Theory of Evolution

Former Texas Education Board Chair On The Colbert Report: 'I Don't Think [God] Used Evolution'

Posted 04.25.2012

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"The Revisionaries," a documentary about textbook standard-setting in Texas, recently debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, and key subject Don McLero...

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Further Comments on 'What Is the Key to a Realistic Theory of Evolution?'

James A. Shapiro | Posted 04.24.2012

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James A. Shapiro

My post last week elicited a number of sharply critical comments from conventional evolutionary thinkers, most notably from my University of Chicago colleague Jerry Coyne on his Why Evolution Is True website. Let me respond and add four additional points.

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Theory -- A Word That Gets No Respect

Michael D. Fayer | Posted 03.07.2012

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Michael D. Fayer

When a body of tested scientific knowledge is said to be "only a theory," the scientific meaning of the word is perverted with the effect of trivializing issues that may have life and death consequences for the entire world.

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America's Ongoing War on Evolution: A Christian's Lament

Karl Giberson, Ph.D | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karl Giberson, Ph.D

Anti-evolution in America is big business. Polls reveal widespread opposition to evolution in America that shows no sign of abating

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Why Are You Here? A New Theory May Hold The Missing Piece

Robert Lanza, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Robert Lanza, M.D.

Why do you happen to be alive on this lush little planet at just the right time in the history of the universe? Biocentrism -- a new theory of everything −- provides the missing piece.

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Dawkins at Duke: Just the Facts, Ma'am

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Chameides

At times, with its mention of Web sites and the suggestion that people organize and send money, Richard Dawkins' lecture on Sunday had the feel of a political rally. Most of the time, however, it was pretty glorious science.

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How Evolution Gets Used And Abused In The Science-Religion Debate

Dr. Denis Alexander | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Denis Alexander

It's best just to let scientific theories do the job that they're good at, and not invest them with ideologies that have nothing to do with the science.

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Evolution Presupposes Design, So Why the Controversy?

Ervin Laszlo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ervin Laszlo

Evolution of life presupposes intelligent design. But the design it presupposes is not the design of the products of evolution; it's the design of its preconditions.

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Evolution Foes Add Global Warming To Targets

nytimes.com | Leslie Kaufman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Critics of the teaching of evolution in the nation's classrooms are gaining ground in some states by linking the issue to global warming, arguing that...

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Promoting the Pornography of Creationism

Bill Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Allen

I proposed in jest the idea of an online degree in "creationism." I never imagined that anyone could seriously put forward such an outlandish idea. Boy, was I ever wrong.

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Ending the Pornography of Creation

Bill Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Allen

Now is the time to confront one of the major myths perpetuated by the previous anti-intellectual, anti-science regime. Now is the time to keep science in science class and keep religion out.

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Unintelligent Design

Gary Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Marcus

Lost amid all the recent discussions of intelligent design is one simple basic fact: the human species isn't intelligently designed.

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Creationism In US High Schools: 16 Percent Of US Science Teachers Are Creationists

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

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ABC News reports on the findings of a study that concluded 16% of U.S. science teachers are Creationists, and that, disturbingly, one in eight are tea...

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