Florida: Final Public Meeting Underway, Part 2
A speaker now is making a pitch that evolution degrades self-worth of children, therefore it shouldn’t be taught as given
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Responses to and critiques of the antievolution movement in all its forms
Florida: Final Public Meeting Underway, Part 1
First, the webcast is here. I’ve been trying to listen in as I’m taking care of Diane, who has something
Read moreFlorida: The Final Word (from the public)
The proposed science standards for Florida are different from the old standards. One way in which they differ is that
Read moreWhere Have We Heard That Before?
While all antievolution depends upon previous expositions for the concepts and arguments, most of the time each new generation of
Read moreIDC: Guillermo Gonzalez Tenure Decision Appeal Fails
It is a small news item, but astronomer and Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Guillermo Gonzalez had an appeal before the
Read moreFlorida: Highlands County Backs Off Antievolution Resolution
I just got word that the Highlands County school board has declined to pass a resolution against the proposed science
Read moreFlorida: Sign the Florida Citizens for Science Petition!
I just did. A PETITION TO THE FLORIDA BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR ADOPTION OF REVISED PUBLIC SCHOOL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS.
Read morePZ Myers v. G. Simmons
In general, debating antievolutionists is pretty pointless. But PZ Myers (blogger at Pharyngula) took on Geoffrey Simmons from the Discovery
Read moreFlunked, Not Expelled: Gaming the Movie Ratings
Speaking of brazen antics, Glen Davidson over on the
Read moreFlorida: Comment Entered for Florida Today
Megan Downs at Florida Today called for people to send her their opinions about “intelligent design”. I fully expect the
Read moreMaking the Dynamic into the Static, and Why
Part of the Antievolution.org domain is an online web-based bulletin board system; let’s call that the AE Public BB. It
Read moreTexas: Barbara Forrest on TEA and Chris Comer
Barbara Forrest weighs in again on the faux neutrality of the Texas Education Agency and their mistreatment of Chris Comer,
Read moreFlorida: Ignorance by Design
Pim van Meurs has an excellent post on Panda’s Thumb, Ignorance by Design, with loads of links to the various
Read moreFlorida: The Antievolution Conspiracy
The count of county school boards in Florida adopting antievolution resolutions is now claimed to be at 12. And PZ
Read moreFlorida: “Academic Freedom” Label for Same Old Antievolution
There’s a website in Florida parroting the Discovery Institute’s faux concern for “academic freedom”, the Florida Coalition for Academic Freedom.
Read moreFlorida: Taylor County Flies Under the Radar
The Florida Citizens for Science weblog picked up on a new report of what is now an old story, that
Read moreFlorida: New Blog at Palm Beach Post
The Palm Beach Post’s new weblog, “Extra Credit”, aims to cover issues in education, both K-12 and higher education. One
Read moreAntievolution and the Conflict Model
A comment came in not long ago that did not follow from the topic of the post, but I think
Read moreFlorida: Palm Beach Post Article on Evolution and Intelligent Design
This Palm Beach Post article has some bits where I was able to put an oar in the water. A
Read moreRelating “Intelligent Design” to Other Religiously Motivated Antievolution is Easy
There is discussion over at “After the Bar Closes” where the issue of whether “intelligent design” creationism (IDC) has a
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