Category Archives: ID

Fighting Pseudo-Science, Prime Time Edition

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Thermochronic

Unfortunately I did not write my contribution to the Accretionary Wedge #2 (How the Earth Can Kill You). I am going to post this thought though. although I understand it is a poor replacement. Read the Accretionary Wedge first, there … Continue reading →

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I’m sorry, I must have missed it when you said "and geology"

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Thermochronic

I was reading two articles on the New York Times Science section today (in 12 minute bursts, keeping in time with the machine I am running). I had first thought of posting about the intersection of the two. The first … Continue reading →

Posted in earth hazards, earth science, ID, politics, Rants | 8 Comments

NCSE Web Resources

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Thermochronic

The National Center for Science Education is now offering free access to a variety of digital resources dealing with recent evolution related trials and general evolution and science promotion. I haven’t checked out the files myself [yet] but the NCSE … Continue reading →

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Thermochronic’s Favorite Online Journal

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Thermochronic

In college we used to be able to get paper copies of The Onion regularly, anyone traveling up to Madison for some culture on the weekend would always bring one back. When The Onion went online it spawned a rash … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editor

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Thermochronic

Yesterday I wrote and submitted a letter to the editor of the student paper here at ESRU in response to another letter written by an undergraduate discussing intelligent design. My thoughts on the matter are best summer up in this … Continue reading →

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Mississippi House Bill 625 Dies!

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Thermochronic

Woo-hoo! The Mississippi House bill (#625) I blogged about here officially died in committee on January 31st. This bill would have required Incompetent Design to be taught in public schools along with evolution. This bill said nothing of the flying … Continue reading →

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Attention Mississippi Voters

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Thermochronic

Just a brief note referring everyone, especially those of you who may live or vote in Mississippi of State House Bill 625, put forward by Rep. Mike Lott, which would require that if evolution is taught in public schools, then … Continue reading →

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Al Gore and Condoms

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Thermochronic

I’d like to direct you all to another geology blog called …Or Something and a recent post that discusses the teaching of science in classrooms. Not only is it a good take on an interesting article, but it somehow gets … Continue reading →

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incompetent design

Posted on December 27, 2006 by Thermochronic

For my first official post I have decided to address an issue I feel to critical to the future of not only earth science, but science in general, that is, the seemingly never-ending attacks on the theory of evolution, or … Continue reading →

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