In this corner…Ray “The Atheist’s Nightmare” Comfort, evangelical nutjob and world renowned banana theorist, defending his publication of a heavily abridged edition of On the Origin of Species–with a special introduction that smears Charles Darwin as a racist, misogynist and proto-Nazi.
And in this corner…Dr. Eugenie C. Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, taking Comfort to task for his disingenuous and factually challenged claims.
You know who’s gonna win this one.
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Genie continues to be the most polite and erudite of all of us. I’d've called an airstrike on Comfort…
[...] I reported a few days ago, evangelist and armchair evolution critic Ray Comfort has engaged in debate with Dr. Eugenie Scott of the National Center for Science Education. Their exchange has been posted at US News and World [...]