August 2005

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Design or Darwin?

The Calgary Herald continues its efforts to make the rest of us as ignorant as Joe Woodard

It’s been simmering for a while now. The past few months have seen a string of letters in the Calgary Herald debating Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design and whether any or all of these should be taught in the schools. The longevity of the debate and volume of letters is ample evidence that this is an issue in which people have considerable interest. Sufficient interest to see the Calgary Herald weigh in on the subject with a three page spread in the Observer section of the Sunday, August 28, 2005 edition. Entitled Design or Darwin?, the article is the usual Herald testament to ignorance and misinformation on matters of science. Read the rest of this entry »