Why creationists disbelief in evolution, it's religious dogma

Many people in the religious rightwing state that they don't believe in theories. They almost always use this in opposition to evolutionary theory. Indeed, they often use the internet to state this opinion. The internet is the product of relativity theory. Quantum mechanics...

Why does creationism go along with rejection of global warming?

James Inhoffe, an anti-gay rightwinger U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, does not believe in global warming. On a conservative radio show, he made the statement, while giving a statistic, that many less Americans believe in global warming caused by humans, than a few years ago....

What are you doing for Darwin Day?

Today is Darwin Day! A day in honor of the man who educated the population about the evolutionary process, Charles Darwin. It's a day with various events around the nation. Many places are having lectures and fun activities for kids. Some cities, such as Los Angeles and New...

On government promotion of religion and evolution

The first letter is one I wrote for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. They edited out a couple of lines, which I will keep in. The second letter is an excellent letter by a Stephen Ewbanks, of Kokomo, Indiana, published in their local newspaper. His letter deals with myths...

Why and how evolution is true

Some who argue against evolution bring up the First and Second laws of thermodynamics and entropy. Like Dracula in a bad movie, these arguments just won’t die. Basically the First law stated that energy level in a closed system is constant and the Second law states that in...

Evolution is not a religion of humanism

 I constantly hear statements by people who dont believe in evolution, that show a complete lack of understanding of the subject. If someone wants to not believe in evolution, that is fine, but I would urge them to at least try to get a basic understanding of it first...

The teaching of hell to small children is a form of child abuse

Is teaching children there is a hell where they will be tortured in a lake of fire, child abuse? Well, I would state, yes. Yes it is, at least mental and emotional child abuse. I was not raised in a church to believe that I will be tortured for all eternity if I don't...

'Fractal' mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot dies at 85

" Benoit Mandelbrot, who discovered mathematical shapes known as fractals, has died of cancer at the age of 85. Mandelbrot, who had joint French and US nationality, developed fractals as a mathematical way of understanding the infinite complexity of nature. The concept has...

16 Weird & Amazing Bird Facts Around The World

In Russia the keen eyesight of the pigeon is put to a very practical use for, at one factory in Moscow, they are used to sort ball-bearings. After four or five weeks special training, the birds inspect the ball-bearings as they pass on a conveyor. If any show the least...

29 Fascinating Facts About Plants From Around The World

The largest plants in the world are the giant redwood trees of North America. Sequoias can grow up to 107 m (350 ft) or more in height and may be up to 7.5 m (26 ft) across. They can weight more than nine times as much as a blue whale, the heaviest animal that has ever...