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I’ve officially hit the big time: I’ve got my first creationist comments! Unfortunately, he/she doesn’t have anything new to say; only familiar claptrap about thermodynamics, observation, faith, and morality. Plus, of course, confla...Tracked on: The Devil's Robot (216.41.128.138) at 2005 11 02 00:05:34 - A year of blogging: from names I have been called to The First Amendment to Intelligent Design
Blogging has been great for me. It's allowed me to meet people from parts of the country I didn't know well enough before, and realize that people throughout this incredible country are caring, compassionate, and intelligent with beliefs that areTracked on: Bring It On (66.151.149.25) at 2005 08 23 01:21:02 - Bush On Intelligent Design
Anyway, what we have with ID, then, is, at best, a philosophical argument that sees complexity in nature that the proponents can't attribute to naturally occurring systems and, at worst, Creationism in sheep's clothing, using the language of science ...Tracked on: Kinshasa On The Potomac (72.9.234.70) at 2005 08 10 11:05:44 - Yes, I'm appalled by "intelligent design" too
...just as lots of other folks on the net are. While I have a long post brewing on this and related subjects, as a stopgap I refer you to Richard Dawkins's Ignorance Is No Crime: "It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims not to...Tracked on: View From Above (63.247.129.166) at 2005 08 08 02:25:04 - Nature Stories
Cruising around the blogosphere over the last couple of weeks looking for science and nature blogs (I found lots--see the blogroll for a selection of interesting sites!) I was struck by the energy being expended, mostly on American blogs, on the issue of Intelligent Design (ID) vs. Darwinian Evolution....Tracked on: Thomasburg Walks (209.226.251.166) at 2005 08 07 15:17:23 - George W. Bush: (Un)Intelligent Design?
So I was watching the news, or something like that, and I see that our one and only president (ugh), George W. Bush, made some comments endorsing "intelligent design" as something that should be taught in our schools. As appalledTracked on: Kevin's blatherings (66.151.149.25) at 2005 08 06 22:58:05 - Don't Feed Them After Midnight...
Every party has them, but with his comments on intelligent design, the president not only fed them, he dropped 'em in the water. Now, of course, the staff is trying to backpedal on what the boss says (and by the...Tracked on: Bloodless Coup (63.66.160.28) at 2005 08 05 10:36:26 - A Continuation of the Gremlins Thread
[NOTE: This started as a comment in the Gremlins thread, but then I started picking apart Krugman's piece and it grew to post size. For newcomers (all 2 of you?) to the discussion, the original thread was one of the...Tracked on: Bloodless Coup (63.66.160.28) at 2005 08 05 10:31:48 - Faith to the Test
Pharungula ratchets up the debate on intelligent design vs. evolution. And you know what? I wonder if maybe the schools are not the proper place to settle this. We should bring this to every single creationist and IDer personally. Here’s my own...Tracked on: The Queue (64.111.108.19) at 2005 08 05 09:03:46 - Intelligent Design Explained Intelligently
What is Intelligent Design? Is it intelligent? Well, George W Bush supports it so that should give you your answer. This article attempts to explain ID and other non-scientific scientific theories.Tracked on: neOnbubble (72.36.208.154) at 2005 08 05 07:14:00 - Pharyngula::Bush endorses Intelligent Design creationism
Georges Bush et le crationnisme. De mieux en mieux. Lire l'article. Pour ceux qui ont tendance trop prendre les textes bibliques la lettre : lisez un peu ceci....Tracked on: Faut le savoir (212.27.40.207) at 2005 08 05 02:15:27 - Deer Sir
Deer Mister Bush, If only yew had been my teecher, think how many harmful facts I could have avoided!Tracked on: Heavy Duty Power (72.9.234.70) at 2005 08 05 00:31:57 - Dispatch from the Counter-Enlightenment
With my typical rapid-fire blogging, I'm late in commenting on President Bush's endorsement of “Intelligent Design” (ID) during a discussion with Texas reporters on Monday. PZ Myers offers his fittingly sharp response and collects many links to other commentary over...Tracked on: Signal + Noise (63.247.141.250) at 2005 08 04 21:47:43 - Bush Proposes “Intelligent Design” In Schools
