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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/06/17

Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2016-06-17 21:30. National Center for Science Education

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

A reminder that you -- yes, you! -- can help NCSE's archives.

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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/06/10

Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2016-06-10 15:53. National Center for Science Education

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

A Facebook milestone for NCSE. Josh Rosenau contributes a column on
climate change education to the Portland (Oregon) Tribune. And a new
website for NCSE!

» read more | 3569 reads

NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/06/03

Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2016-06-03 14:25. National Center for Science Education

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

A new issue of Reports of the NCSE in its new format is now available on-line.

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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/05/27

Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2016-05-27 15:41. National Center for Science Education

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

Kudos for Judy Scotchmoor from the Paleontological Society. And a
review of The Not-So-Intelligent Designer by NCSE's Glenn Branch.

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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/05/20

Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2016-05-20 15:22. National Center for Science Education

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

A reminder that it's not too late to reserve a seat on NCSE's next
Grand Canyon excursion, plus a reminder that speakers from NCSE are
available.

» read more | 3279 reads

NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/05/13

Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2016-05-13 14:51. National Center for Science Education

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

The winners of NCSE's Friend of Darwin and Friend of the Planet awards for 2016.

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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/05/06

Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2016-05-06 14:43. National Center for Science Education

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

The 2016 NCSE Grand Canyon Teacher Scholarship winners. Sad news of
the death of Harry Kroto. And new survey data on beliefs and attitudes
about climate change.

» read more | 3581 reads

NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/04/29

Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2016-04-29 14:12. National Center for Science Education

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

A new publication coauthored by Eugenie C. Scott. And a call for
climate change education from the New York City Council.

» read more | 3033 reads

NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/04/22

Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2016-04-22 15:18. National Center for Science Education

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

A creationist lawsuit against Kansas's adoption of the NGSS fails
again. And the vacation creationism bill dies in Kentucky.

» read more | 3201 reads

NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/04/08

Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2016-04-08 14:10. National Center for Science Education

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

Idaho's governor vetoes the Bible-as-reference bill. Sad news of the
death of Harold Morowitz. A reminder that seats are still available on
NCSE's next excursion to the Grand Canyon. And a denunciation of
Alabama's evolution disclaimer.

» read more | 3186 reads

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Antievolutionists Say the Darndest Things

Antievolutionists often express outrage over alleged incivility from those who oppose their efforts to evade the establishment clause of the First Amendment. But they have no difficulty in dishing out the abuse themselves. Here is a sample from the Invidious Comparisons thread that documents egregious behavior on the part of the religious antievolution advocates.

IDC advocate John Calvert:

One thing that Jack Krebs and I agree with is that Pratt can be likened to an outpost under siege in a cultural war.

...

My wife and I just returned from a trip to Belgium. We visited Bastogne where a few brave Americans of the 101st Airborne Division were surrounded by the German Army during the battle of the bulge. The German attack was led by a crack SS unit that took no prisoners.

What were we fighting against in Bastogne? We were fighting against a Nazi regime that used the philosophy of Naturalism to justify a eugenics program of terrifying proportions. Naturalism is the belief that all phenomena result only from the laws of chemistry and physics and that teleological or design explanations are not valid. Naturalism is not science. It is a belief system.

In the same manner, the defenders in Pratt are fighting against Naturalism, although they may not realize it. Rather than fighting against science, they are actually fighting for science. They are fighting for science that is driven by logic and critical thinking rather than by a philosophy that teaches to the exclusion of all other teachings that we are the products of only chance and necessity. They are fighting for science that is driven by the scientific method rather than science that is driven by a philosophy of Naturalism.

...

Rather than using logic and good science to support its assault on the brave contingent in Pratt, the KCFS is using tactics one would expect from those that besieged Bastogne: scare tactics, misinformation and no substantive discussion of the real issues.

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So, we are back looking at Pratt as the bombs fall. The question is whether the Board and the Community will be supported by the rest of us as they have had the guts that General McAullife and the other brave Americans had that cold winter day in Bastogne 54 years ago. McAullife's reply was very simple when asked to surrender: "Nuts!" McAullife and the 101st were subsequently relieved by elements of Patton's Third Army. In the same way we all need to rise up and put our hands together for the Pratt Board and Pratt Citizens that have just characterized the outrageous censorship by the science establishment as "Nuts!"

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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/06/17

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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/05/20

NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/05/13

NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/05/06

NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/04/29

NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/04/22

NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/04/08

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