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Category: Creationism
In a recent post, my SciBling Jason Rosenhouse with whom I usually agree on these matters, voices a strong disagreement with this quote (from Thomas Dixon's book Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction, published by Oxford University Press in...
Posted by Coturnix at 1:04 AM • 45 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Society
If a publisher offered me a contract to write a book under a title that would be something like "Unscientific America", how would I go about it? I would definitely be SUCH a scientist! But, being such a scientist does...
Posted by Coturnix at 4:24 PM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Humor
Notice the Darwin drum in the background.......
Posted by Coturnix at 10:52 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Politics
How religion generates social conservatism: You could make a reasonable case that pencils have a purpose, but pencil shavings just exist. But what about elephants? Religious people and children are, of course, more likely than non-religious adults to say that...
Posted by Coturnix at 1:59 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Skepticism
There is a reason why he is #1
Posted by Coturnix at 5:02 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Science Education
If you walk into a room and flip a switch and the light does not come on, what do you do? I doubt that you throw yourself on the floor in fear, speaking in tongues, praying, blaming the Aliens or asking the Government to help you.
Posted by Coturnix at 5:05 PM • 9 Comments •
Category: Politics
There is no clearer and better example of Artificial controversy than the War on Christmas, as Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity re-invent it every year in order to boost their tanking ratings. What War on Christmas? Just drive along a...
Posted by Coturnix at 9:13 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: Politics
Little Light explains the strange tale about the school desk from Huckabee's speech. As we should have known by now - it is a dogwhistle: Sound familiar yet? Please tell me it does. This is the doctrine of "Grace, Not...
Posted by Coturnix at 5:29 PM • 9 Comments •
Category: Politics
owlz: Stated or not, the extreme right, the real audience intended to be won over by the Palin choice, will be eagerly anticipating her becoming president at the earliest possible date. They will be looking for her to have influence...
Posted by Coturnix at 9:28 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: Ideology
It is so nice teaching biology to adults when there are no (obvious) Creationists in the classroom. It does not always happen that way - I have had a couple of cases in the past - but this time it...
Posted by Coturnix at 12:50 PM • 35 Comments •
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