of the anti-evolution crusade, the Federal Government began funding a new series of read more
Why do people laugh at creationists? (part 5).
HaHa | December 9th 2009 by fouad
The following video is made available to you copyright free to use for purposes of education. You may not use this video to make money however we do encourage uploading this video wherever and whenever you want. For all the details as to why you sho read more
God Bless Canada ...
Another Point of View | December 9th 2009 by Pierre H. Vachon
... indeed. Here is more on the matter of religion-driven influences in Canadian politics - especially under the Harper CPC government:How religion influences Canadian politicsBy Eric MangAlthough he doesn't say it as frequently as he once did, when read more
Famous Creationist/Tax Cheat Kent Hovind's Doctoral Dissertation…
The New Atheist | December 9th 2009 by The New Atheist
This creationist garbarge will make you want to rip your own eyes out, yet it is impossible to stop reading. You have been warned! Christians need to stand up for what is right. I believe God's Word is the truth, and all real scientific evidence vali read more
The Scopes Trial, Part II
Pablo's Origins Blog | December 9th 2009
The initial attention attracted by the new Tennessee statute expanded into media frenzy, when six weeks after the statute became law, John Scopes was indicted for violating it. From its bizarre beginnings to its inconclusive ends, the Scopes trial wa read more
The Anti-evolution Crusade
Pablo's Origins Blog | December 9th 2009
Evolutionary science produced a popular backslash in America during the 1920’s. This was known as America’s anti-evolution crusade. Conservative Christians had never liked the Darwinian theory of human evolution, but their concern became a crusad read more
Evolutionary Creation
Skeptical Eye | December 8th 2009 by SE
The term 'evolutionary creation' to most individuals seems like a contradiction in terms. This would be the case if the words 'evolution' and 'creation' were restricted to their popular meanings. That is, if the former is bound to an atheistic world read more
Creationism Is Deceitful By Design
Skeptical Eye | December 8th 2009 by SE
via toomanytribbles read more
The meaning of life, the universe and everything...
They say it's in the genes | December 8th 2009 by Argentum Vulgaris
Well, according to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Deep Thought was a computer created to answer just that. And, it did over a period of 7 million years. I reckon the damn thing was a MAC, what computer takes 7 million years to come up with an read more
Conservapedia: Masters of Deceit
Bay of Fundie | December 8th 2009
(From DJBrianE’s Flickrstream) I went by Conservapedia the other day to see what their most popular articles are. A year or so back, almost everything on that list had to do with homosexuality. I’d say they were a bit fixated over there. read more
What the Pastor Would Not Post
Already Gone | December 7th 2009 by Robert Parrish
[The following post was originally published in Ken Ham's personal blog, "Around the World with Ken Ham." Ken is the founder and president of Answers in Genesis and the author of numerous books, including Already Gone published byMaster Books.] On read more
a designer’s questions about intelligent design
weird things | December 7th 2009 by Greg Fish
You probably remember one of my favorite wannabe scientists, Bill Dembski. His lack of understanding in the very things he claims to have real expertise, penchant for assertions that aren’t even wrong, and pomposity that just begs to be taken d read more
Darwin Was Wrong, Part 6: Driving Miss Ideologue
Bay of Fundie | December 7th 2009
(Image by Crocoduck-Rex) [This is the latest installment of my experience at the Darwin Was Wrong lie-fest put on by Logos Research Associates. You can start from the beginning of this story in Part 1, or you can jump to the first speaker in Part 4. read more
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