TagsTags“Intelligent design” creationist Denyse O’Leary interviews Islamic creationist Adnan Oktar (aka Harun Yahya); bug-eyed insanity ensues: Interview with Turkish Darwin doubter Adnan Oktar. O’Leary calls Oktar’s book The Evolution Deceit: “the most succinct and comprehensive of the critiques of overblown claims for Darwinian evolution that I have ever read.” Other books by ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Harun Yahya, adnan oktar, Turkey, Denyse O'Leary
Here’s Skeptic Magazine publisher Michael Shermer, with a great presentation at the University of California, San Diego, based on his book, Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design. [Video] (Hat tip: Thanos.)
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, Michael Shermer, Skepticism
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry after reading this post that was “promoted” to the front page of RedState.com, trying to prove that Republicans are not anti-science... with an ignorant rant in favor of teaching “intelligent design” creationism. Yep. Really. Writer “realityunwound” tries to turn the tables and say that ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, GOP, Republican Party, Anti-Science
Here’s one of the very worst, most deceptive dog-and-pony shows I’ve ever seen about evolution, from ... who else? ... Fox News. Steve Doocy interviews the anti-evolution Discovery Institute’s main parrot Casey Luskin, who proceeds to spew a complete load of crap, without any context or any rebuttal whatsoever. The really ...
Evolution, Creationism, discovery institute, Science, Politics, Casey Luskin
If you thought last night’s video featuring Chris Matthews interviewing a ducking, dodging Mike Pence about the GOP’s inexplicable attachment to creationism was something, wait ‘til you see this one. This time Matthews interviews Tom Tancredo, who spouts Discovery Institute talking points about “intelligent design” creationism as expected (including his desire ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, GOP, Republican Party, Anti-Science, Tom Tancredo, Chris Matthews
I’ve been following the story of the curious “hobbit-like” remains found in Indonesia in 2003 for years with great interest, and today two new studies have been released that conclude this really is a new species of proto-human. Diminutive humans whose remains were found on the remote Indonesian island of ...
You’ll never witness a better example of political pandering than this video, in which Indiana Republican Representative Mike Pence ducks, dodges, and refuses to answer simple questions from Chris Matthews about whether he accepts the theory of evolution — even including the obligatory “global warming” diversion that we’ve seen in ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Oklahoma, GOP, Republican Party, Anti-Science
University of Chicago geneticist Jerry Coyne has a good post on Melanie Phillips’ latest 2,000-word attempt to burnish her credentials with the anti-evolution crowd (by attacking me). Phillips tries to earn some martyr points by claiming she’s the victim of a “secular Inquisition:” Poor beleaguered Melanie Phillips! Just call me Torquemada. ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Melanie Phillips
Tonight’s post about Melanie Phillips’ highly dubious article on “intelligent design” creationism prompted the following email, from a creationist in Australia who emails these ranting missives within minutes of every LGF post on the subject (more than 60 emails at last count). In this one, he cites scripture and lets ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, Creation Ministries International, Answers In Genesis
Melanie Phillips has done good work exposing the danger of Islamic militancy in Britain, and I’ve linked many of her articles on the subject here at LGF. She’s also taken a principled stand against Eurofascist groups such as the BNP, who try to gain legitimacy by claiming to be “anti-jihad.” But ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Melanie Phillips
Here’s the fascinating story behind the outing of the infamous “Wedge Strategy” of the creationist propaganda farm calling itself the Discovery Institute: Discovery’s Creation. In 1998, members of a Seattle nonprofit think tank drafted a secret five-year plan with an ambitious goal: to “defeat scientific materialism” and “replace materialistic explanations ...
