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Darwin Day Poll Shatters Stereotypes: Democrats Favor Freedom to Discuss Evolution’s Strengths and Weaknesses More than Republicans
From the new Zogby poll this week: QUESTION: Would you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree that teachers and students should have the academic freedom to discuss both the strengths and weaknesses of evolution as a scientific theory? Strongly agree 54% Somewhat agree 26% Total Agree 80% Somewhat disagree 6% Strongly disagree 11% Total Disagree 16% Not sure 4% A large majority of respondents (80%) agree that teachers and students should have academic freedom to discuss both the strengths and weaknesses of evolution as a scientific theory, with more than half (54%) saying they strongly agree. Only 16% disagree. Although the media consistently portray support for the freedom to discuss both sides of the evolution debate as Read More ›
Reviewing Jerry Coyne, Part 3: The National Academy of Sciences Statement on Religion and Science.
Darwinist Dr. Jerry Coyne, in his New Republic article “Seeing and Believing; The never-ending attempt to reconcile science and religion, and why it is doomed to fail,” quotes the National Academy of Sciences on the reconciliation of religion and science. The NAS statement is worth a post on its own. Dr. Coyne notes: The National Academy of Sciences, America’s most prestigious scientific body, issued a pamphlet assuring us that we can have our faith and Darwin, too: “Science and religion address separate aspects of human experience. Many scientists have written eloquently about how their scientific studies of biological evolution have enhanced rather than lessened their religious faith. And many religious people and denominations accept the scientific evidence for evolution.” Science Read More ›
Dramatic Increase in Support for Teaching Scientific Evidence Both For and Against Darwinian Evolution
From the new Zogby poll this week: QUESTION: I am going to read you two statements about Biology teachers teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution. Please tell me which statement comes closest to your own point of view–Statement A or Statement B? Statement A: Biology teachers should teach only Darwin’s theory of evolution and the scientific evidence that supports it. Statement B: Biology teachers should teach Darwin’s theory of evolution, but also the scientific evidence against it. Statement A 14% Statement B 78% Neither 5% Other/Not sure 2% A large majority (78%) say Statement B, “Biology teachers should teach Darwin’s theory of evolution, but also the scientific evidence against it,” comes closest to their point of view, while 14% say Statement Read More ›
Darwin Day Poll Elicits Response From Richard Dawkins
This morning the Washington Post’s “On Faith” blog picked up the news about the national Darwin Day poll making waves for teaching evolution, even paying us a nice compliment or two while re-imagining history (for the record, DI’s ed policy has always been to teach the controversy). But the really interesting thing is that they wanted an “expert” opinion on the poll (besides the professionals at Zogby) and so they turned to — who else? — Richard Dawkins:
Discovery Institute Responses to PBS/NOVA’s “Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial” Movie
As their birthday gift to Charles Darwin, yesterday many PBS stations apparently re-aired the “Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial” movie that they first released in November, 2007. The “documentary” purports to re-tell the story of the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, but it portrays an extremely inaccurate, biased, and one-sided view of the case. In this regard, below are some links to responses to the “Judgment Day” that Discovery Institute produced when it first came out in 2007: Darwin’s Failed Predictions A Response to Selected Online Materials of PBS-NOVA’s “Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial” Documentary PBS Airs False Facts in its “Inherit the Wind” Version of the Kitzmiller Trial PBS, Darwin and Dover: an Interview with Phillip Johnson Read More ›