Appalled.
That’s the nicest word I can think of to define my feelings about the vote for California’s Proposition 8, which bans marriage between homosexual humans.
As has been discussed all over the digital tubes since last night’s election, the turn against gay marriage was largely funded by the hate and bigotry of the Mormons. I can’t [...]
05
2008
Proposition 8: Politics, Science and Constitutional Bigotry
10
2008
Knowledge of Evolution Cures One Man’s Racism
In his book, “The God Delusion”, Richard Dawkins spent a good deal of time talking about how understanding Natural Selection and Evolution in general serves as a “consciousness raiser” lending insights and changes to worldview that end up extending to deeper understanding of fields and ideas outside of biology.
Dawkin’s primary example was that once one [...]
08
2008
John Derbyshire Claims Barack Obama Will Kill Science
In an incoherent leap of bad logic, John Derbyshire over at the National Review (I know – why did I even bother reading it?) has come to the conclusion that an Obama Administration will kill science (his article title: “Will Obama Kill Science?”).
However, upon reading his incredibly ridiculous argument, it becomes clear that he only [...]


