This is why Republicans are scary dangerous, and separation of church and...
Watch the following video without reading any context. Listen to what the guy says. Note that he says that evolution and embryology are lies from hell. Note that he claims that these lies have one...
View ArticleThe Problem Republicans Have With Science
The juxtaposition of Nobel Prize season and the revelation of High Octane Crazy in the Republican Party in regards to science is examined by Rachel Maddow: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world...
View ArticleDavid Coppedge was not fired because he is a creationist.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA fired him for performance reasons. Ars Technica’s John Timmer has the story: Coppedge had worked on the Cassini mission to Saturn, starting as a contractor in...
View ArticleThe War on Science: Interview
This is an interview at Atheists Talk (TV), an update on the war on science, and a rare opportunity to see me wearing a suit. The first few seconds are sound free; do not adjust your television set. I...
View ArticleEmpowering the individual does not equal ensmartening the individual
Imagine the following scenario. Two guys are walking down the street, in different cities. Guy A has two PhDs, one in quantum physics with a focus on dimensionality dynamics, the other in astrophysics...
View ArticleSatan playing air guitar on his pitchfork in your local public school?
What about a picture of Charles Darwin burning in hell to teach kids about flames? I don’t think so. Although I personally am not like some of my fellow secularists in reacting viscerally to any and...
View ArticleEvolution Debate Ends in Turkey?
According to the Turkish Daily News … The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey … has put a stop to the publication and sale of all books in its archives that support the theory of...
View ArticleReflections on Darwin’s Origin of Species
The The Origin Of Species by Charles Darwin was published over 150 years go. At the time, several different alternative theories of the origin and history of life were being discussed in the West. Some...
View ArticleIf a spider is in an Oreo Cookie, then evolution is true!
You know about the Atheists Nightmare, right? Also known as the Evolutionists Nightmare. No? It goes like this: That’s pretty darn convincing. Until someone opens up some closed thing and there is some...
View ArticleNCSE’s Genie Scott will Retire
My friend and colleague, executive director of the National Center for Science Education’s Genie Scott, will retire by the end of the year. She’s been director of the NCSE for 26 years. Genie is a key...
View Article“Evolution vs. Creationism” free book exerpt
In honor of Genie Scott’s imminent retirement as Executive Director of the NCSE, you are hereby offered a free downloadable PDF excerpt form Genie’s classic book. Click here to download the PDF. Click...
View ArticleTheater owner bends to creationists’ demands, cancels “Inherit the Wind”
From the Minneapolis City Pages: The New Ulm Actors Community Theater has decided to cancel its planned production of “Inherit the Wind” thanks to pressure from local evangelicals who object to the way...
View ArticleMy Atheist Talk Stuff
I’ve been a guest or interviewer on Minnesota Atheist Talk radio a number of times. I never talk about atheism because I’m nothing close to an expert on that or related issues (though I do have a...
View ArticleDebating Evolution vs. Creationism: Bullet Points
As you know, Bill Nye has agreed to engage in a debate about evolution with Ken Ham at the Kentucky Creation Museum. You may also know that I suggested that this debate was a bad idea, not so much...
View ArticleBill Nye at the Creation Museum and Russian Security at Sochi
See the link? It is pretty obvious to me. It seems that terrorists who are really serious, reasonably numerous, presumably well funded, and certainly experienced have threatened to attack the Winter...
View ArticleWho won the Bill Nye – Ken Ham Debate? Bill Nye!
In the Spring of 2010, evangelical Bible scholar Bruce Waltke, in speaking about the overwhelming evidence for evolution, said “To deny that reality will make us a cult, some odd group that is not...
View ArticleBill Nye’s Debate Victory Lap on The Last Word
Bill Nye “The Science Guy” went to the Creation Museum to debate “is creation a viable model of origins in today’s modern scientific era?” After the debate, Bill Nye came to the Last Word to discuss...
View ArticleLOL Creationists
Not work safe especially if you work in a church: 2+2=5. Slap. Oh sorry. This blog does not endorse all of the methods used in this video. But this blog did ROFLMAO. Hat tip Bunny.
View ArticleTwin Cities Creation Science Fair 2014
As PZ Myers points out, it is time for the Twin Cities Creation Science Fair! It is this Saturday, details here. Lorax is going. Normally, those of us from the science community who go to this simply...
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