Let's try to be rational about this.
I have been discussing the the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial which ended exactly 15 years ago last Sunday . Three of the key figures who supported the plaintiffs recently sat down for interviews with S. Joshua Swamidass and (on two of the interviews) Nathan Lents for the Peaceful Science blog. Videos of the interviews can be found at the bottom of the page.
Continue reading “Ken Miller, Genie Scott & Barbara Forrest: 15 Years After Dover”
This month marks fifteen years since the conclusion of the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial which ruled that Intelligent Design (ID) is a form of creationism and, therefore, could not be taught as a scientific theory in American public schools. Recently, several of the people involved in the trial have given interviews about it, among them biochemist Michael Behe, the most prominent proponent of ID to testify at the trial.
Continue reading “Michael Behe: 15 Years After Dover”
This month marks the fifteenth anniversary of the conclusion of the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial, a significant event in the history of the conflict between creationism and science. In 2004, Young Earth Creationist members of Pennsylvania’s Dover Area School District were engaged in efforts to alter the school curriculum to suggest that there were serious weaknesses to the theory of evolution and that creationism was a legitimate alternative. Their efforts eventually culminated in the board passing a resolution that required biology teachers to read a statement to their class that said, in part:
Continue reading “Kitzmiller v. Dover 15 Years Later”This blog has been quiet for the past few months. The reason is it has just been difficult for me to find time to add to it because of life events (Nothing major or catastrophic, just regular life stuff, or at least whatever passes for “regular life” during a global pandemic.) But I’ve managed to get things together enough to finish some of the articles I have been working on and, while they may not be as timely as they were when I begun them, I’ll be posting them regardless.
However, the first few articles to follow will be timely, in that they touch on an event in recent history that is marking a significant anniversary.