Posts in the "Creationism" Category

  • It pains me to say this, but New Scientist has just handed the creationists an enormous gift, something we’re going to be arguing over for years. It’s one they’re already making use of, as this report in the Dallas Morning News about recent Texas Board of Education meetings shows (Hat tip: Phil)
    It must have seemed [...]

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  • It hasn’t been a good week for my blood pressure. Reading stupid things written by people who know nothing is fine. Reading stupid things written or said by people in a position of authority who really should know better is just upsetting.
    First up, NASA chief executive Mike Griffin.
    First of all, I don’t think it’s [...]

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  • This worries me a little; the idea that creationism could gain any sort of foothold in the UK is disturbing. Luckily, the important quotation is at the bottom of the article, where
    “A spokesperson for the DfES said: “Neither creationism nor intelligent design are taught as a subject in schools, and are not specified in the [...]

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