I’ve said earlier that something needs to be done to our education system. The country needs change. So what does our President do? He decides that we’d all be better off with the “intelligent design” theory in schools. Clearly...Tracked on: BusinessBits (70.84.158.132) at 2005 08 04 11:55:39 - I choose science
My forehead is slightly flatter today than it was yesterday. That's because of the time I spent pounding it against my desktop last night when I learned that the President of the United States thinks that it makes perfect sense to combine science classes with folklore and mythology instead of...Tracked on: Ed Bott - Windows (and Office) Expertise (216.74.96.130) at 2005 08 04 10:29:27 - Bush and ID
Okay, DOF asked that someone post this on its own thread. I went ahead and posted the whole article because the paper is one of those for which you have to register. Pay attention to the final paragraph especially. This guy makes the same mistake that the majority of Creationists/ID types makes. The theory of evolution deals strictly with the phenomonon of biodiversity. Creationists try to claim that one of the biggest holes in the theory of evolution is that it can't explain where life came……Tracked on: Stupid Evil Bastard (63.247.143.6) at 2005 08 04 10:05:49 - Only a theory
Shakespeare's Sister bangs her head against the wall over Bush's endorsement of Intelligent Design. (Head against wall banging trope swiped from Brad DeLong---his walls are full of holes and dents from the many folks he's caught driven to head against wall banging frustration by the Bush Leaguers' twin allergies to truth and reality.) Sis can't stand it that there are so many people who think the word theory is a synonym for crazy idea pulled out of thin air with…Tracked on: Lance Mannion (66.151.149.25) at 2005 08 04 08:01:33 - Bush To Determine Scentific Curriculum Of American Schools Based On His Own Experiments
The White House announced today that President Bush would henceforth determine the scientific curriculum to be taught in America's school. The announcement came immediately after Bush endorsed the teaching of intelligent design. President Bush apparently wants to adopt a modified pre-Copernican view of astronomy, to start. "This whole notion that the universe does not revolve around our great nation, our great planet, seems kind of crazy," he told reporters yesterday.Tracked on: Opinions You Should Have (63.247.141.200) at 2005 08 04 07:25:55 - Another Reason To End Government Schools
see Bush has decided to once again pander to his Christian conservative base: Christian conservatives — a substantial part of Bush's voting base — have been pushing for the teaching of intelligent design in public schools. Scientists...Tracked on: Louisiana Libertarian (72.9.234.70) at 2005 08 03 20:16:28 - No crank left behind
Big Bush recommends imposition Of "designers" on science tuition. Though clearly...Tracked on: PhaWRONGula (72.9.234.70) at 2005 08 03 18:05:02 - Bush endorses Intelligent Design Creationism
OOC: Edited slightly to reflect a comment below. Pharyngula::Bush endorses Intelligent Design creationism Via many places, including the link above to Pharyngula (which I have linked to before, good science stuff)....Tracked on: Blog, Jvstin Style (207.44.152.70) at 2005 08 03 16:03:25 - The Problem with "Intelligent Design"
President Bush said Monday he believes schools should discuss Intelligent Design alongside evolution when teaching students about the creation of life. -- Associated Press, 8/1/2005No doubt President Bush's endorsement of Intelligent Design was a shrewd political move intended to shoreTracked on: Philomathean (66.151.149.25) at 2005 08 03 14:30:55 - Bush simultaneously espouses, disproves "Intelligent Design"
The president has gone on record, in his usual "speaking in code to the Talibaptists" mode, as supporting the teaching of so-called "Intelligent Design" in schools as an "alternative" to evolution in explaining why living things are the way they...Tracked on: Creek Running North (65.58.240.229) at 2005 08 03 13:52:47 - Exposing the children to different ideas
This crap is just plain wrong: WASHINGTON (Aug. 2) - President Bush said Monday he believes schools should discuss ‘’intelligent design'’ alongside evolution when teaching students about the creation of life. During a round-table ...Tracked on: Mossback Culture (63.247.140.2) at 2005 08 03 13:51:10 - Just tell me one thing...
