Although there has been tension between science and religion since well before Darwin, passions are running higher than ever. The lines are drawn: you’re either with God or you’re against him. That is, you support teaching intelligent design or you “believe in” evolution, as if it’s some half-cocked theory like, well, ID. You’re either a […]
Intelligent design
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Is ignorance bliss?
Fifty-nine percent of Americans believe that astrology is “mostly true” or “somewhat true” — up from 40 percent in 1978.
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Reclaiming rationality
Can a new enlightenment dawn in a Buffalo suburb? Open a newspaper or turn on a news broadcast: everywhere, it seems that religious fundamentalism is gaining ground. In several US school districts, fundamentalist Christians on school boards are insisting that science teachers discuss “Intelligent Design” when they teach evolution. Across the world, Islamic fundamentalists are […]
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The XX Files 9.28.05
It’s funny what Americans say when talking to pollsters. A recent poll shows that two-thirds of Americans think creationism should be taught alongside evolution. What’s even funnier are the poll results the media choose to ignore. The same poll found that a majority of Americans favor government-guaranteed health insurance. And nearly 70 percent favor “more […]
