Daily Archives: February 9, 2008
Whale Evolution
Seeking Knowledge in Science (Rue Continued)
I’ve not been commenting on the comments on this post about the Myers – Rue debate, but I have been reading them with great interest. The following, while not addressing most of the comments, arises from them. Continue reading Seeking Knowledge in Science (Rue Continued)
Ken Ham is “tearing evolution to pieces” … claims British Cab Driver
After the Sunday service in Westminster Chapel, where worshippers were exhorted to wage “the culture war” in the Second World World War spirit of Sir Winston Churchill, cabbie James McLean delivered his verdict on Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
“Evolution is a lie, and it’s being taught in schools as fact, and it’s leading our kids in the wrong direction,” said McLean, chatting outside the chapel. “But now people like Ken Ham are tearing evolution to pieces.”
This is a short piece in the Barrie Examiner updating the growing American-like trend of creationism in Britain.
Ken Ham is”tearing evolution to pieces”… claims British Cab Driver
After the Sunday service in Westminster Chapel, where worshippers were exhorted to wage “the culture war” in the Second World World War spirit of Sir Winston Churchill, cabbie James McLean delivered his verdict on Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.”Evolution is a lie, and it’s being taught in schools as fact, and it’s leading our kids in the wrong direction,” said McLean, chatting outside the chapel. “But now people like Ken Ham are tearing evolution to pieces.”
This is a short piece in the Barrie Examiner updating the growing American-like trend of creationism in Britain.
On the Origin of Species
… is a book by Charles Darwin. But it is also a web page at The Guardian (UK).
150 years ago, Charles Darwin unveiled his theory of natural selection. To mark this anniversary we bring you the definitive guide to the naturalist’s great book, with extracts from key chapters and essays from leading scientists and thinkers
Jaime Lerner: Sing a song of sustainable cities
With maverick flair and a strategist’s disdain for accepted wisdom, Jaime Lerner re-invented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way he managed to revolutionize bus transit, awaken green consciousness in a populace accustomed to litter and blight, and change the way city planners and bureaucrats world-wide conceive what’s possible within the tangled structure of the metropolitan landscape. Continue reading Jaime Lerner: Sing a song of sustainable cities
Good news: The Second Coming has Arrived!!
Bad News: It’s a Big Lizard!!
According to a report noted in Evolving in Kansas, Komodo Dragons have been hatched in Sedgwick County without fertilization by a male.There are two of them, both males. (Isn’t that interesting?) …I think they should name them Jesus and Brian.Darwin and the Voyage: 05 ~ South America on Five Dollars a Day
What do you eat when you are traveling the world in search of truth about the natural world? Most of the time Darwin ate pretty well… Continue reading Darwin and the Voyage: 05 ~ South America on Five Dollars a Day
Creationists and Deception
Marshall Helberger writes an interesting editorial in the Timberjay, a northern Minnesota newspaper, about creationist tactics. Continue reading Creationists and Deception