...can this really be explained by Intelligent Design?Tracked on: Infidels of Every Denomination (66.151.149.25) at 2005 08 03 13:36:30 - God receives more bad news - Bush endorses Intelligent Design
Once again Bush's idiocy parades itself like the emperor's new clothes with his endorsement of intelligent design. Finally, the consummate village idiot embraces the most idiotic idea of all time. I would offer my condolences to the Discovery Institute but...Tracked on: Buridan's Ass (66.235.212.128) at 2005 08 03 12:32:43 - Creationism: How Courts Protect the GOP from Stupidity
PZ Myers is collecting all the responses of bloggers condemning Bush for his argument that "intelligent design" should be taught...Tracked on: NathanNewman.org (64.91.242.234) at 2005 08 03 12:02:32 - Intelligent Design
http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/bush_endorses_intelligent_design_creationism/ I am all for teaching creationism. I think having a comparative religion class would be really cool and a good way to make children increase their critical...Tracked on: Broken Nails (64.91.249.146) at 2005 08 03 10:25:59 - Bush and creationism
There’s been a stink recently about some comments Bush made on intelligent-design creationism. (Via Cosma Shalizi.) Here’s what Bush actually said: Q I wanted to ask you about the — what seems to be a growing debate over evolution vTracked on: Stephen Laniel’s Unspecified Bunker (140.247.60.120) at 2005 08 03 10:01:44 - The reaction to Bush's statements
In response to George W. Bush's statement that he supports teaching Intelligent Design creationism in our public schools, I wrote my own reply, and also volunteered to collect links to other people's criticisms. It was a little bit overwhelming. My...Tracked on: The Panda's Thumb (66.15.48.88) at 2005 08 03 07:27:46 - Perhaps we need to INCREASE public school curricu
So here's the deal: I'm tired of the increasing American stupidity quotient. That is not a claim that we, as a group of people, are getting stupider. We are, however, generating material for stories that definitely make us all look like donkeys.Tracked on: Axiom (72.9.234.70) at 2005 08 03 06:56:18 - The final straw: Bush endorses intelligent design
Yes, as you might have guessed, I missed this, which I only discovered when an e-mail informed me of it. The news? Our President has endorsed the teaching of "intelligent design" creationism in public schools:Tracked on: Respectful Insolence (130.219.235.253) at 2005 08 03 06:08:06 - Conservatives and Evolution, again: Bush on "teach the controversy"
Just yesterday, 1 Monday August, I had the pleasure of writing on H Allen Orr, the gifted scientist and essayist. Now, late Tuesday night (early Wendesday morning), I make the blog rounds to discover that President Bush has declared for intelligent ...Tracked on: Societas (66.78.27.15) at 2005 08 02 22:36:12 - Bush is an Idiot
4:15PM on Tuesday, August 2, 2005. The memory of that moment is seared into my hippocampus as if by a cattle branding iron. Much as my father recalls the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and my older brother recalls the assassination of John F. Kennedy, an...Tracked on: The Corpus Callosum (72.9.234.70) at 2005 08 02 21:59:54 - Bush endorses teaching 'intelligent design'
Just a brief follow up to my previous comments on War of the Worlds, to show that the issue of Intelligent Design is indeed topical and significant. Bush endorses teaching 'intelligent design' BY RON HUTCHESON Knight Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON -Tracked on: Dubbings and Diversions (66.151.149.25) at 2005 08 02 21:30:59 - Bush says ID should be taught in schools
The Dear Leader has spoken:In a wide-ranging question-and-answer session with a small group of reporters, Bush essentially endorsed efforts by Christian conservatives to give intelligent design equal standing with the theory of evolution in the nation's schools...Bush declined to stateTracked on: FloridaBlues (66.151.149.25) at 2005 08 02 20:42:47 - Slouching towards theocracy
I don't have anything to add in the rounds of condemning President Bush for his stupid pro-creationist arguments. I'd just like to point everyone to PZ's post on this, because he's rounding up all the blogger condemnations he can find....Tracked on: Pandagon (66.33.218.138) at 2005 08 02 20:23:02 - Pharyngula::Bush endorses Intelligent Design creationism
Link: Pharyngula::Bush endorses Intelligent Design creationism.Tracked on: Poor Richard's Anorak (66.151.149.25) at 2005 08 02 18:33:20 - Broad Sweeps
ok. so there is a heated discussion going on here between yours truly and guru gulab khatri. feel free to join in if you want. that discussion, by the way, ties in very well with the announcement by the President of the United States, supposedly the m...Tracked on: cinematic::rain (216.120.226.51) at 2005 08 02 16:59:19 - Come on, you saw this coming too.
Well, of course it was bound to happen sooner or later. The current administration has been stolidly ignoring any science that doesn’t help it win votes. Now the President has endorsed ‘intelligent design’. He’s using the sta...Tracked on: The Devil's Robot (216.41.128.138) at 2005 08 02 15:36:23 - On Intelligent Design and the Public School Curriculum
Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of negative backlash on the right to this story about Bush supporting the teaching of Intelligent Design in public schools. From Yahoo Newsresident Bush said Monday he believes schools should discuss "intelligent design" alongside evolution when teaching students about the creation of life. During a round-table interview with reporters from five Texas newspapers, Bush declined to go into detail on his personal views of the……Tracked on: protein wisdom (69.73.172.31) at 2005 08 02 15:26:27 - Revenge for Those Bush is a Chimp Jokes
Thanks to Pharyngula, I no sooner vowed to quit dragging politics into my education bag than our esteemed president decided to drag education into his politician bag. The man speaks for himself (or see here if you're not an LA Times subscriber): "I t...Tracked on: Brown Bag Blog (66.235.197.101) at 2005 08 02 13:33:30 - Was Bush Intelligently Designed?
