Robin Lakoff, from Berkeley Blog Conservative Republicans have been very busy lately making inroads into teaching and learning at all levels — a curious program, especially at a time when more serious voices have been urging America to strengthen its investment in science and technology in order t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘creationism’
The Wedge: A Chilling Tale of a Possible Future
The sun shone on another day of Summer Session on campus in a small college town. In a large yet somewhat stuffy lecture hall in one of the oldest buildings, the professor had reached a favorite part of his lecture on this period in European history. His voice didn’t drone on—it rose as [...]
March 27th, 2011 - 10:11 am § in Religion
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Who Wrote The Bible and Why It Matters
A Very Worthwhile Read in the Age of Radical American Fundamentalism.[...]
OF BLASPHEMY AND BLAME II
A week ago, I posted a comment on the Pope’s recent assertion that only a few Jews of Jesus time were guilty of deicide. My main argument was that the Pope, in the tradition of his predecessors, avoided the real issue … blaming Rome for its brutality toward the Jews.1700 years [...]
HUMOR: Protecting the Civil Rights of Those Who Blaspheme.
Ed. It is about time. ALL blasphemy should be considered protected speech. Why can’t evolutionists and creationists get along like humans and dinosaurs did? Unlike many other states, Texas does not ban workplace discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital status. [...]
To succeed, US must continue to invest in education, research
“America’s current circumstances are certainly serious. But there is a proven path forward, one that the United States has traveled with great success before: the rising path of innovation. After the Civil War and World War II, in particular, America restored its economic momentum with great[...]
March 16th, 2011 - 12:08 pm § in Religion
Denial of Service Attacks on Science Blogs
Pharyngula has been down for several days as have several other blogs housed under Scienceblogs. PZ Myers, the blogger at Pharyngula, * reports: PZ tweeted 6 hours ago: New info: We ARE under a DDoS attack, and it’s coming from Turkey and Qatar. * for those who do not know, Pharyngula is a ver[...]
March 11th, 2011 - 6:22 am § in Science
Biology: Origins of us.
Ed. for the non biologist … one of the REAL missing links is understanding how single cells come together to form a multicellular organisms … from The Scientist: The results, published this week in Science, add to a growing body of evidence that the genetic toolkit for multicellularity e[...]
Religion on Campus.
Religious apologists like Dr. Ecklund fail to understand that the problem is not intolerance of faith. In my experience, even though most of my colleagues are likely atheists, those that are religious … Hindu, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Mormon mix perfectly well. The problem on cam[...]
March 7th, 2011 - 9:44 am § in Religion
God, for better or worse, must be THE answer.
Ed. anyone want to respond? Rabbi Adam Jacobs Managing Director, Aish Center in Manhattan Posted at Huff : March 6, 2011 08:38 PM In our recent dialogue I have noticed a consistent theme. It was frequently remarked that religious lines of argumentation lack reason. The contention seems to be that [...]