On the 28 June, The Science Education Act was passed as law in the State of Louisiana. This piece of legislature now allows teachers in this US state to present non-scientific alternatives to evolution, global warming and cloning – including ideas related to intelligent design. Opponents fear that Louisiana teachers are now free to present evolution and other targeted topics as matters of de... read full post picked by bingo 1 year ago

A standing offer of $250,000 to anyone who can give any empirical evidence (scientific proof) for evolution.* My $250,000 offer demonstrates that the hypothesis of evolution is nothing more than a religious belief. picked by eastcoast1978 11 months ago

Here is a great video series about the serious mistakes that creationists make when trying to characterize evolution, or science in general. Links to the rest of the series are in the first two comments. picked by Hypersapien 11 months ago

very little of the topic actually gets discussed, for those of you wanting serious dialogue.

BTW: Creationism and Evolution, in my opinion, can both co-exist. picked by ted 2 years ago

More than half of British adults think that intelligent design and creationism should be taught alongside evolution in school science lessons – a proportion higher than in the US.

I'm really struggling with believing this, in my own country too! Well with the recent success of the BNP, this shouldn't surprise me. C'mon Brits, what's wrong with you?! picked by Dontgivethedogchoccy 1 month ago

... in UK science lessons.

'Teachers should take the time to explain why creationism had no scientific basis, Professor Michael Reiss said.' picked by Antt 1 year ago

Pope Benedict XVI said the debate raging in some countries — particularly the United States and his native Germany — between creationism and evolution was an “absurdity,” saying that evolution can coexist with faith. picked by sidran32 4 months ago

Carl Sagan brings us the Cosmos, everything that ever was and ever will be, in an approach that is easily accessible even for those of us that are not science wizards. This series covers everything from the history of astronomy, the challenges it faced at its creation, how the universe was created and how it all might end, to the evolution of life on Earth, and the nature of the human brain. picked by yoornotme 2 years ago

There seems to be an ongoing debate here at Plime. It goes something like this:
"There is no evidence for evolution, other than questionable fossil records!"

Well, here's some other evidence courtesy of Brittanica. picked by Boomshank 1 year ago

ALI G, played by Sacha Baron Cohen (AKA Borat), talks about things with serious people such as Kent Hovind. Also here is a great interview with Posh and Becks: picked by spocksmyhomeboy 3 years ago

Pope Benedict, elaborating his views on evolution for the first time as Pontiff, says science has narrowed the way life's origins are understood and Christians should take a broader approach to the question. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The theory of evolution provides humankind with more than just a scientific narrative of life’s origins and progression. It also yields invaluable technologies. Understanding of evolution is fostering powerful technologies for health care, law enforcement, ecology, and all manner of optimization and design problems picked by muppet 11 months ago

An interesting article about a science teacher's efforts to teach evolution to Florida students who do not believe in it. picked by MayhemIsBeautiful 1 year ago

An evolutionary biologist and geneticist at the University of California, Irvine, he speaks often at universities, in churches, for social groups and elsewhere, usually in defense of the theory of evolution and against the arguments of creationism and its ideological cousin, intelligent design. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Nonsensical but Humorous:
* Because I’m too stupid and/or lazy to open a f**king book or turn on the Discovery Science Channel.

* Because my mother didn’t know not to drink while she was pregnant. She also didn’t know not to repeatedly throw herself down a flight of stairs in an attempt to undo the accident of screwing someone who voted for Bush both times. picked by tgkprog 9 months ago

Australian scientists say the recent discovery of a fossil fish has rewritten the record of evolution of land mammals. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Children should be taught about evolution to prevent them mistaking Barney and Fred Flintstone for scientific fact, an academic has claimed.

The failure to teach primary school children scientific truth is playing into the hands of advocates of creationism - according to James Williams, lecturer in education at Sussex University. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

The Florida Board of Education officially upheld evolution yesterday.
Well, sort of... picked by rambler 2 years ago

John Horgan and George Johnson discuss Dawkins, evolution, beauty, physics and language on the latest Science Saturday over at bloggingheads.tv: picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

July 1st 1858 was the first occasion that Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was introduced to the scientific community.

Presented by Alfred Russel Wallace to the Linnean Society, what would later go on to be described as the single best idea anyone has ever had* barely caused a ripple first time out.


*Daniel Dennett picked by pocksucket 1 year ago