#creationism


# politics    

the discovery institute finds its martyr

The Discovery Institute thinks it has JPL dead to rights for demoting a vocal creationist. But the case is a little more complicated than that...
the discovery institute finds its martyr

# oddities    

selling paranoia to angry creationists

S.E. Cupp's profound insight: if liberals agree with the tenets of evolution, teaching science must be a conspiracy to destroy America.
selling paranoia to angry creationists

# education    

playing devil's advocate for creationists

According to the Center For Inquiry, science teachers can't tell students the Earth is not 6,000 years old and life as we know it evolved through natural selection and mutations.
playing devil's advocate for creationists

# education    

some homeschoolers just say no to evolution

Many religious zealots homeschool their kids to stop them from learning about evolution. And thanks to some homeschooling textbook publishers, they have a helping hand in denying their kids a scientific education.
some homeschoolers just say no to evolution

# oddities    

exploring the creationist thought process

How to argue like a creationist in one easy, dishonest, and willfully ignorant step.
exploring the creationist thought process

# evolution    

how to fail at biology and computer science

The Discovery Institute and its merry band of pseudoscientists seem to believe they can overturn the science of evolution by filibustering courts with meaningless buzzwords.
how to fail at biology and computer science

# science    

answering one fallacy with another

Creationists attack evolution with a hydra of bad faith arguments and logical fallacies. Trying to counter them using the bandwagon fallacy is only playing into their hands.
answering one fallacy with another

# science    

the creationist swarm stays on the offensive

After several years of sustained pushback, you'd think that creationists would find a new strategy. But they're nothing if not consistent and deaf to criticism...
the creationist swarm stays on the offensive

# science    

when in doubt, pull a bait and switch?

Pundits and commentators are still perplexed by Ken Ham and his temple of ignorance, and keep setting out on a snipe hunt for a deep, complicated reason why he created it.
when in doubt, pull a bait and switch?

# evolution    

a designer's questions about intelligent design

A few questions for the Great Creationist Information Theory Wizard William Albert Dembski about the design of the human body and genome.
a designer's questions about intelligent design

# science    

the unfortunate return of dennis sewell

Dennis Sewell is back, and this time with an entire book lazily recycling the worst and most thoroughly debunked arguments against evolution and Darwin's work and impact on science.
the unfortunate return of dennis sewell

# science    

the invader zim syndrome

The best metaphor for creationists might be a misanthropic kids' cartoon from the 1990s rather than a wolf in sheep's clothing.
the invader zim syndrome

# oddities    

when theologians peer inside an empty box…

Dr. William Craig is billed as a source of fresh, new commentary on science and religion. His work miserably fails to live up to the hype.
when theologians peer inside an empty box…

# evolution    

undermining biology, one class at a time

A new study confirms what science advocates have long suspected. Creationism in the classroom undermines the quality of student's education.
undermining biology, one class at a time

# science    

you can hear einstein's ghost weep…

A proper rebuttal to an example of concentrated, weapons-grade creationist nonsense from an angry reader.
you can hear einstein's ghost weep…

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