intelligent design

Well it turns out the Discovery Institute has little mini-seminars open to the public. I couldn't resist so I emailed the DI and asked for a seat at an upcoming talk, Is Intelligent Design Bad Theology? They were excited a 'new member' might be interested and I was invited. Oh, it was fun...

Of 939 science teachers who responded to a random poll, 16% are young earth creationists. That's sad enough, but what's really disturbing is that 12.5% say they teach creationism as a valid scientific theory. New Science article and journal article. I feel so isolated from this insanity in New...

I tried to find a link to this, but unfortunately there isn't one at the moment. In the May edition of The Limbaugh Letter Rush limbaugh interviews Ben Stein about the film Expelled. If you can get your hands on a copy, check it out. BTW, I'm neither endorsing nor defending any of this. I'm...

I made the mistake of commenting on the movie, "Expelled", on the Yahoo movie review forum not knowing they posted your email address or at least posted enough of it that it wasn't hard to figure out. Anyway, so far this is only the second person to send me a direct email because of my movie...

Legislators want laws allowing alternatives to science taught in science classes. Perhaps we are so tired of this topic it doesn't warrant another thread, yet here it is once again, State Legislators Seek Bills to Allow Questioning of Evolution Theory in Schools

I have a new conspiracy theory. You'd think someone as intelligent as Ben Stein would understand that an argument like, "The theory of evolution is incorrect because it doesn't explain the formation of galaxies" is illogical and analogous to saying "music theory is incorrect because it doesn't...

Appreciate there may have been threads on this before, but my search tool isn't working. Am debating an IDer. Please can you give me very specific examples of using evolutionary biology to predict a biological outcome? Predictions along the lines of "we expect to find this sort of evidence if...

Spread this around as much as possible on the Internet - it's about how Ben Stein is starring in the new anti-science movie "Expelled". Here is a new meme that needs to be repeated often... Ben Stein has jumped-the-couch! For reference, read up on "jumping the couch" here...

I live out in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Usually this makes me pretty happy. Usually. Today, not so much. Occasionally I'm reminded that the Discovery Institute is actually headquartered in Seattle, and this disappoints me. But I suppose they have to be somewhere. I just wish that...

I know, I know - not another thread about Ben Stein's "Expelled"... But you should read on. The website du jour for all the dirt and facts on "Expelled" has a new look and contains more info than before. Expelled Exposed Flunked, Not Expelled: What Ben Stein isn't telling you about...

Hi Guys, Recently the following remarks by David Bolinsky, author of the wonderful "Inner life of the cell" video, were quoted by PZ on the pharingula website. These are in reference to the "Expelled" movie's appropriation of his work to advance the intelligent design agenda: Well poor Dr...

It looks like there's been a copyright lawsuit filed against the makers of "Expelled", and the film may never reach theaters as a result. Read all about it on the Panda's Thumb blog... Will the public ever see Expelled? I was wondering how long it would take for the other shoe to drop...

This is too damn funny. Even Fox News thinks that Ben Stein and company are full of crap when it comes to "Expelled"... Ben Stein: Win His Career Here's an excerpt: "After seeing a new non-fiction film starring Comedy Central’s Ben Stein, you may not only be able to win his money, but also...

Rather than put money into the pockets of Ben Stein and the Disco Institute by buying a ticket to "Expelled", instead consider buying a "Truth Ticket". Read more about it at this link via Pandas Thumb... http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2008/04/truth-tickets.html My favorite from that link's...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expelled:_No_Intelligence_Allowed Has this been discussed here yet?

I was just listening to the latest episode of "Focus on the Family", the annoyingly loony right wing christian show, and the guest of the day was Ben Stein. He was doing his usual whiny shtick about the movie Expelled (you may have heard of it) when he said something that really knocked me off...

OK, heres the deal, I like to check the DI, and other related sites from time to time, just to see what they are up to. So, I go to their home page, and I see this listed - " Anti-Freedom Activists Try to Censor Science education in Florida" So, I click on the link (as I'm gonna ask you to...

This is from the March 3, 2008 issue of “The New Yorker” magazine pp 42—47 article "Numbers Guy." What evolution predicts is that systems arose spontaneously and randomly in ways that no intelligent designer would proceed. Examples in the human brain abound, but this awesome one came to my...

I'm not an expert in religion nor do I follow a religion, but I do recall while growing up people telling me that 'god' is neither created nor destroyed and is responsible for everything. As I went through school, I remember the first thing I learned in chemistry...energy is neither created...

Tomorrow (Thursday, the 21st) Dr. Angus Menuge of Concordia University will be giving a talk at UCLA titled "Is Design an Illusion?" From: http://www.calendar.ucla.edu/event_detail.cfm?MeetingID=156810 So, do you guys know of him? Do you know of his lecture style/what info he throws out...

So Ben Stein has finally dropped to the low, low level of using an internet petition to try to get ID legally allowed in public science class. Every time he opens his mouth, I get even more excited about watching Expelled, although probably not for the reasons he's hoping. I expect it may be...

You know, I really like Ben Stein, but I recently ran across this and I am utterly shocked. Ben Stein is doing an "documentary" on Intelligent Design which looks like it is due to be released next month. I would post a link, but since I am new the forums won't let me do so just yet. You can...

Rational Thinkers vs. Anthropogenic Global Warmingists. Why Rational Thinkers Have (Again) Failed The issue of so-called Global Warming or its more en vogue nom de guerre, “Climate Change” has risen to utterly dominate any and all discussions of ecology, environment, weather and climate today...

...I think his upcoming movie "Expelled" will be nice to see through skeptical eyes. I would probably skip his “intelligent design” class to drive my friend's dad's Ferrari around the town. Thank you Brian for your recent podcast on the various types of creationism, and for the continued...

The following letter to the editor appeared today in the Orlando Sentinel. At first, I was thinking "Another----------- idiot" and then..... Enjoy!!!: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/orl-le06_308jan06,0,1896306,print.story :D:D:D:D:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjFeVwuJB7I This person has put together a very nice series of youtube videos debunking the stupid nonsense that creationists, including Hovind, have said. It's somewhat entertaining and it's informative.

There is one thing that has intrigued me about young earth creationists: how do they explain the existence of freshwater fish? The Bible makes no mention of Noah bringing fish or other forms of aquatic life on board the Ark nor is there any suggestion aquatic life died as did all land-based...

Sorry. I accidently submitted a duplicate entry. Still trying to work out how the forum works!

I'm just wondering how much atheists actually understand the "theory" of intelligent design? I was under the impression that intelligent design was the idea that an "Intelligent designer" laid out a plan for the universe before it's creation. Basically this designer decided how the big bang...

There are some rotten things going on in within Texas education right now. I am sure many of you have heard some or all of this. I will just provide a bullet summary of the history here. Then I'll provide resources to do something about it. I'll be linking extensively to our friend the Bad...