[E]leven years ago after hearing Kent Hovind on the radio making a complete ass of himself on the radio, and worse hearing a bunch of “Coast to Coast” listeners call in to agree with him, not only confirmed for me that creationism is just another version of UFO’ism supported because it kind of fits with the Bible and they really don’t have to learn much more about it than they can get in church. Salvation granted, Satan thwarted, let’s eat! My problem was that if called on to defend my position I would be the one who was a fool, I really didn’t know all that much about how it all works together.
So, I decided to learn.
Mike is taking his turn at diagnosing the cause of science illiteracy at Tangled Up in Blue Guy. It’s well worth a read.
Stephanie Zvan is one of the hosts for the Minnesota Atheists' radio show and podcast, Atheists Talk. She serves on the board of Secular Woman. She speaks on science and skepticism in a number of venues, including science fiction and fantasy conventions.
Stephanie has been called a science blogger and a sex blogger, but if it means she has to choose just one thing to be or blog about, she's decided she's never going to grow up. In addition to science and sex and the science of sex, you'll find quite a bit of politics here, some economics, a regular short fiction feature, and the occasional bit of concentrated weird.
Oh, and arguments. She sometimes indulges in those as well. But I'm sure everything will be just fine. Nothing to worry about. Nothing at all.
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Thanks, Stepnanie. I think that Crackergate, while it may seem big, is not a factor in driving people away from science. Actually, I think the vaunted "New Atheism" plays a very minor role.
Thanks, Stepnanie. I think that Crackergate, while it may seem big, is not a factor in driving people away from science. Actually, I think the vaunted "New Atheism" plays a very minor role.
And reading this excerpt point out a glaring error I must fix. "On the radio." @wice in one sentence. See why I need an editor?