NOT!!!!!!
Actually, I think we can make even better arguments about Luskin's points than this fun video gives. Put them in the comment section please:
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Yeah uhm okay..
And they use human eye colour to illustrate Mendellian inheritance!
Luskin is SUCH a little lying weasel. He know better, but spreads the lie anyway. He's perfect for FAUX.
Luskin is such a smarmy, deceitful cockbag that you feel compelled to take a shower after seeing him speak.
It's a funny thing, but, over here in Europe, there is no controversy about evolution. It is just accepted as being true. Even the Roman Catholic Church, the largest Christian organisation, endorses evolution - and that's with a really backward-looking Pope.
I guess that it must be something to do with either intelligence or education. Let's hope that it's the latter, for that is something you can tackle.
Malcolm: What you say in your comment was once mostly true, but less and less every year, according to what I've read. Especially in Britain:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/23/creationists-…