Answers in Genesis, the ministry organization founded by Ken Ham, is fairly well known for its apologetics outreach programs such as the Creation Museum, which Craig and I have already reviewed in detail. AiG also produces a large number of audio, video, and print materials to promote their biblical literalist view of the world. I …
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The How and Why of Denialism
From evolution to vaccinations to global warming, something I encounter on a regular basis while researching articles for this blog is denialism, rejecting the scientific evidence in favor of an alternative… an alternative which could be anything from pure woo to scientific-sounding arguments: “Just have faith” to “irreducible complexity.” Denialism is something that invariably causes …
Hooray for Texas!
Don McLeroy is no longer on the Texas Board of Education. Congratulations, Texas. It’s a step in the right direction, though you’ve still got a long way to go.
Intelligent Design… Fail!
From James McGrath of Exploring Our Matrix, I found these cartoons by Gordon Glover about Intelligent Design. The accuracy of the depiction of Intelligent Design is amazing… and amusing! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE5JIzJ0yUs httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqVJsmYJvDQ
Texas and The Flintstones
Most of Rationality Now’s readers are probably quite familiar with the influence Texas has on our country’s textbooks… and the mind-numbing inanity of some Texas Board of Education members, like Don McLeroy, who wield that influence. Fortunately, there are some school board members who have their feet firmly planted in reality, but they’re in the …
If it’s cold, it’s evidence!
I find it noteworthy that the global warming deniers, many of whom were touting the recent cold snap in the USA as evidence against global warming, are strangely silent about the recent warm temperatures we’ve been having. In Pennsylvania, it was about 60 degrees this morning, which is pretty high for this time of year… …
I love xkcd
xkcd is such a great web comic, not just for the humor, but for the insights. It’s also wonderfully techie and appeals to the geek part of me. Today’s comic is one of the funny and insightful ones (reproduced with the original title text for your hovering enjoyment). What I love about it is the …
Mississippi targeted by creationists
Mississippi can now lay claim to hosting the first anti-evolution bill of 2010, according to the National Center for Science Education. Gary Chism (R-District 37), who last year introduced a bill that would have required biology textbooks to include a classic creationist disclaimer about evolution, has sponsored this new bill, HB 586. From the NCSE …
Monarch Butterflies and creationism
I almost had a confrontation with someone I believe is a creationist today, but I refrained. I was at the Pennsylvania Farm Show with my daughter and while we were walking through the exhibits, I heard a voice talking about monarch butterflies over a PA system. What I heard was interesting and I finally located …
Steven Newton on Science Denialism
Over at EvolutionBlog, Jason Rosenhouse links to an editorial by Steven Newton, a project director for the National Center for Science Education. The editorial is posted on Huffington Post, which, as Rosenhouse points out, is "not usually the go-to place for intelligent commentary on scientific issues," but in this case, Steven Newton represents the NCSE …