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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Why You Should be Skeptical of Science

Written on Saturday, November 30, 2013 by Tad Cronn
Bill Nye, the “Science Guy,” was recently speaking about the debate in Texas over whether to include creationism in the science curriculum in addition to Darwinian evolution.  Nye, as you can guess, is against teaching creationism, calling it “an outrageous notion” and “inane or silly.”  Like many notably atheist science advocates, Nye opposes teaching anything that might be seen as counter to the theory of evolution, which he regards as “fact.” Or, as he might put it, he’s open to teaching other theories, he just isn’t aware of any that meet his scientific criteria.  But you always have to watch out when supposed advocates for science start insisting that evolution is fact. To be a scientist means to ask questions and to be open to new ideas, even if they don’t fit into current belief.  Evolution “fact” often seems to have more to do with the religious beliefs of atheists than with verifiable science …….Read more at

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