I don’t like that the Creation Museum in Kentucky is expanding, but it’s their money and they can do what they want with it. I do have a problem, however, with the official announcement being made alongside Governor Steve Beshear. Beshear’s participation in the announcement suggests state incentives for the project may be included. He [...]
Explaining the Problems with Irreducible Complexity
November 28, 2010 By 22 Comments
The sound of a professor talking usually makes me fall asleep, even if the topic is one I enjoy… But when QualiaSoup talks his way through a wonderful debunking of Intelligent Design, I am completely hooked. Treat yourself and block out 11 minutes to watch this thing in its entirety. It’s well worth it. How [...]
Is ‘Blessed’ a Big Deal?
November 28, 2010 By 63 Comments
The Vigo County School Corporation (public school) headquarters in Indiana had this message in front of their main building last year: Best Wishes For a Blessed New Year As reader Meg drove past the same building today, she caught a similar message: Have a Blessed Thanksgiving Is the word “blessing” worth raising a fuss over [...]
Helping Promote the Teaching of Evolution in School (via Rap)
November 25, 2010 By 6 Comments
I’ve posted about rapper Baba Brinkman before. His Rap Guide to Evolution debuted last year and he’s now trying to get high quality videos of his songs made for use in science classrooms everywhere: Quite a few biology and psychology teachers already use the rap songs in their classes (see the “Testimonials” document) to introduce [...]
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