Biological evolution is descent with modification. This definition encompasses small-scale evolution (changes in gene frequency in a population from one generation to the next) and large-scale evolution (the descent of different species from a common ancestor over many generations). Evolution helps us to understand the history of life. While evolution is very widely accepted, many people hold to misconceptions about it. This list should help to dispel some of those myths.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Top 10 Signs Of Evolution In Modern Man
Through history, as natural selection played its part in the development of modern man, many of the useful functions and parts of the human body become unnecessary. What is most fascinating is that many of these parts of the body still remain in some form so we can see the progress of evolution. This list covers the ten most significant evolutionary changes that have taken place – leaving signs behind them.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Watch out! Record number of creationism bills in 2011
Yes, there is a record number of creationism bills being introduced in 2011, and it's still the early part of the year! Religious Dispatches has the story here.
Friday, February 11, 2011
The Missing Link Fallacy
"its a bacchanalian romp of differing misconceptions and twisted logic - basically, nothing out of the ordinary for a creationist, for whom apparently the addition of even more terrible ideas can only strengthen your argument. Very quickly, I got bored of the tedious process of writing a comment correcting these misconceptions, and I was just about to ignore it and start writing my next article." Read More.
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
No one ever found Noah's Ark
The hard-core fundamentalists love forwarding links to sites like this one, alleging to provide archeological proof of various fantasies from The Bible -- such as Noah's Ark.
Here is a good resource for understanding the bunk behind these alleged findings.
Here is a good resource for understanding the bunk behind these alleged findings.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Why do creationists distance themselves from flat-earthers?
Firstly, let's remember that creationists say they take the bible literally. Well, what about all the evidence in the bible that supports a flat earth? And in the event you did not know -- the flat-earthers are not a novel piece of ancient history. No! They are still active. You can see their website here!
"Teaching the Controversy" is total nonsense.
This is the first I've heard of creationists attempting to push bunk science masquerading as "Intelligent Design" into Ohio's public schools. Since I'm from Cincinnati, this struck me, and I thought it even more interesting because the TalkOrigins web page features an article from the Cincinnati Enquirer in 2002 as emblematic of the creationist perspective, along with details for debunking that nonsense.
There ARE transitional fossils
Creationists love to pretend there are no "transitional fossils." See for yourself. But they are lying. It's maddening.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Debunking Creationists
Have you seen the TalkOrigins web site? They have a great resource, showcasing TONS of claims by creationists, and then documenting why they are complete nonsense.
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