discovery institute, Wedge Strategy, Intelligent Design, Creationism, Propaganda, Deception
Republican Governor Rick Perry appointed Don McLeroy twice as chairman of the Texas State Board of Education, in a sustained effort to sneak the teaching of creationism into public schools, but tonight the confirmation of the creationist dentist is reportedly dead in the water. The confirmation of State Board of ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Texas, Don McLeroy, Rick Perry
The new Republican Party platform of Oklahoma requires teaching creationism in public schools. And people wonder why I call this “the GOP’s big problem.” The Platform of the 2009 Tulsa County Republican Convention. (PDF) 7. We believe that the scientific evidence supporting Biblical creation should be included in Oklahoma public schools curricula, ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Oklahoma, GOP, Republican Party, Anti-Science
A letter from a Texas lizard in a predicament: Recently moving to East Texas has brought me in close contact with many who believe the earth is 6000 years old and that teaching any aspect of evolution is a Satanic plot. I need some guidance as to what to read ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, Books
LGF lizard Joel W. Walker (nickname “spaceman”) is running a campaign for the local School Board of College Station, TX, home of creationist dentist Don McLeroy, on a pro-science platform. He writes: LGF played a critical role in focusing my attention on our state’s curriculum battle. I hope you’ll have a ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Texas, Don McLeroy, Rick Perry
Creationist dentist Don McLeroy, appointed twice to the Texas State Board of Education by Governor Rick Perry, is on the hot seat this week, and he is blatantly lying about promoting creationism in Texas public schools. AUSTIN – State Board of Education Chairman Don McLeroy vigorously denied Wednesday that he ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Texas, Don McLeroy, Rick Perry
LGF reader Zimriel created this handy dandy model form letter for creationists driven into a seething frenzy by an LGF post, to help them put together that dramatic flounce-off email with a minimum of effort: CREATIONIST FORM LETTER Dear Charles, I’m a [] longtime poster with 0-3 comments since January 2008 [] longtime lurker [] ...
An eloquent defense of LGF, from a Wild Irish Rose: Charles Johnson is right: why I stand in support of Charles Johnson and Little Green Footballs.
Creationism, Weirdness, Glenn Beck, Barack Obama, Moderation
Timothy Sandefur has a good post on the Institute for Creation Research’s absurd lawsuit against the state of Texas: ICR lawsuit against Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The Institute for Creation Research (ICR) has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) for denying it authority to ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, Institute for Creation Research, Texas
I may have jumped the gun when I pronounced the ICR’s suit against Texas the “ludicrous creationist news of the day.” Because Discovery Institute “senior fellow” David Klinghoffer’s latest article is so insanely over the top, it seems like a parody. But it’s not. Slouching Toward Columbine: Darwin’s Tree of Death. The image, ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, David Klinghoffer, Darwin, Columbine
Here’s our ludicrous creationist news of the day. After failing to get the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to accredit them to offer a master’s degree in science education, the Biblical literalists at the Institute for Creation Research are actually suing the state of Texas. That’s right. They wanted Texas to let ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, Institute for Creation Research, Texas
The increasing stridency of the US right is being noticed on the other side of the Big Pond: The Civil War On the U.S. Right. With the defeat of Bush, the U.S. Right wing blogosphere has gone nuts, and have started to slaughter each other. It is a tragic sight, ...
Britain, conservatism, GOP, Right Wing, kooks, Conspiracy Theories, Creationism, Nirthers
An excellent article about the creationist insanity that reigns over the Texas State Board of Education, by Lauri Lebo: Evolution Challenged in “Textbook” Case: As Goes Texas, So Goes the Nation. Ken Mercer says evolution is disproved by the absence of any transitional fossil forms between dogs and cats and ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Texas, Don McLeroy, Rick Perry
A new survey of Louisiana residents shows that only 39% believe that the theory of evolution is supported by scientific evidence. And that’s just sad. But even sadder, in a pathetically ironic way: Bobby Jindal’s wife has started a foundation to promote science education in Louisiana. Among those who have expressed ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Exorcism, David Barton, Wallbuilders
After the ridiculous debacle in the Texas State Board of Education, in which creationists on the board (including young earth creationist chairman Don McLeroy, appointed twice by Republican governor Rick Perry) managed to insert several absurd anti-science amendments into the public school science curriculum, some Texas legislators are fed up ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Texas, Don McLeroy, Rick Perry