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Archive for the ‘Evolution’ Category
Evolution and ID General Discussion
Posted in Creationism, Evolution, Expelled, General Meanders, Intelligent Design, Intelligent Design Creationism, geology, tagged Creationism, Evolution, Intelligent Design on April 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Whither the Tree Kangaroo?
Posted in Creationism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Intelligent Design Creationism, tagged adaptive radiation, arboreal, Evolution, hop, hopping, kangaroo, marsupial, tree kangaroo on April 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Believe it or not, some kangaroos live in trees! Would an intelligent designer do this to a poor plains-dwelling kangaroo? Perhaps to make up for their awkward living accommodations, God made them irresistibly cute! Some thoughts on what evolutionary changes may be in store for the tree kangaroo follow.
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, Is It a Success for Creationists?
Posted in Creationism, Evolution, Expelled, Intelligent Design, Intelligent Design Creationism, tagged Ben Stein, Creationism, Expelled, Intelligent Design, Intelligent Design Creationism on April 25, 2008 | 8 Comments »
It looks like Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed made money for theater owners, stands to lose a lot of money for the producers, and was a colossal flop with the critics. If you are interested in these issues, see other posts in this series. In this post, I discuss whether Expelled is a benefit [...]
Digging in the Quote Mine
Posted in Evolution, Expelled, Intelligent Design Creationism, tagged Creationism, Intelligent Design, quote mining on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Quote mining” is the practice of misrepresenting someone by selective quotation. It is a favorite technique of creationists. They comb through scientific literature and find a caveat to quote, making it appear that the author holds a view exactly opposite to that expressed when the quote is read in context. You can [...]
The Official Expelled Paternity Test
Posted in Evolution, Expelled, Intelligent Design Creationism, tagged Evolution, Expelled, Intelligent Design on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to those wild and crazy rationalists at Darwin Central for bringing the world
The Official EXPELLED Paternity Test.
For reliable information on the movie, go to Expelled.
Creationists are Trying to Cheat When They Ask for a Re-Do!
Posted in Evolution, Intelligent Design Creationism, geology, tagged Creationism, Evolution, geology, Intelligent Design, science on April 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Following is the body of an e-mail I wrote to a blogger who was avidly backing Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.