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Biology Evolution Humor Intelligent design/creationism Religion Science Skepticism/critical thinking

The real explanation for transitional fossils, radiometric dating, and genetic similarity

I knew it! I knew there had to be an explanation that young earth creationists could come up with for all that evidence in support of evolution: (WARNING: Borderline NSFW, depending on your job. Definitely offensive to fundamentalists.) It’s so obvious. Why didn’t I think of it before?

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Antivaccine nonsense Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Religion

From one skeptic to the 2009 recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award: Stop being an anti-vaccine loon

Well, here’s something refreshing. In fact, it’s so refreshing that I just had to link to it. Michael Shermer, renowned skeptic and the publisher of Skeptic, has decided to school the Atheist Alliance International 2009 recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award, anti-vaccine kook Bill Maher, over the nonsense about alternative medicine, vaccines, and conspiracy theories […]

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Biology Evolution Medicine Religion Science Skepticism/critical thinking

The trouble with Deepak Chopra, part II

As I mentioned on Friday, I’m in Chicago right now attending the American College of Surgeons annual meeting, where I’ll be until Wednesday afternoon. If there are any of my readers who happen to be surgeons attending the meeting, drop me a line and maybe we can get together. In the meantime, here’s a blast […]

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Biology Evolution Intelligent design/creationism Politics Religion Science Skepticism/critical thinking

More burning stupid from Bill O’Reilly on evolution and the “God of the Gaps”

I may have been a bit hard on Richard Dawkins lately, but, if he believed in saints, Dawkins would deserve sainthood for keeping his cool in the face of so much concentrated idiocy coming from Bill O’Reilly: A couple of lovely O’Reilly quotes: “I’m throwing in with Jesus because you guys can’t tell us how […]

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Biology Entertainment/culture Religion Science Skepticism/critical thinking

The crazies are out in force after Richard Dawkins…

…and, no, I don’t mean Orac, his last few posts notwithstanding. No, don’t worry, this post is most definitely not about Bill Maher. Rather, it’s how, while doing searches for that craziness, I found even more disturbing craziness. Even though I was disappointed in him on this one issue and even though I often don’t […]