Blog: Anti-Evolution Actor Modifies Darwin's Work With Questionable Intro.
Ye Old One
Jason Mick (Blog) - November 22, 2009 12:12 PM
On the 150th anniversary of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
there's hot debate between critics and scientists
Technology and evolutionary science often meld harmoniously in
disciplines such as molecular evolutionary biology and paleontology.
New discoveries of missing link fossils have been enabled by advanced
software tools and lab equipment, as has new evidence of the path of
evolution in the genome provided by advanced sequencing equipment.
While the wealth of scientific evidence has the scientific community
virtually convinced that Darwin's Theory of Evolution proposed in the
On the Origin of Species and later refinements provide a framework to
understanding how life grew and changed throughout the Earth's
history, there are many in the public that remain critical of the
theory.
With next Tuesday marking the 150th anniversary of the publication of
Darwin's momentous work, tensions are high between the scientific
community and anti-evolution activists. Some of these critics argue
that the Earth is as little as 6,000 years old. Others argue that the
Earth is older, but that evolution never occurred -- that life on
Earth merely appeared.
Such theories have been given a voice by actor Kirk Cameron, who is
best known for his role in the 1985 sitcom "Growing Pains". Mr.
Cameron has taken a curious tactic, touring the country handing out
100,000 free copies of Darwin's On the Origin of Species on college
campuses, with one significant catch -- the book comes with a critical
50-page introduction co-written by Mr. Cameron.
Mr. Cameron recently popped up on Purdue University's campus, handing
out copies with California-based Christian minister Ray Comfort.
States Mr. Cameron to People, "Atheism has been on the rise for years
now, and the Bible of the atheists is The Origin of Species. We have
a situation in our country where young people are entering college
with a belief in God and exiting with that faith being stripped and
shredded. What we want to do is have student make an informed,
educated decision before they chuck their faith."
Local pastor Jared Brothers of Stringtown Church of God in Covington,
an Indiana church, helped with the distribution. He stated, ""I don't
believe in evolution. I am all about a personal relationship with God.
The main thing is to get some literature into people's hands and to
get God's word out. That's the goal."
The controversial introduction claims Darwin's work fathered Nazi
eugenics and overall misogyny. Describes Mr. Cameron, "You can see
where [Hitler] clearly takes Darwin's ideas to some of their logical
conclusions and compares certain races of people to lower evolutionary
life forms. If you take Darwin's theory and extend it to its logical
end, it can be used to justify all number of very horrendous things."
Scientists on campus rallied against the handout with a handout of
their own, passing out pro-Darwin fish stickers emblazoned with "I
Support Science." And a significant book summarizing the collected
visual results of evolutionary biologists has also been launched in
support of the theory, written by Mary Ellen Hannibal and featuring
photography by Susan Middleton.
The book titled, Evidence of Evolution, is not free -- it costs $29.95
(though it's available for just under $20 on Amazon.com). It features
collections of photographed animal specimens of closely related
animals, tracing the path of evolution through the world's jungles and
forests. Many of the specimens photographed look similar, but have
been shown to be different species, thanks to evolutionary subtleties
inside their bodies. The book focuses primarily on such examples of
microevolution, but also offers photographic evidence of
macroevolution.
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Bob.
Desertphile
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> Anti-Evolution Actor Modifies Darwin's Work With Questionable Intro
> Jason Mick (Blog) - November 22, 2009 12:12 PM
>
> http://www.dailytech.com/AntiEvolution+Actor+Modifies+Darwins+Work+With+Questionable+Intro/article16892.htm
>
> On the 150th anniversary of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
> there's hot debate between critics and scientists
But not between scientists and scientists.
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Andre Lieven
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> On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:13:28 GMT, Ye Old One <use...@mcsuk.net>
> wrote:
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> > Anti-Evolution Actor Modifies Darwin's Work With Questionable Intro
> > Jason Mick (Blog) - November 22, 2009 12:12 PM
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>
> > On the 150th anniversary of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
> > there's hot debate between critics and scientists
>
> But not between scientists and scientists.
And, not between scientists and educated sane people.
Andre
Ye Old One
<deser...@invalid-address.net> enriched this group when s/he wrote:
>On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:13:28 GMT, Ye Old One <use...@mcsuk.net>
>wrote:
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>> Anti-Evolution Actor Modifies Darwin's Work With Questionable Intro
>> Jason Mick (Blog) - November 22, 2009 12:12 PM
>>
>> http://www.dailytech.com/AntiEvolution+Actor+Modifies+Darwins+Work+With+Questionable+Intro/article16892.htm
>>
>> On the 150th anniversary of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
>> there's hot debate between critics and scientists
>
>But not between scientists and scientists.
Very true.
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