Reading Time: 2 minutes Humanist Press have recently published Darwin’s Apostles: The Men Who Fought to Have Evolution Accepted, Their Times, and How the Battle Continues, by David Orenstein and Abby Hafer. The description of the book is as follows: When Darwin finally published The Origin of Species in 1859, there was no guarantee that the grand theory of natural selection would […]
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Posted inHistory, Politics, The Secular
Nazism, Christianity and Atheism
Reading Time: 3 minutes You´ve all heard the standard lies about the third reich being an “Atheist regime” and Darwinian evolution being a foundation for the Nazi race ideology. The funny (“funny” in a tragic way) thing about this is, that these claims are not only wrong, but that the exact opposite happens to be true.
Posted inScience
Which Badge Do I Choose?
Reading Time: < 1 minute This blog is about the important issues underlying reality. So, my fellow unbelievers, which badge do I choose for the back of my car? Do you have any other suggestions?
Posted inEvolution
Making Sense of “Survival of the Fittest”
Reading Time: 2 minutes Creationists seem determined to misunderstand Darwin. Let’s straighten out one term, “survival of the fittest.”
Posted inEvolution
Darwin Day Response to Creationist Chick Tract
Reading Time: 5 minutes Happy birthday Charles Darwin! Let’s fillet a gospel tract that imagines that evolution is flawed.
Posted inComedy, Evolution
Remember, it’s Dar-win, not Dar-lose!
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mwah! In light of Darwin Day… I love this one:
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Tips for Dealing with Creationists
Reading Time: 4 minutes Creationists say the craziest things. I’ll save for later a critique of the actual errors in their arguments against evolution. Let’s look instead at some of the higher-level errors they make. Consider this a dose of Creationist vaccine.
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Posted inEvolution
Darwin’s Acid
Reading Time: 3 minutes In 1859 Darwin spilled the first splashes Of his universal acid, and the effects were like magic Burning human arrogance into ashes In pretty much the same way that Copernican math did No, the stars don’t shine just to improve the view from earth No, we’re not the centre of the universe No, we weren’t created in the image of Jupiter […]
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Escape from the Creation Conference (2 of 2)
Reading Time: 6 minutes I attended a local Creationism conference and made it out to tell the tale (part 2 of 2).
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I Survived the Creation Conference (1 of 2)
Reading Time: 5 minutes I attended a local Creationism conference and made it out to tell the tale (part 1 of 2).