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Of the Creation Persuasion

October 9, 2012

This article was originally published on Scientific American The Earth is flat. A full moon leads to more crime. Humans …

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Bill Nye is Not a Businessman

September 21, 2012

This post originally appeared on Scientific American Bill Nye, the nerdy supernova that fostered my childhood love of science, has …

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A Geologic Timescale For Creationists

September 19, 2012

Creationism, or the set of beliefs claiming that the universe, Earth, and all of its inhabitants were created by a …

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The Cutest Response to Creationism

August 4, 2012

Sometimes it is necessary to take a few steps back and look at the big picture. In the evolution/creationism debate, …

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A New Poll on Evolution and Climate Change Finds Positive Results

September 23, 2011

Beyond the data dump featured below, you can find a summary of the results in the section entitled “Interpreting the …

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Evolution Confusion

August 22, 2011

There is a very common hang-up people have about evolution. They understand that the theory says that current organisms are …

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My Professor is a Creationist

May 20, 2011

I have just completed four years in an engineering program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I thought that at least within the …

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Ricky Gervais Tells the Story of Noah’s Ark

February 5, 2011

From his latest stand-up special, Out Of England 2, here’s comedian Ricky Gervais telling the story of Noah and his …

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Stupid Design

January 8, 2011

Does our world seem so perfect to you that it had to be created? Was then there some all-powerful designer …

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Top Posts of 2010

December 31, 2010

Well 2010 has come and gone, and I am looking forward to another great year in science and skepticism. Your …

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Jurassic Ark

December 23, 2010

Oh creationism…is there nothing you will not do to try to make a 6000 year old story match modern science? …

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A Simple Rebuttal

August 28, 2010

Intelligent Design=Creationism Here is a simple yet solid intelligent design rebuttal that would make any creationist pee a little. Evolution …

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