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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

The Seemingly Never-Ending Battle Between Science and Creationism

Following major political and legal defeats (see here, here, and here) around the country, creationism (i.e., intelligent design) is making a small comeback (doesn't it always). Salon has an article on the new approach of the intelligent design crowd. From the article:

"We want to teach more about evolution," says Discovery Institute's Casey Luskin, "not less." The "more" they want to teach, of course, is what they see as evolution's shortcomings, leaving an ecological niche that will then be filled by intelligent design."

I find it interesting that the intelligent design movement continues to adapt as the political and legal systems shut down each attempt to teach it in lieu (or alongside) of actual science. Its almost as if they are practicing a science of their own. Well, except that they refuse to acknowledge the work of others that has produced overwhelming evidence against their claims.

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