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A scolding

The Tampa Bay Times scolded Ken Peluso in an editorial today: Pinellas candidate’s blunder is unsettling. On Friday, Peluso said he made a mistake. He said he would envision public schools teaching creationism only in the context of a world … Continue reading

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Creationism in Pinellas County school board race

NOTE: See update at the end of this post. The Gradebook blog reports that when candidates for the Pinellas County school board were asked during a public forum if they thought creationism should be taught in the science classroom, one … Continue reading

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Evolution 2014

All of the 80 plus lectures of Evolution 2014 are now available on You Tube. The lectures are easy to listen to and you can see all the slides very well (maybe not the speakers so well)  The lectures cover … Continue reading

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Folks got a bit stirred up!

Today I participated in a fun interview on radio station WUFT, which is in Gainesville. The program was Conner Calling and it was a full hour, by far the longest interview I’ve done so far. It also featured about 10 … Continue reading

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Dr. Dino the martyr

Kent “Dr. Dino” Hovind is entangled in yet more legal problems. If you don’t know who Hovind is, he’s one of Florida’s most famous creationists. He’s a young earth creationist, evangelist, founder of Creation Science Evangelism and former operator of … Continue reading

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Sen. Alan “both sides” Hays

Good grief. Florida senator Alan Hays had tried and almost succeeded in passing a creationism bill back in 2008. Guess what nonsensical idea he’s cooking up for the next state legislative session. Lawmaker to Push Bill Requiring Dinesh D’Souza’s ‘America’ … Continue reading

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This & That 7/26/14

Review affirms distinguished FSU professor’s research “[Florida State University professor Greg] Erickson, a biologist who is one of the nation’s leading paleontologists, had his research challenged last December in a front-page story in the New York Times. The article featured … Continue reading

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Skepticamp 2014

One of this years venues for Skepticamp 2014 will be in Tampa FL and takes place on Sunday September 14th from 12.30 pm-5.00pm. Skepticamp is presented by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Coalition for Reason. The lectures and panel discussions will … Continue reading

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