One would perhaps think that after being shown on multiple occasions that a quote they decided to cherry pick from a historical figure’s work in fact does not convey what they want that figure to have said in the past, … Continue reading
There really is no excuse for a tweet like this. Unless, of course, you are a creationist or antievolutionist (or simply anti-Darwin) and you are knowingly spreading false information. File under: quote-mining
I came across this in the Lodi News-Sentinel (21 May 2011): Scientists weigh in on evolution Richard Dawkins, the most influential anti-creationist, evolutionist and atheist today, stated, “It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims … Continue reading
Does anyone know of any examples where supporters of evolution have quote-mined creationists/anti-evolutionists? Curious if it ever goes the other way…
In my previous post I shared a link to NCSE’s images of an intelligent design vs. evolution from the banana-toting, Darwin-bashing creationist Ray Comfort. Here’s one of the images, showing a card from the game that uses this quote: “Scientists … Continue reading
This is a collection of links to resources and information that I have had either on the sidebar of this blog or bookmarked on my computer. I decided to make a separate page for them to clean up my blog … Continue reading
Tracy Zdelar posts about God and evolution on Hall of Fame Moms: 5/13: {Part 2} Darwin & the Bible? (16 July 2010). Her post is punctuated with quotes from Charles Darwin, and seeing that what she has to say about … Continue reading
Click here to listen or download episode 129 of Skeptically Speaking: This week, we’re discussing evolution, and a less well known, but just as fabulously bearded, scientist who helped to expand the theory. We’ll talk to Dr. Lee Alan Dugatkin, about … Continue reading
UPDATE (9/14): It dawned on me yesterday that while I have provided here at The Dispersal of Darwin many examples of anti-evolutionists claiming Darwin said something when he did not (quote-mining), this post is an example of Darwin having written … Continue reading
… I’ll post when the podcast is up for your listening pleasure! (quote-mining)
Sorry blogging has been so light as of late. Just a few things: My wife started a new job a month ago, as a librarian in the city of Canby about 25 minutes south of Portland. So I am daddy … Continue reading
This past weekend I attended the 5th annual Science Online conference in North Carolina (I have wanted to go for several years now but was unable, however this time I received some travel money, thanks to Bora & Anton!). [From … Continue reading
One week from now I’ll be in North Carolina for Science Online 2011. For the last couple of years I haven’t been able to go, so I am excited that now I can. I’ll be participating in a session about … Continue reading
The National Center for Science Education shared a link to a radio program: Is the Louisiana Family Forum ruining education in the state? Is Darwin responsible for Columbine? Hear Barbara Forrest and Judge Darrell White go toe-to-toe on WRKF radio … Continue reading
Last night I attended a talk put on by the Columbia Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State at the Multnomah Arts Center in Portland. The speaker was Steven K. Green, of Willamette University in Salem. An … Continue reading
On February 7, I posted about my reshelving intelligent design and anti-Darwin books from the science section to the religious section of a local bookstore here in Butte, Montana. I’ve done it before, but this is nothing new – as … Continue reading
In April, Grace Bible Church in Bozeman, Montana will be hosting the free-to-attend Creation Conference 2010: Fact Over Fiction – Countering Myths in Biology, organized by the Montana Origins Research Effort (MORE). MORE is: a group of individuals, both scientists and … Continue reading
Discover. It is a word that can be said to best describe the pursuit of science. But we know that motivations for conducting science vary beyond the desire to discover something new. Over the summer I have been reading a … Continue reading
