Dawkins and the Religion Petition PZ, you really are just about the biggest asshole I have ever known, and you are lying through your teeth. What I have defended in private, and will do so in public is well, is that my post was correct given the information I had. Dawkins did, in fact, sign [...]
Archive forDecember, 2006
Ed Brayton shares the Christmas spirit with PZ Myers
December 30th, 2006 | by scordova | published in Darwinism | 3 Comments »
National Center for Science Education Asked to Spy for the Government According to Congressional Report
December 22nd, 2006 | by fdocc | published in Darwinism | 1 Comment »
One of the most disturbing revelations of the recent congressional investigation into the Smithsonian’s persecution of Richard Sternberg is the behind-the-scenes role of the pro-Darwin lobbying group the National Center for Science Education (NCSE). Spying was only part of the NCSE‘s role. According to the congressional report, the NCSE helped mastermind efforts by government officials [...]
Intelligent Design Research Lab Highlighted in New Scientist
December 22nd, 2006 | by fdocc | published in Darwinism | Leave A Comment »
An article in the latest issue of New Scientist highlights the exciting work of scientists at the Biologic Institute, a new research lab conducting biological research and experiments from an intelligent design perspective. While writer Celeste Biever can’t suppress her visceral pro-Darwin bias from the story (which carries the dismissive title “Intelligent design: The God [...]
Off Topic
December 22nd, 2006 | by teleologist | published in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
I will be away from the computer for about a week as I celebrate the birth of our savior and just wanted to wish all of my friends here a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for allowing me to participate at Teleological blog and may God bless you all.
Richard Dawkins at it Again! (surprise, surprise!!)
December 20th, 2006 | by donaldm | published in Darwinism | 2 Comments »
Well, Richard Dawkins is at it again. This time he’s up in arms over an organization called Truth in Science over in the United Kingdom. Here’s a letter to the editor that RD put in The Guardian. From The Guardian Creationism in the classroom Tuesday December 19, 2006 The Guardian An organisation calling itself Truth [...]
Dr. Sternberg’s civil and constitutional rights were violated by Smithsonian officials.
December 18th, 2006 | by fdocc | published in Darwinism | Leave A Comment »
Smithsonian Scientist Demoted for Views Critical of Darwinian Evolution The House Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources has issued its official report on the investigation into the harassment and discrimination against biologist Dr. Richard Sternberg. (for more background see here). The congressional report bluntly states: The staff investigation has uncovered [...]
Judge Jones Federal Ruling on Intelligent Design Was Copied from ACLU
December 18th, 2006 | by fdocc | published in Darwinism | 4 Comments »
The CSC¨wrote in its Nota Bene for Friday 15 Dec 2006, The key section of the widely-noted court decision on intelligent design issued a year ago on December 20 was copied nearly verbatim from a document written by ACLU lawyers, according to a study released today by scholars affiliated with the Discovery Institute. “Judge John [...]
Atheism, Not Science Verses Religion
December 15th, 2006 | by teleologist | published in Atheism, Darwinism | 27 Comments »
I am going to offend a few people who read this blog. My intention really is not to offend anyone. I am not being deliberately provocative. I am simply worried. I am going to worrying out loud. I am going to deal with belief, specifically the problem of religious belief. Because I happen to think [...]
Sam Harris on How to Build a Straw Man and Other Fallacies
December 14th, 2006 | by donaldm | published in Darwinism | 2 Comments »
Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith and the just out Letter to a Christian Nation (L2CN) has a remarkable capacity for constructing straw men. Indeed both his books are filled with total misrepresentations of views with which he adamantly disagrees. I guess he deems it easier to beat up a monster of his [...]
ID and Interventionism
December 13th, 2006 | by teleologist | published in Intelligent Design | 164 Comments »
This is a repost of an older submission which was lost. It is presented as a resource to answer the recurring question “does ID require intervention by the designer?” If, by chance, it should ever come up that ID requires miracles or direct interventions in the course of the history of life (just kidding, of [...]