#religion


# science    

south korea tells creationists to back off

South Korea reverses its creationist-friendly course after consulting with scientists over the contents of its school textbooks.
south korea tells creationists to back off

# science    

why a good story doesn't make for good reasoning

It's not a revelation that people like creationist "just-so" stories. Pundits need to stop insisting that scientists make up some of their own.
why a good story doesn't make for good reasoning

# politics    

religious freedom done very, very wrong

Christian zealots in Missouri vote to create a right they've always had just to sneak in a way to stop teaching their kids about evolution, sex, and cosmology.
religious freedom done very, very wrong

# politics    

defending a fanatic with wishful thinking

Pundits are hailing Pat Robertson's hateful tirade against atheists after an attack on a Sikh temple as a step forward in inter-faith relations. That's both telling and disturbing.
defending a fanatic with wishful thinking

# politics    

why atheism continues its steady rise

Religious fundamentalists are deeply offended that people no longer fear them and feel free to criticize their worst habits.
why atheism continues its steady rise

# evolution    

how to fail in publicly defending creationism

Why do creationists insist on demanding evidence that's been produced so many times over?
how to fail in publicly defending creationism

# evolution    

south korea's schools buckle to creationists

South Korea inexplicably allows its creationists to censor passages about evolution in science textbooks.
south korea's schools buckle to creationists

# science    

so whose anti-science is really worse?

Pseudoscience on the left may not be as dangerous or pervasive as on the right. But it's still there and still a major problem.
so whose anti-science is really worse?

# evolution    

why science shouldn't produce just so stories

Creationists expect science to tell them soothing tales about their place in the universe. That's just not going to happen.
why science shouldn't produce just so stories

# education    

how not to save science from atheists

Accommodationist philosopher Michael Ruse is now seriously defending the citizens of Tennessee voting on science and facts.
how not to save science from atheists

# politics    

why the accommodationists still don't get it…

Michael Ruse once again shows us why accommodationists don't understand science and how it works, and don't want to understand it.
why the accommodationists still don't get it…

# politics    

the fundamentalist problem of a modern society

People of faith contribute to society in countless ways. Fundamentalists, however, are a millstone around its neck.
the fundamentalist problem of a modern society

# science    

applying logic and causality backwards…

When creationists try to frame studies of evolutionary mechanisms as proof of a deity, they have their arguments exactly in reverse.
applying logic and causality backwards…

# politics    

covering up for mediocrity and greed with piety

"Yeah, sure he's not that good. But he's a man of such deep faith!"
covering up for mediocrity and greed with piety

# politics    

defiling the memory of the holocaust in israel

Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel are completely out of control according to the secular Israelis who have to share a country with them.
defiling the memory of the holocaust in israel

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