Posts Tagged ‘origin of species’

Podcast #73 – War on Christmas Special

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Okay, no War on Christmas per se, but… the festive season approaches, and it’s time for us to share our Top Five suggestions for holiday gifts for nonbelievers!  It’s your opportunity to warm the cockles of the family atheist and/or make pious relatives squirm as you share presents around the pagan tree.

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Eugenie Scott v Ray Comfort Pt. 2

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

As 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 Report.  Here’s the second and final round.  First, Ray Comfort trots out more of the same old nonsensical blither-blather, then Scott finishes him off in her closing statement.

Look for Comfort’s minions soon at a major university near you–they’re giving away copies of Darwin’s Origin of Species with a 50-page “introduction” by Comfort.  Aren’t you lucky?

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Eugenie Scott v Ray Comfort

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

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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Darwin film gets US distributor

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

When reports came out a few days ago blaming Creationist fervor in America for the failure of Darwin bio-pic Creation to get a US distributor, I was skeptical of the claim; further, I was sure it wouldn’t be long before a distribution deal was announced.  If America loves anything, it’s controversy.

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Evolution, Lucky Edition

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

We stumbled across this yesterday, quite by accident, while doing our grocery shopping.  It’s Evolution Wine, a blend of nine white varietals produced by Sokol Blosser Winery in Oregon.  Too bad it wasn’t around for Darwin Day back in February, but this vintage wasn’t released until September 9th.  Still, it’s the perfect choice for the upcoming 150th anniversary of the release of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species on November 24th.  And you know we’ll be celebrating that!

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