Darwin’s Dangerous Idea and Its Real-World Consequences
How does the modernist create a moral center in the Darwinian struggle for life? The usual answer is “doing good” that benefits the species. Being kind, for example, has a good result. But is this always true? How does anyone know?
Fake Facts About Christopher Columbus and the Flat-Earth Myth
Cristopher Columbus is back in the news but out of favor. Pres. Trump praised the intrepid explorer on what used to be Columbus Day but is now Indigenous Peoples Day. “Christopher Columbus’s spirit of determination & adventure has provided inspiration to generations of Americans,” Trump tweeted. “On #ColumbusDay, we honor his
Muslim Says Islam Discovered the Earth Was Round
Liberals and Muslims have a lot in common. They are equally mixed up on the whole flat earth thing. Every time there is a dispute with liberals about science, liberals are quick to charge that those opposing their unsubstantiated claims are reverting to a belief in a flat earth even
Using Christopher Columbus as a Politically Correct Hammer
Each October, Christopher Columbus is hammered for his voyages of exploitation of native peoples and supported for proving the earth was round instead of flat. (More about the flat earth claim below). For example, Seattle, Washington, has designated “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” to replace the every-federal-government-worker-gets-the-day-off -with-pay-while-the-rest-of-us-don’t Columbus Day paid holiday.
Atheist Jerry Coyne Says Islam No Different from Christianity
Jerry Coyne is a professor of ecology and evolution at the University of Chicago. He is virulently anti-religion. He despises any hint of religion. When the Museum of Natural History in Los Angeles, Calif., displayed a plaque that included the phrase “to celebrate all of God’s creatures,” he sprung into
Why John Kerry’s ‘Flat Earth Society’ Slam is All Wrong
John Kerry said the following in a speech he gave at a graduation ceremony at Boston College: “If the US does not act and if it turns out that the critics and naysayers and the members of the Flat Earth Society — if it turns out they’re wrong, then we
Charles Osgood and John Kerry Perpetuate Flat Earth Myth
Not only do we have to contend with a federal judge that doesn’t know the difference between the Constitution and the Declaration of a independence, but we also have to tolerate a Secretary of a State who misleads about science and is ignorant of history. When liberals say the debate
How Historical Myths are Keeping Americans Stupid
As my wife and I were on our way to meet some friends for dinner last night, we were listening to Fox Across America on Sirius Radio channel 126. The host of the show (I think it was Spencer Hughes) was talking about the landing of Curiosity on Mars and
Revising History for Our Destruction
It’s been said that the victors write the textbooks. I supposed this is the way it should be. As a nation, if we want to know who has won the ideological war in America, take a look at the our textbooks and popular writing on historical subjects. Dr. Gary North
The First Church of Liberal Politics
While there is great disdain for mixing traditional religious principles with science, politics, and morality, secularists don’t seem to have a problem mixing their own brand of religion with their ideology. “For many,” Douglas Young, a professor of political science and history, argues, “their new religion is politics, their faith