Bush supports the teaching of intelligent Design. I was surprised to read this article in the Washington Post today. I thought he would endorse old fashioned creationism. Unfortunately it will have to remain a mystery because, Bush “declined to goTracked on: Philosophy of Biology (66.151.149.25) at 2005 08 02 13:07:13 - Surprising No One
Via the invaluable Pharyngula, the President we've got has endorsed Intelligent Design. It's a bit tiring, if unsurprising, for him to again prove his lack of interest in learning and his spineless acquiescence to the wingnut Christian right. Go lend...Tracked on: Frothing at the Mouth (216.254.119.130) at 2005 08 02 13:04:11 - Bush actually supports something "intelligent"?...wait, nevermind.
If you read any blog that has anything to do with science, you've probably already read about this story: WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush has said he supports teaching US science students "intelligent design" -- a God-centered alternative...Tracked on: Nomadic Thoughts (67.138.240.12) at 2005 08 02 11:56:31 - Unintelligent proponent
News item:President Bush said Monday he believes schools should discuss "intelligent design" alongside evolution when teaching students about the creation of life. During a round-table interview with reporters from five Texas newspapers, Bush declined to go into detail on his...Tracked on: Linkmeister (69.72.224.186) at 2005 08 02 11:53:39 - It's time to throw down
At Pharyngula: George W. Bush has endorsed Intelligent Design creationism's plan to corrupt education. Here's what the debate is about. Scientists have established the fact of evolution with thousands of lines of evidence and the...Tracked on: Science and Sarcasm (72.9.234.70) at 2005 08 02 10:29:56 - Boneheaded Design
Just when you think he can't score any higher in the Dimwitted Olympics, Bush outdoes himself. The news so far this week has been pretty dismal. Bush's weasely recess appointment of the clearly unqualified Bolton as ambassador to the United...Tracked on: 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera (68.152.85.88) at 2005 08 02 10:18:10 - Bush endorses crackpots
I apologize in advance that this is going to be one of those instances of the blogosphere acting as an echo chamber, but I must at least comment on President George W Bush's latest statements that the so-called ideas of the crackpot crypto-creationist Intelligent Design community should be taught alongside evolution in American schools. Let me also use this opportunity to hurl insults and invective at investor and "futurist" George Gilder who should be blacklisted for siding…Tracked on: Leaves on the Line (155.198.204.78) at 2005 08 02 09:56:00 - Commanding the Army of the Night
Yesterday, Bush decided to weigh in on the problem of whether "Intelligent Design" (ID) should be taught in U.S. public schools. His answer was that 'schools should teach both theories on the creation and complexity of life'. Displaying his usual mas...Tracked on: Newton's Binomium (72.9.234.70) at 2005 08 02 09:51:41 - It's time to throw down
At Pharyngula: George W. Bush has endorsed Intelligent Design creationism's plan to corrupt education. Here's what the debate is about. Scientists have established the fact of evolution with thousands of lines of evidence and the work of hundreds ...Tracked on: Science and Sarcasm (72.9.234.70) at 2005 08 02 09:51:16 - Dr. Myers is so Predictable
Since we don't get cable, Ruth and I don't watch a lot of television. Many days, the only time we do so is while eating breakfast before work. Even then, it's mostly just something noisy to fill up the room...Tracked on: tongue but no door (66.199.251.74) at 2005 08 02 09:51:16 - The President speaks on Intelligent Design
From the Chicago Tribune, lots more here: President Bush said Monday that he thinks schools should discuss “intelligent design” alongside evolution when teaching students about creation. During a round-table interview with reporters fro...Tracked on: Cosmic Variance (70.96.188.28) at 2005 08 02 09:40:43 - [Pharyngula::Bush endorses Intelligent Design creationism]
Pharyngula::Bush endorses Intelligent Design creationism I'm not so sure I agree with the shrillness of some of the commentators over at Pharyngula, however I think this bears further watching. Am I surprised that Mr. George W. Bush thinks there ...Tracked on: the dubious biologist (66.116.68.132) at 2005 08 02 09:27:46 - Bush on ID
I predict the usual DI trumpeting after this … President Bush waded into the debate over evolution and “intelligent design” Monday, saying schools should teach both theories on the creation and complexity of life. In a wide-ranging ...Tracked on: stranger fruit (129.219.245.62) at 2005 08 02 09:07:33 - Bush's Intelligent Designer
President Bush, speaking to reporters in Texas on Monday, said that he believes schools should discuss "intelligent design alongside evolution when teaching students about the creation of life." We are so screwed. [link] I think that part of education isTracked on: Unscrewing The Inscrutable (72.9.255.186) at 2005 08 02 08:08:05 - The Oval Pulpit
Determined to prove that his grasp of biology is on equal footing with his grasp of the conservative principle of smaller government, President Bush has gone on the record regarding the intellectual tar pit that is Intelligent Design.President Bush waded...Tracked on: The World Wide Rant - v3.0 (63.247.140.66) at 2005 08 02 08:00:52