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Tag Archives: evolution
The Voyage that Shook the World
by John C. Snider © 2009 If you buy the latest Creationist explanation, Charles Darwin was a fantasy-prone naif who “fabricated stories” as a boy, fell for a bunch of geological uniformitarianist claptrap, got mad at God for the deaths … Continue reading
Intelligence Without Design: A Third Way?
by John C. Snider © 2009 We’re all familiar with the debate: either the universe was created by an intelligent creator, or it’s the result of natural forces and random happenstance, with no purpose or direction except that which we … Continue reading
Squeaker in Texas
The Dallas Morning News reports “the State Board of Education on Thursday narrowly turned aside a last-ditch effort by social conservatives to require that ‘weaknesses’ in the theory of evolution be taught in science classes in Texas.” It was a … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, evolution, intelligent design, news, politics, religion, science
Tagged board of education, creationism, evolution, texas
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Podcast #46 – Supreme Court on Summum
We analyze three recent developments nationwide that affect the integrity of church-state separation: an Oklahoma legislator condemns evolution; an Arkansas legislator seeks to end discrimination against atheists in his state constitution; and the Supreme Court rules against an obscure New … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, evolution, news, podcast, politics, religion, religious rights, science
Tagged arkansas, evolution, hjr1009, hr1014, hr1015, oklohoma, pleasant grove, richard carroll, richard dawkins, seven aphorisms, summum, supreme court
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The sound of inevitability?
Hmmm. Now even mainstream churches are jumping on the Darwin Day bandwagon. Evolution Weekend 2009 is coordinated by something called The Clergy Letter Project, which encourages congregations, “through sermons, discussion groups, meaningful conversations and seminars, [to] show that religion and science … Continue reading
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Tagged clergy letter project, evolution, evolution weekend 2009
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Podcast #42 – Ken Miller on Darwin Day
Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin! To celebrate, we interview Ken Miller (a.k.a. Dr. Kenneth R. Miller), Professor of Biology at Brown University and co-author (with Joseph S. Levine) of Prentice-Hall’s Biology, one of the most-used and most-respected high school textbooks … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, evolution, interviews, podcast, religion, science
Tagged biologist, biology, darwin day, evolution, ken miller
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Atlanta Science Tavern hears E. O. Wilson
May I recommend the Atlanta Science Tavern? If you live in metro Atlanta, that is (if you don’t, do a little googling and you might find a science tavern active in your city). The AST is coordinated by the soft-spoken … Continue reading
Posted in evolution, news, religion, science
Tagged atlanta science tavern, e. o. wilson, emory university, environmentalism, evolution, evolution revolution
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Podcast #31 – Eugenie Scott
We talk to Dr. Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) about the recent action by the Texas Board of Education [www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe] that places three creationists on the six-member committee that reviews science standards [link]. … Continue reading
Podcast #20 – Barbara Forrest
Barbara Forrest – We talk to Dr. Barbara Forrest about SB 733 [link], the so-called Louisiana Science Education Act, a piece of legislation sitting on the desk of Governor Bobby Jindal that, if signed, would enable teachers and administrators in state schools to … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, commentary, evolution, history, humor, intelligent design, interviews, news, podcast, politics, religion, science
Tagged 4th of July, alfred wallace, barbara forrest, bobby jindal, charles darwin, creationism, evolution, George Carlin, independence day, intelligent design, louisiana, louisiana coalition for science, science
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Louisiana’s Jindal Signs Stealth Creationism Bill
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2719223520080627 The day before we recorded episode #20 of the podcast, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed the Louisiana Science Education Act, which is essentially designed to protect teachers who might want to insert creationist teachings into public school biology classrooms. … Continue reading →