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Entries Tagged as 'Antiscience'

Global warning is a myth

September 5th, 2008 · No Comments

And here is an explanation why:
When God sent the rain on this Earth for 40 days and nights, all this water had to go someplace so the Earth would be dry again.
Remember, God is the Creator and controls the universe.
God tilted the Earth from its original position and caused all the excess water to rush [...]

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Tags: Antiscience · Religion

A visit to the Discovery Institute

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

A couple of ladies in Seattle decided to just up and visit the Discovery Institute. No appointments or anything…they just walked up to the door, buzzed the intercom, and got a tour from Casey Luskin.

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Tags: Antiscience · Creationism · Intelligent Design

Kansas breeds and attracts the most amazing kooks

August 24th, 2008 · No Comments

When last we heard from Tom Willis, big-wig in the Creation Science Association for Mid-America, he was pondering whether evolutionists should be allowed to vote. Since Tom Willis is batshit insane, he decided that no, they should not, because they’re wicked godless atheists with no moral sense (theistic evolutionists aren’t spared — they are even worse).
Now he [...]

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Tags: Antiscience · Creationism · Intelligent Design

No evidence for evolution?

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Really?
What most people cannot comprehend is that there is no one absolute make-or-break piece of evidence for evolution.
Shocker.
No, not so. Evolution is a conclusion from the totality of the evidence.
There are thousands of cases that demonstrate that the principles of evolution work and are useful for understanding the natural world; and there are no cases whatsoever where [...]

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Tags: Antiscience · Creationism · Intelligent Design · Science

Global warming denial at its best

July 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Dr. Chilingar. Now there’s a character.
After comparing CO2 over billions of years to human CO2 over centuries back in 2006, he is now using formulas that assume greenhouse effects don’t change to argue that greenhouse gases will have no effect.

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Tags: Antiscience · Science

Countering antivaxxers

July 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Below is a video of Amanda Peet effectively talking about antivaccination nonsense for Cookie magazine.
Best of all, after being attacked by antivaxxers for her comments she held her ground. Go ahead and read it. It’s awesome to behold.

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Tags: Antiscience · Science

An excellent reason not to vote for McCain

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

John McCain is stopping in Louisiana in an unexpected move, and rumor has it he’ll be chatting with the antiscience ID-supporting creationist exorcist Governor of that state, Bobby Jindal, who is considered to be on McCain’s shortlist of vice-presidential candidates…

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Tags: Antiscience · Creationism · Intelligent Design

What? They DIDN’T burn him at a stake?

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

As reported by Channel 10 in Tampa, Jim Piculas did a magic trick where he makes a toothpick disappear and reappear.
What happened next?
The principal called him up to the office and told him he was being accused of — wait for it, wait for it — wizardry.
Yes, you read that correctly.

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Tags: Antiscience