Reading Time: 4 minutes T-rex soft tissue has been found inside dinosaur fossils that are tens of millions of years old. How do biologists respond to this embarrassing finding?
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Facial reconstruction: Meeting the faces of our past
Reading Time: 5 minutes One of the most potent ways historians connect people to our past is through facial reconstruction. As the technology to reproduce those ancient faces progresses, we’re discovering that we need to be aware of how we use it. Our biases can accidentally shift the appearance of those faces and distort the understanding audiences gain from […]
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An Introduction to Kent Hovind, a Notorious Christian Huckster
Reading Time: 10 minutes Hi and welcome back! The news has been busy lately with this story about Kent Hovind getting arrested for domestic violence against his (third) ex-wife. I wasn’t at all surprised to learn of the arrest. Kent Hovind has been a gadfly nipping at the flanks of America for decades now. His delusions keep slamming him […]
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The Asteroid Impact the Bible’s Writers Missed (LSP #203)
Reading Time: 8 minutes Granted, a worldwide slate-wiper genocide like the Great Flood, which we discussed just last week, would have caused even more devastation than the Chicxulub asteroid impact. I mean, that asteroid just wiped out most of all life on Earth — 75% of all plant and animal species, including every four-legged animal that weighed more than about 25 kilograms (55 pounds). That’s kinda small potatoes compared to what would have happened if some petulant man-child of a god had actually suddenly submerged the whole planet in many oceans’ worth of water for a while.
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A Wacky Dealbreaker for Great Flood Creationists (LSP #202)
Reading Time: 10 minutes Hi and welcome back! For the last few weeks, we’ve been checking out various news stories from the world of science. There’s a reason for that. I think it’s hilarious to see how often — and how hugely — science completely devastates fundagelicals’ false claims. Let’s check out one of the biggest dealbreakers for Creationists’ […]
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Facial Reconstruction: Meeting the Faces of Our Past (LSP #187)
Reading Time: 6 minutes Hi and welcome back! One of the most potent ways historians connect people to our past is through facial reconstruction. As the technology to reproduce those ancient faces progresses, we’re discovering that we need to be aware of how we use it. Our biases can accidentally shift the appearance of those faces and distort the […]
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The Transcendent Non-Theology of Black Holes (LSP #185)
Reading Time: 5 minutes Hi and welcome back! The science world took a long, long time go generate the first picture humans have ever made of black holes. But just a couple years later, we’ve made an even better one — and this one tells us a lot about how things work in the immediate vicinity of these terrifying […]
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Wacky Snails: Life, Uh, Finds a Way (LSP #182)
Reading Time: 7 minutes Hi and welcome back! Lately, biologists have discovered some interesting adaptations in snail life that show us that life — in the cosmic, general sense — often really does find a way. Today, Lord Snow Presides over yet another slap in the face to Creationists. Snails in General. Snails belong to the general classification of invertebrate […]
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Of Gallbladders and Unintelligent Design (LSP #114)
Reading Time: 9 minutes Yesterday, you might have noticed that for the first time in six years, I missed a scheduled post. The reason relates to a weird part of the body, the gallbladder, that illustrates just how untrue evangelicals’ Creationism claims truly are. Today, Lord Snow Presides over yet another uncomfortable reminder that evolution is a real thing that happens–even to humans.
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I Bet You Had No Idea It Was This Easy to Become an Apologist Like Natasha Crain
Reading Time: 10 minutes Today, I’ll introduce you to Natasha Crain and show you how she went from a rank-and-file pew-warmer to what sure looks like one of the foremost Christian experts in her field. It doesn’t sound like it was even all that hard to do!