And Speaking Of Stupidity….
Bill Nye and Bill Maher offer an entertaining and informative analysis of this growing phenomenon: Recommend this Post
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Feb. 12: Happy Darwin Day
February 12 is international Darwin Day, the day when we collectively celebrate science and reason. And, of course, we recognize Charles Darwin’s birthday: February 12, 1809 (the same birthdate as…
On A Lighter Note, Even Pat Robertson Is Embarrassed
It is always a delight when even the crazed religious right begins to splinter. Watch the video below, a five-minute compilation of Bill Nye’s recent ‘debate’ with creationist Ken Ham…
It’s Not the End of the World
His mind slid away into the labyrinthine world of doublethink. To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously…
Survival of the Fittest
Charles Darwin has long been associated with the phrase, “survival of the fittest.” For a century and a half people have used it to refer to their understanding of his…
Why Creationists Don’t Win the Nobel Prize
Looking at the list of Nobel prizes awarded in 2013 for science, we see three prestigious entries: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 François Englert and Peter W. Higgs “For…
Creationism’s stench still lingers in American education
Creationism (and it’s dressed-up-in-drag younger brother, “intelligent” design) is the black mold of education. It’s an insidious infection of the mind, an intellectual parasite. And like real-life black mold, it…
Intelligent Thoughts on Intelligent Design
While I firmly believe in a transcendent reality, I have no patience or tolerance for the promotion of ignorance in the guise of religious freedom in education. This intelligent and…
Sound and fury, signifying nothing
There’s a truly great moment in Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, when Macbeth voices his last, and perhaps most moving, soliloquy about the fleetingness of life, and the meaning of what we…
What does it mean to be openminded?
A few weeks ago I was considering going to a dinner party called “Conscious Collective Gatherings: Non-Denominational Conversation”. It sounded pretty new age hippie-esque, which is totally not me, but…
Jesus’ Numbers Are Holding
A Gallup poll has found that 46% of Americans believe that the world was created by their god less than 10,000 years ago. That’s 1 point above the statistical average…
The book, "Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be" too controversial for US yet available in Canada
But with Harper's Canada on the warpath against all things intellectual, fun or scientific, for how long?Daniel Loxton, an illustrator and writer, created a children’s book so outrageous, so outlandish,…
The Darkness Strikes Back
I've begun a series of video-essays on YouTube (my channel is here) titled "Welcome to our Semi-Dark Age". The first episode is now up (in three parts, due to time…
He forgot the dinosaurs!!!!
Trudeau KILLS me sometimes! Descriptions of creationism can make creationism seem sooooo silly when penned by a talented writer… Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Sunday Conservapedia*
*Because reality has a "liberal bias"Age Of The Earth"The Age of the Earth has been a matter of interest to humans for millennia, and today still causes debate, particularly between…
Sunday Conservapedia*
*Because reality has a “liberal bias” Age Of The Earth “The Age of the Earth has been a matter of interest to humans for millennia, and today still causes debate,…
Sunday Conservapedia*
*Because reality has a “liberal bias” Age Of The Earth “The Age of the Earth has been a matter of interest to humans for millennia, and today still causes debate,…
The Mumpsimus Blog – Creationist victory a sad day for American education
It's pretty easy to make fun of American education these days. There are viral videos on YouTube that paint a bleak, even frightening, picture of the average American unable to…