Month: May 2011
Contradictions, Irony, and Appeals to Authority Permeate The Language of Science and Faith
Giberson and Collins appeal to authority but admit the evidence is all that matters, claim that anti-Darwin literature uses “outdated” arguments when their own book uses outdated arguments for evolution, and Giberson lacks the same qualifications of those Darwin-doubting scientists whose qualifications he attacks. Why are they making these weak, non-scientific, and self-contradictory arguments?
New Book Sheds Light on the “Dark Age”: The Religion vs. Science Myth Exposed
The alleged “ignorance” of the medieval Church whose cherished dogmas included the belief in a flat earth, geocentric theory of the universe, and a hidebound biblical literalism is all challenged with insight and skill by this Oxford/Cambridge graduate and PhD in the history of science.
More Points on ERVs
In the absence of a feasible naturalistic mechanism to account for how evolution from a common ancestor could have occurred, how can we be so sure that it did occur?
Scientists Issue Letter Supporting Louisiana Science Education Act
Fifteen Ph.D. scientists wrote a letter to the Louisiana State Legislature defending the Louisiana Science Education Act and challenging critics for misrepresenting it.
Louisiana Preserves Science Education Act That Encourages Academic Freedom to Discuss Criticisms of Darwinism
The Louisiana State Senate Education Committee decisively rejected a proposed repeal of the Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA), which encourages academic freedom for teachers to cover divergent scientific views on issues such as Darwinian evolution.