Posts Tagged ‘Biology’
28
Apr
Posted by eyeonicr in Daily (pseudo)Science Updates. Tagged: Abiogenesis, Biology, Brian Thomas, Creationism, Evolution, Exoplanets, historical science, ICR, Science, Skeptic, Skepticism. 4 Comments
One of the more famous young Earth creationist escape hatches, to be used when there is no other way to dismiss evidence contrary to their position, is to invoke the spectre of “historical science”. Brian uses this term in “What Will the Next Biological Breakthrough Be?”, but in a rather different context to the usual.
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26
Mar
Posted by eyeonicr in Daily (pseudo)Science Updates. Tagged: Baraminology, Bats, Biology, Brian Thomas, Creationism, Dinosaurs, Evolution, ICR, James J. S. Johnson, Science, Skeptic, Skepticism. 1 Comment
When it comes to Creationism, especially young-Earth Creationism, the ultimate question is not “how many roads must a man walk down?” Nor is it “what do you get if you multiply six by nine?” Closer, however, is the title of the latest Daily Science Update from Mr Thomas, Why God Created Large, Sharp Teeth. The answer, whatever it is, seems unlikely to be “42″.
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24
Dec
Posted by eyeonicr in Daily (pseudo)Science Updates. Tagged: Biology, Brian Thomas, Creationism, Evolution, ICR, Science, Skeptic, Skepticism, Speciation. Leave a Comment
The DpSU for Wednesday (as I said, I’m doing it a little out of order) was called Study Shows Bird Species Change Fast.
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12
Dec
Posted by eyeonicr in That's a Video!. Tagged: Appendix, Biology, Creationism, Evolution, ICR, Junk DNA, Science, Skeptic, Skepticism, Vestigial organs. 4 Comments
This weeks episode of That’s a Fact is called Useless Body Parts: Oh yes, and we’re back to embedding not working again. Give it a few days… [Edit: What did I tell you?]
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4
Dec
Posted by eyeonicr in That's a Video!. Tagged: Biology, Creationism, Evolution, Frogs, ICR, Metamorphosis, Science, Skeptic, Skepticism, straw man. 6 Comments
The latest edition of That’s a Fact is called Evolution in Action, and consists entirely of a straw man (that is, once we get past the usual lengthy intro). Behold! In other news, embedding is working again.
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16
Nov
Posted by eyeonicr in Daily (pseudo)Science Updates, Quick DpSU's. Tagged: Bacteria, Biology, Brian Thomas, Creationism, Exams, ICR, Science, Skeptic, Skepticism. 1 Comment
I haven’t done anything on yesterday’s DpSU – while it’s certainly wrong, it would take more time for me to go over why exactly that is than I presently have available. Today’s DpSU – The Ingenious Way That Bacteria Resist Aging – presents no such problem. It also counts as biology revision, which is a [...]
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7
Oct
Posted by eyeonicr in Acts and Facts. Tagged: Apologetics, Biology, BLAST, Creationism, Evolution, genes, ICR, Science, Skeptic, Skepticism. 5 Comments
The Institute for Creation Research has a number of magazines, the most famous of which is Acts and Facts, which is often featured on the ICR’s front page. Here’s a brief summary of the October 2011 edition.
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27
Jul
Posted by eyeonicr in Daily (pseudo)Science Updates, Quick DpSU's. Tagged: Biology, Brian Thomas, Creationism, DNA, Embryology, Evolution, ICR, Science, Skeptic, Skepticism. 1 Comment
The latest post from the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) suggests that they are in the development of such a hypothesis. That, or they’re feeling a bit under the weather right now and are mentally impaired because of it. Or they think everyone who reads their stuff is stupid. I’ve got an open mind at [...]
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23
Jul
Posted by eyeonicr in Daily (pseudo)Science Updates. Tagged: Biology, Brian Thomas, Creationism, DNA, Drosophila melanogaster, Evolution, genes, ICR, mutations, Science, Skeptic, Skepticism. 1 Comment
A month or so ago I tackled a DpSU about how all the bad things that happen when you so much as think about tampering with the genetic code for the larvae of the fruit fly disproves evolution. Or rather, doesn’t. Today we have another article on fruit flies, which represents a not a-typical last-ditch [...]
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21
Jul
Posted by eyeonicr in Daily (pseudo)Science Updates. Tagged: Biology, Brian Thomas, Creationism, Dinosaurs, failure, ICR, Natural Bridges National Monument, petroglyph, Science, Skeptic, Skepticism. 2 Comments
In a recent post I mentioned in passing an old (ish) Brian Thomas article that he had then cited in support of some point or another. I called the article, Utah Dinosaur Petroglyph Disputed, a “hilarious fail of an article.” In clarification, it doesn’t fail at being an article – it’s got a heading and [...]
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