Archive for the ‘Evolution/Creationism’ Category
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking has said.
He had previously argued belief in a creator was not incompatible with science but in a new book, he concludes the Big Bang was an inevitable consequence of the laws of ...
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The words "scientific theory of" may be placed in front of the term "evolution" in proposed new science standards the State Board of Education is scheduled to vote on Tuesday. The option of applying that label to all scientific theories mentioned in the new standards ...
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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Yes, even after Dover, PA, some school boards can't get enough lawyerin. This story is incredible notable for how little press it has received. The Florida Citizens for Science blog writes:
"Wait a minute. Did I read that right? Eleven other counties passed anti-evolution resolutions? How in the world did that ...
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Monday, November 19th, 2007
LONDON (Reuters) - An ancient flood some say could be the origin of the story of Noah's Ark may have helped the spread of agriculture in Europe 8,300 years ago by scattering the continent's earliest farmers, researchers said on Sunday.
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Thursday, July 13th, 2006
Finches on the Galapagos Islands that inspired Charles Darwin to develop the concept of evolution are now helping confirm it ‚ by evolving.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060713/ap_on_sc/darwin_evolution_2
Here is the Finches story covered by FoxNews (!) - For the first time, scientists have observed in real-time evolutionary changes in one species driven by competition for ...
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2005
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday banned the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution by Pennsylvania's Dover Area School District, saying the practice violated the constitutional ban on teaching religion in public schools.
"...the judge condemned the "breathtaking inanity" of [the Dover schoolboard's] policy."
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
TOPEKA, Kan. - Revisiting a topic that exposed Kansas to nationwide ridicule six years ago, the state Board of Education approved science standards for public schools Tuesday that cast doubt on the theory of evolution.
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The decision on the Dover, PA Intelligent Design case is expected in December or January.
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Saturday, February 26th, 2005
Okay, let's get something straight. Intelligent Design is not an "alternate theory." Nor is it even a remotely legitimate opposing view. Intelligent Design has been adequately refuted as a speculation that is not provable nor rational. It is not endorsed by any leading scientific institutions. It is a known fact ...
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Friday, November 12th, 2004
I will never understand what joy a person of faith finds in looking at their money and seeing a gentle reminder of the Lord. But I can understand why they'd want that gentle reminder in our schools. But if you call it state-sponsored brainwashing everyone cries foul. There is a ...
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