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Creationism is let's be blunt a croc(oduck) of shite and to me frankly rather boring. I do however have a certain curiostiy about what theistic evolutionists believe, and the range of that belief. I see no need for a god in the explanitory framework of evolutionary biology but I am genuine...

Partially inspired by http://forums.leagueofreason.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5682 It occurs to me that no theist should use the 'fine tuning' argument against atheists as it is the theist's model of the universe that needs the ultimate in fine tuning. It is one thing for your model to need a...

Like the sub-forum says, shameless self-promotion. Just knocked up a video with a bit about Dunning and Kruger's work and how I think it applies to creationists.

This is an activity I do with students to demonstrate selection. I thought I'd describe it here so anyone bored enough could give it a go. It's quite surprising how 'fast' it goes. BTW It is a demonstration of selection but it can nicely lead on, through discussion of the models flaws etc, to...

OK chaps and chapesses I'm currently rewritting some science schemes of work for my department. This includes the yr 9 (13ys oldish) module which currently contains a bit of ToE. I've never been happy with the existing scheme (which predates me) at the momment it contains just a small bit on...

Whilst shuffling around the web I stumbled on the Christian party web site. There was an article about science and the bible http://www.christianparty.org.uk/articles.html#willans1 Within which I found what might be a contender for stupidest comment ever. 'Most amazing of all is perhaps...

As a science fanboi I can't help but get into arguments with anti-science type muppets. One of the stooopid coments they often make is that 'if science is so great how come it hasn't cured cancer?' of something to that effect. Of course the answer is 'it has!' I should know I had bowel cancer...

Over on this here side of the pond we Brits like to point smugly at the US and your silly creationist and IDiots. Alas our smuggness is unfounded for the stooopid it spreads. A little background, I'm the head of the biology department at a large but otherwise 'bog-standard' (comprehensive)...