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Science

A Master of Science in Creationism?!

March 19, 2009

The loons are determined to take over Texas with State Rep. Berman of Tyler introducing a bill that would allow The Institute of Creation Research to grant a Master of Science degree in creationism:
State Rep. Leo Berman (R-Tyler) proposed House Bill 2800 when he learned that The Institute for Creation Research (ICR), a private institution [...]

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Rare reptile found on NZ’s mainland

March 19, 2009

Isn’t it just the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? “It” is a baby Tuatara, a kind of reptile whose lineage goes back to the dinosaurs. One was recently was found on the mainland of New Zealand recently after being gone for 200 years.

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Lizard!

March 17, 2009

I know it probably makes me a bit of an oddball, but I really love lizards & could not resist sharing this photo of an albino lizard from Flickr:

Lula, originally uploaded by m4de.

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Darwin the Abolitionist?

January 26, 2009

Did you know that Charles Darwin was an abolitionist as were other of his family members and that it may have motivated his research into natural selection?
Science historians Adrian Desmond and James Moore have compiled compelling new evidence which reveals Darwin was passionately opposed to slavery and this was the moral impetus behind his work.
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Expelled Gets Flunked

December 8, 2008

Ben Stein apparently accused Roger Ebert of refusing to review Ben Stein’s propaganda film Expelled. Stein is no doubt regretting that accusation now as Ebert has slapped a big ole red “F” on Ben Stein’s forehead.
In the film, Ben Stein asks predictable questions, and exploits an unending capacity for counterfeit astonishment. Example:
Scientist: “But Darwin did [...]

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Reality rules! Superstition Drools!

November 30, 2008

Or in the words of Adam of Daylight Atheism:
…the age of reason is also an age of wonder. The devotees of superstition and pseudoscience do not know what they are missing. In grasping after fool’s gold, they have missed the true vein. The universe is a grander, more majestic and more beautiful place than any [...]

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The World’s Smartest Bird?

November 21, 2008

That a Raven could figure out on it’s own how to pull up a string with meat attached to it is not surprising at all to me.  When I’ve gotten the chance to look at one closely I’ve always gotten the sense that they were looking right back at me.  They just give off this [...]

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Evolution vs. Creationism, the Texas version

June 4, 2008

It looks like Texas is planning to enter the “debate” over the teaching of evolution. After fighting for nearly three years about how to teach children to read, the Texas Board of Education has decided to take on the science curriculum this summer.
One of the goals of the board is to undermine the teaching [...]

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More evidence that God’s a bit bizarre

February 11, 2008

Check out this video of young amphibians literally eating the skin off their mom’s back:

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As weird as it may be, it makes sense if evolution is true. The mother’s skin becomes very thick and rich with nutrients when she’s brooding and unless the [...]

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British lab creates 3 parent embryos

February 5, 2008

An apparent breakthrough has been made in the treatment of serious diseases with a British lab claiming that it has made up to 10 embryos from two women and one man. If all goes well it could lead to the eradication of inheritable diseases by lowering the chance of women passing those genes on [...]

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