Category Archives: Evolution

Gallup poll and evolution folly

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Ted

Scientific truth is not determined by a popular opinion. it wouldn’t matter if 99% of the American public believed that the sun revolved around the earth—instead of the other way around. Such poll results would have absolutely no effect on … Continue reading →

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A comment on The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Ted

Last Friday, I went to hear Gordy Slack talk about his new book: The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything (Evolution, Intelligent Design, and a School Board in Dover, PA.). He has a charming, friendly speaking style that happily carries … Continue reading →

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Atheism books pick up the gauntlet

Posted on September 29, 2006 by Ted

In my prior posting, I gave my initial reaction to the publication of several new books on atheism, especially A Letter to a Christian Nation (by Sam Harris) and The God Delusion (by Richard Dawkins). Interested in the reactions of … Continue reading →

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Coming out of the atheism closet

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Ted

A few weeks ago, Newsweek ran an article titled The New Naysayers. It was about a trio of newly-published books on atheism. The books are Breaking the Spell (by Daniel Dennett), A Letter to a Christian Nation (by Sam Harris) … Continue reading →

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