Denialism

Category: Evolution Denialism

  • Open letter to the People of the great state of Florida

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    Dear Floridians, Greetings, and an early “hello”! I’m heading your way at the end of the week to spend my tourist dollars, and I can’t wait to see you! But first, some important business. Your representatives in the Florida House have just passed a so-called academic freedom bill. I strongly recommend a deep suspicion on…

  • Expelled as Holocaust denial

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    I’ve been reluctant to write about Expelled from the perspective of their abuse of the memory of the Holocaust. Ever since I learned that they were going to recycle the ludicrous Darwin-caused-Hitler argument I’ve been sending out emails to asking other experts their take on whether or not it constitutes a serious affront. Now reading…

  • Expelled makes me sick, or it would if I were allowed to see it

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    If you haven’t been keeping up, let me give you a quick heads up about this whole Expelled brouhaha. A bunch of lying Creationist cultists decided to make a film whining about how oppressed Creationist “scientists” are. Ben Stein got involved somehow. They hoodwinked a bunch of real scientists into talking to them. They excluded…

  • Answers Research Journal—HAHAHAHAHA!!!

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    So, Answers in Genesis cranked out the first issue of its new journal, and with all deliberate speed! It’s remarkable. I’m guessing that creation research doesn’t take quite as long as, say, real science. The pilot issue is a true testament to the idiocy of the Creation Cult. I guess we have to actually look…

  • I’m of two minds about this one

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    There’s a new facebook group set up to protest Expelled. I am ambivalent for the usual reasons—protest, and you give the reactionary religious cults more publicity, and an illusion of power. Fail to protest, and you appear to consent to their insanity. I figure there will be protests either way, so go and chose your…

  • Cults make you stupid

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    You don’t have to be stupid to join a cult (although it helps), but once you’re in… You see, PZ went to see Expelled. With some friends. No one of note really, just THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS ATHEIST!!!111! And which one got tossed at the door? Take that, Dawkins! We grow good atheists right here…

  • Disingenuous? Stupid? Both?

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    Let’s talk about Uncommon Descent for a moment. One of the recurring complaints we’ve been hearing from the evolution denialists there is this refrain that whenever a evolutionary explanation for a result gets reevaluated, it’s a sign that we “Darwinists” are somehow being dishonest and fitting any data to the theory of evolution. Evolution, therefore,…

  • Uncommon Descent preaches about materialist morality

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    BarryA drops this idiot bomb on us: Obviously, by definition, materialists cannot point to a transcendent moral code by which to measure moral progress. Indeed, it is difficult for them to account for moral progress at all because if materialism is correct, the “is” in a society defines the “ought.” Gosh, given that the cdesign…

  • Boing Boing strikes gold – a new name for evolution denialists

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    Mark at Boing Boing proposes an excellent new name for Intelligent Design creationists – “cdesign proponentsists”. It’s in honor of this wonderful observation from “Of Pandas and People” the creati … I mean cdesign proponentsists textbook: This is one of numerous examples of their dishonesty in suggesting that they’re anything but creationists in disguise. I…

  • Don’t give creationists power of attorney

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    Just giving everyone a heads up. If you’re an atheist and you’re starting to get a little demented make sure someone is there to protect you from religious people with an axe to grind. The story of the so-called turning of Antony Flew is sad, and really very cruel, as IDers and religious ideologues have…