Florida: Thank You, Mr. Steele
Mr. Jason Steele, candidate for the Florida legislature, made a response to a Florida Today editorial. Mr. Steele went so
Read moreAntievolution
Responses to and critiques of the antievolution movement in all its forms
Florida: John West Spins Wildly to Cover Luskin’s Back
Yesterday, I wrote about the Discovery Institute’s game plan in Florida, which is to recruit teachers to push their drivel
Read moreFlorida: Luskin Lets Cat Out of Bag
Marc Caputo at the Miami Herald noticed something in a press conference featuring actor Ben Stein and Discovery Institute spokesperson
Read more“Expelled” Exposed Website
The National Center for Science Education has a new website, Expelled Exposed, that will serve as a response to the
Read moreStanislaw Ulam and Bill Dembski
Bill Dembski invokes Stan Ulam as an antievolutionist. Pim van Meurs has a good response at Panda’s Thumb, noting a
Read moreFlorida: Some Notes
Back in 2005, I got a wake-up call that Florida was at risk of antievolution efforts concerning the science standards.
Read moreFlorida: The Board’s Deliberation
I’ll update as things happen. Board member Martinez rocks. He gave the commissioner a hard time over the last-minute proposal
Read moreFlorida: Final Final Comments
I know Brandon is covering this, too, but I will make some comments on the comments. Note: My webcast is
Read moreFlorida: Showdown in Tallahassee
In a few minutes, the Florida Board of Education will convene a meeting, and on the agenda is the question
Read moreFlorida: Anti-Science Via “Neutrality”
The Pensacola News Journal carried an article with the following quote: Besides the theory issue, Stemberger said he has other
Read moreSt. Pete Times Demonstrates that Framing Works
Ron Matus and Donna Winchester report on the results of a survey done by the St. Petersburg Times. First, what
Read moreAntievolutionists Wrong About Darwin Yet Again
Antievolutionists make lots of claims about Charles Darwin, seeking to impeach the authority of someone born 199 years ago today.
Read moreFlorida: Final Public Meeting, A Retrospective
Barring any media bombshells, the public commentary phase of responses to the proposed Florida science standards is now over and
Read moreFlorida: Final Public Meeting Underway, Part 9
God and science not incompatible. 32-16-1. [Incomplete count, FYI] Joe Wolf. Pres. Florida Citizens for Science. Have Christian faith, accept
Read moreFlorida: Final Public Meeting Underway, Part 8
Eric Hoffman. Bio prof. Approve of standards as written. Nothing in standards says dogmatic fact, as opposed to mischaracterizations in
Read moreFlorida: Final Public Meeting Underway, Part 7
Joanne Wilson. Opposes proposed standards. Teaching our children an unproven lie! Theory of evolution, fine, but not a fact! 27-8-1.
Read moreFlorida: Final Public Meeting Underway, Part 6
I will have to leave before the end of this stuff, but Teacher. Advocate science. Oppose teaching speculation as dogma,
Read moreFlorida: Final Public Meeting Underway, Part 5
Evolution and Hitler! Mein Kampf! Evolution kills people! Hitler’s belief in a master race based on evolution! [Which explains why
Read moreFlorida: Final Public Meeting Underway, Part 4
Dr. Robert Gentry. Famous YEC. Evolution is disproved! McLean witness. Didn’t respond to my evidence! People don’t respond to me
Read moreFlorida: Final Public Meeting Underway, Part 3
Objects to “rigid structure” of standards. Claims the standards are antithetical to their purpose. Gould and punctuated equilibria as “short
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