David Boyd, thought-provoking as always, posts a quote from Tom Bethel on Intelligent Design. One of the claims Bethel makes is that the theory of evolution is not falsifiable, and therefore not scientific. Bethel is wrong. As I pointed out in the comments: [T]he theory of evolution most certainly is falsifiable. If the fossil record […]
Lately I’ve been thinking about conservative Christian support for President Bush and for Republicans in general, and I must admit that I find it a bit confusing. Why do conservative Christians like Bush so much? One reason may be that he’s a Christian too. That’s fine, however it should be noted that being a Christian […]
It seems that in at least one case our government’s restrictions on stem cell research are causing scientists to pursue their research in other countries: Two government biologists heavily recruited by Stanford University have decided to work in Singapore instead, saying they will face fewer restrictions on stem cell research overseas. …Copeland and Jenkins are […]
As I’ve mentioned before, there isn’t any real scientific controversy about Intelligent Design. The conflict is totally legal and political, cooked up by ID advocates because there’s little to no scientific merit to ID arguments. In October, there was a forum titled “Science Wars,” sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute, and something Ken Miller said […]
The simple fact of Pat Robertson rebuking the citizens of Dover, PA for ousting Intelligent Design-supporting school board members is ridiculous enough, but it turns out that Robertson is even more clueless than I originally thought. In his rebuke, Robertson said, “I’d like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a […]
David Boyd blogs about Richard Miniter’s book, Disinformation, which purports to explore media myths and misinformation about Iraq’s (nonexistent) WMDs. There’s a good discussion going on in the comments there, so check it out.
Saturday’s News and Record contained an Associated Press article (which, for now, may be found here) about the ACLU, the Alliance Defense Fund, and other groups gearing up for a seasonal legal battle over public government Christmas observances. One quote in particular caught my attention: Spokesman [for Americans United for Separation of Church and State] […]
In case there was any doubt that some in the Republican leadership are concerned about Christians primarily as a means to an end, a Salon article points out that former DeLay aide Mike Scanlon referred to Christian conservatives as “wackos” in a memo, and essentially advocated using their concerns to trick them into voting a […]
Greg over at The Talent Show speculates on Bush’s next pick for the Supreme Court.
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