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Teaching evolution as an act of faith in Darwinism: Why that ol’ “gut feeling” matters so much

Essentially, as forced on students in school, “evolution” has about the same teaching value as hip hop, Star Trek,, self-esteem courses, The Lord of the Rings, or teen vampire films. The thing either grabs your gut or it doesn’t. Read More ›

Shermer vs. Flannery debate: Shermer actually conceded that Wallace, Darwin’s co-theorist, was a design pioneer

When Darwin’s lobby needed to denigrate Wallace, in order to support Darwin, they made his ID-type commitments explicit. Now, with ID's greater cultural confidence, they need to confuse and efface them. Read More ›

Church-Burning Video Used to Promote Atheist Event

Here’s another delightful offering from the compassionate, tolerant, inclusive, diversity-promoting atheist community. As usual, it includes a plug for “evolution.” …the lineup includes atheist speakers, a rapper who raps about evolution and a “kiddy pool” where boys and girls will be able to scientifically walk on water. There will also be a number of bands performing – the most famous of which is Aiden. They are featured in a video on the “Rocky Beyond Belief” website that includes images of burning churches and bloody crosses. Among the lyrics: “Love how the [sic] burn your synagogues, love how they torch your holy books. The group is no stranger to strong lyrics. Another of their songs says, “F*** your God, F*** your Read More ›