Here's the nice thing about science and facts, though: it's still true even if you don't believe it.

Ultimately, though, he wants the scientific theory of evolution to square up with his personal religious beliefs, which ain't how science works, Sam, no matter how much you may want it to.

Chris Matthews asked a throwaway question at the Republican debate last night, Brownback, Tancredo and Huckabee all answered affirmative. See, unlike virgin births or flying spaghetti monsters, evolution doesn't give a god damn if you believe.

"Thirty-four countries were polled, and guess what? We score 33rd - edging out Turkey for last place."

Wait, now evolution is religion? I'm seriously starting to reconsider my stance on not using antibacterial soap - maybe a superbug that wipes out all of humanity isn't such a bad thing after all...

“I’d like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a disaster in your area, don’t turn to God, you just rejected him from your city.” Pat Robertson is officially an asshole.

Woo hoo!

I eagerly await the creationism version

Interesting UI. Producer: Jon Kondis!

Richard Dawkins on the whole intelligent design fiasco. "When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly half way between. It is possible for one side simply to be wrong."

The New York Times does the spaghetti monster

Christopher Hitchens on the unfairness of intelligent design. Or, as the bumper sticker says "I won't think in your church if you won't pray in my school."

Put this on a static sticker, I'd buy one in a heartbeat

The New York Times takes a look at the Discovery Institute

This is an oldie - linking here because the original SciAm article has gone behind a pay-for firewall

Hendrik Hertzberg's weekly column is worth my subscription to the New Yorker

Demographically, support for evolution is weakest among "those with the least education, older Americans ..., frequent church attendees, conservatives, Protestants, those living in the middle of the country, and Republicans."

Good to see them hitting back against the ID idiots

For Dawn

Perfect for the back of your powerbook or in your local high school science book