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July 2016

July 28, 2016

I Have This Book (Here’s How I Got It)

The above image comes via a post on Jerry Coyne's blog, "The Truth About Creationism...

July 03, 2016

Ham vs. Nye, Moses, and Jesus

Tyler Franke has offered a comical cartoon version of a debate between Ken Ham, Bill...

February 2015

February 05, 2015

Bill Nye on Child Mortality

HT Tom Bartley on Facebook

October 2014

October 11, 2014

Dangerous Debates?

Some predicted that the overall harmful effects of debates such as Bill Nye's with Ken...

July 2014

July 11, 2014

How Fundamentalists Promote Atheism

The image below is a composite of a Christian response to the Ken Ham/Bill Nye...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

Evolution Misunderstood or Misrepresented?

The British Center for Science Education shared this example of how the ACE curriculum depicts...

March 2014

March 06, 2014

The Bible vs. Observational Science

A commenter suggested not long after the Ken Ham vs. Bill Nye debate that even...

March 03, 2014

Creationism Debate: Ignoring the Ground Rules

Bob Cargill drew attention to this mash-up video, illustrating just how many of the issues...

March 01, 2014

Did Bill Nye Help Fund the Ark Park?

Time magazine and Newsweek are reporting that the debate with Bill Nye is a key...

February 2014

February 16, 2014

Recording Of My Drew Marshall Show Appearance

The recording from the episode of the Drew Marshall show that I was on is...

February 16, 2014

Anti-Evolutionism: Now With Ultra-Fast Evolution

The Natural Historian blog recently focused on one of the more bizarre aspects of Ken...

February 12, 2014

Happy Darwin Day!

The nit-picker in me wants to point out that people do not evolve, populations do....

February 10, 2014

Geek Goes Rogue Pre-Debate Interviews #HamOnNye

From Jonathan Ryan, with whom I was on the radio on Saturday. I will mention...

February 08, 2014

22 Creationist Questions Translated

You know those 22 questions that people were photographed holding at the debate between Bill...

February 08, 2014

Today on the Drew Marshall Show

Today at 2pm Eastern time I will be a guest on the Canadian radio program,...

February 07, 2014

Doing Science

I wish the image had found a way to incorporate the fact that Ken Ham...

February 05, 2014

More Reflections After #HamOnNye

There has been more discussion of the debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham since...

February 05, 2014

What Would Change Your Mind? Exact Quotes from #HamOnNye

I shared an image yesterday that I made, based on the answers Ken Ham and...

February 05, 2014

#HamOnNye Post-Debate Round-Up

Lots of bloggers and news outlets are reflecting on the debate last night, which most...

February 05, 2014

People Who Debate Creation vs. Evolution

Bob Cargill shared the above image on Facebook. It has a point. Ham was untrustworthy...

February 04, 2014

The #HamOnNye Debate In A Nutshell

February 04, 2014

Liveblogging the #HamOnNye Debate

FINAL UPDATE 9:31: The live feed ended abruptly with an announcement about the weather. I...

February 04, 2014

#HamOnNye Games

Joel Watts shared this bingo game to play during tonight's debate: You would obviously need...

February 04, 2014

Why Don’t We Have Both?

Out of the mouths of babes. And a little child shall lead them. If the...

February 04, 2014

Ken Ham and Bill Nye: Who is on the Bible’s Side?

Ken Ham says that there is genuine scientific debate about "molecules to man" evolution. The...

February 02, 2014

Preview of the Creation Museum Debate

January 2014

January 17, 2014

Free Live Streaming of Bill Nye Ken Ham Debate

For those who have wanted to see and hear the upcoming debate between Bill Nye...

January 15, 2014

Twitter Hashtag for Nye-Ham Debate: #hamonnye

The official Twitter hashtag for coverage of the Bill Nye vs. Ken Ham debate has...

January 14, 2014

Patheos Posts on the Real Nye-Ham Debate

Today I made a spoof post about the upcoming debate between Ken Ham and Bill...

January 06, 2014

Reading Genesis Literally

There's a new blog, Scribalishess, written by a Hebrew Bible professor. Here is a quote...

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