Quote of The Day
Moving to Creationism, there never seems to be a debate about this issue among Democrats. And yet black Americans are by and large Creationist. The difference between the political parties and ideologies isn’t that great. My own hunch is that the difference here between the two parties has to do with the degree of unanimity [...]
Video: Dawkins and Evolution
This is a refreshing interview with Richard Dawkins concerning his new book, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. I particularly like it because Allan Gregg (the interviewer) asks intelligent questions without wasting most of the time having to deal with the same old creationist silliness first.
From YouTube:
Controversial author and atheist Richard Dawkins on the [...]
Lunch Break Theater: Kent Hovind Vs Michael Shermer
To stay with the theme of winning Eric Hovind’s iPod, today’s Lunch Break Theater features the classic debate between Kent Hovind and Michael Shermer.
Video: The intriguing Pastor Arnold Murray
If you spend anytime flipping through channels late at night, you undoubtedly have come across Pastor Arnold Murray and his show Shepard’s Chapel.
The guy has been on TV since 1985, and always provides some great moments. Here’s one of my favorite clips of him pulling a gun on someone in his audience:
Lunch Break Theater: Evolutionary Perspectives
Today’s Lunch Break Theater is an oldie but a goodie. The quality isn’t that great but it is worth watching.
It is divided into four parts, and is entitled, “Evolutionary Perspectives,” and features Douglas Adams as moderator to a conversation between Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Steven Pinker and Jared Diamond.
It’s great to see these guys as they looked [...]
AIG’s Creation Museum has drawn 720,000 visitors
The Courier-Journal reports:
Two years after its controversial opening, the Creation Museum has drawn 720,000 visitors, far more than the 250,000 annually organizers predicted. It brought in $7 million in receipts last fiscal year, with organizers saying it has had an economic impact of more than $20 million.
While this is no surprise, the most disturbing part [...]
Lunch Break Theater: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor
BBC – Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor
From the BBC:
BBC One brings you the story behind what could be one of the most important scientific discoveries of the 21st century.
The film, written and narrated by David Attenborough, is set to change our understanding of evolution.
Lunch Break Theater: Evolution in the Classroom
Thanks to the good folks of Texas, the teaching of “intelligent design” along with evolution has been a hot topic lately. This is one of the reasons I have chosen the below video for today’s Lunch Break Theater. The other reason, because it’s awesome.
Voices of Reason: Evolution in the Classroom
From the video description:
Lunch Break Theater: Evolution of Religious Belief.
A new episode of Lunch Break Theater is posted Monday thru Friday at 11:45 AM (EST). So, save some money, bring a sack lunch to work, and get a heaping helping of some godless goodness.
Today, I present the April 22, 2009 speech sponsored by the Center for Inquiry, The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Belief.
New Poll: Did we evolve from an ape-like creature?
Let’s have fun with this poll.
OneNewsNow.com wants to know…
Do you believe you evolved from an ape-like creature?
Here’s what PZ says about it:
Gaaaah. I am an ape-like creature. My mother and father are ape-like creatures, as are my brothers and sisters and grandparents and distant relatives and ancient ancestors, going back tens of millions of years. And I’m [...]
