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PZ Myers has a fascinating post on the history of geology which traces the first discoveries of evidence for an old earth by regular old tyme religious people during centuries wherein challenging belief in God was very few people’s top priority. The advent of Darwinism did not set in motion a conspiracy of atheists who [...]
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Is Old Earth Geology A Godless Plot To Hate God Perpetuated By Godless God Haters?
August 21st, 2009 
Daniel Fincke 
Posted in Biology, Creationism, Epistemology, Evidence, Evolution, Geology, Philosophy of Science, PZ Myers, Religion and Science, Science 
Tags: Alexandre Brongniart, Answers In Genesis, Baron Cuvier, Evidentialism, Fossils, History of Science, Paradigms, Paris, Presuppositionalism, Robert Hooke, Theories, World View Canard 
No Comments »On Unjustifiably Leveraging One’s Credibility
August 18th, 2009 Daniel Fincke WIC writes this reply to recent remarks I made to him. I am only quoting here the portion I specifically address, to read his counter to me in its entirety, click here. The question then becomes whether or not Collins is truly ‘sloppy’ outside the lab in regards to religion. You, Harris, Myers, and other [...]
When Should A Scientist’s Faith Disqualify Him From Scientific Institutional Authority?
August 18th, 2009 Daniel Fincke In reply to this post addressing previous objections that Wandering Internet Commentator made to me, WIC returns volley (sentences in italics are quotes he has taken from my previous post to him): I anticipated creationists figuring in your reply. The problem is, though, I’m not really sure they’re the best example of religion ‘polluting’ the [...]
Posted in Creationism, Ethics, Evolution, Featured, Francis Collins, New Atheism, Philosophy, PZ Myers, Religion and Science Tags: "The Language of God", Academic Specializations, Bill Clinton, David Heddle, Ethics and Darwinism, Expertise, NIH, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Wendy Wright No Comments »How PZ Myers Differs From Rush Limbaugh
August 17th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Prometheus Unbound takes issue with PZ Myers: I certainly understand why people like PZ Myers’s style. It is easy and uncomplex, and impatient with nuance. It’s what makes Fox News so popular. And it may well draw a crowd of young people. Myers is ever on the ready to stir the shit. And he is [...]
Dispelling The Myth That Nazism Was An Outgrowth Of Darwinian Atheism
August 16th, 2009 Daniel Fincke In April of last year, Richard Dawkins wrote this letter (which should be read in full) to someone duped by the slander that Darwinian atheism led to Hitler’s ideals and goals: His horrible bidding was done by millions of ordinary German footsoldiers, and the great majority of them were Christians. Many were Lutheran, and many [...]
Posted in Atheism, Atheistic Ethics, Authoritarianism, Christianity, Ethics, History, Metaethics, Politics, PZ Myers, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, Secularism Tags: Adolph Hitler, Artificial Selection, Ben Stein, Christian Anti-Semitism, Darwinism, European Anti-Semitism, Expelled, Herbert Spencer, Hitler and Atheism, Hitler and Catholocism, John D Rockefeller, Mein Kampf, Michael Shermer, Natural Selection, Political Ethics, Richard Dawkins, Science and Ethics, Social Darwinism, World War II No Comments »Same Facts Different Views?
August 10th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Is the difference between a creationist and an evolutionist just a choice of interpretive frameworks to apply to the same facts? Is the problem only their disagreement in “presuppositions?” PZ Myers explains why this isn’t so as part of his report on his trip to the Creation “Museum” which discusses the sign pictured below with Blaghag: This is their [...]
Posted in Christianity, Creationism, Epistemology, Evolution, Faith, Fundamentalism, Geology, Intellectual Vices, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science, PZ Myers, Religion, Religion and Science, Religulous, Science Tags: Ancient Egypt, BlagHag, Conceptual Relativism, Creation Museum, Creationism, Dinosaurs, Epistemological Relativism, Ice Age, Interpretation, Mastadon, Presuppositionalism No Comments »Video From Secularist Field Trip To Creation Museum
August 8th, 2009 Daniel Fincke If you have not already, see Camels With Hammers‘ coverage of yesterday morning’s creation museum twitter feed here. For yesterday afternoon’s flood of photos, see this thread. Here’s frightening video of a Creation “Museum” dinosaur. You can tell it’s impressive by the way one of the women surrenders to prolonged, uncontrolled yawning halfway through: Below [...]
Posted in Creationism, PZ Myers, Religulous, Videos Tags: Adam and Eve, Creation Museum, Derek Rogers, Noah No Comments »Creation Museum Highlight Tweets 1:30-6:30pm
August 7th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Earlier today I liveblogged the highlights of the first 5 hours of Creation Museum discussion from the official twitter feed of PZ Myers and the Secular Student Alliance Trip (#Creozerg). Click here for those highlights. Now this thread features the rest of the major tweeting from the afternoon, picking up where I left off with [...]
PZ Myers Atop Triceratops
August 7th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Riding high in the saddle just like Adam did 6,000 years ago is shamed former-evolutionist PZ Myers after he learned the truth of creationism from his tour of Ken Ham’s museum today:
Posted in Atheism, Creationism, Intelligent Design, PZ Myers, Religion and Science, Religulous Tags: Creation Museum No Comments »Liveblogging The Creation Museum Tour Twitter Feed Highlights
August 7th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Camels With Hammers pares down the first 5 hours of the twitter feed of visitors to the Creation Museum and offers you the highlights. Start reading from the bottom of the thread for chronological flow and then join the real time discussion at #cregozerg. Once you’ve read this thread be sure to check out my [...]
Posted in Atheism, Creationism, Friendly Atheist, Fundamentalism, Hemant Mehta, Intelligent Design, PZ Myers, Religion and Science Tags: Bacon, BlagHag, Creation Museum, Ken Ham 2 Comments »Secularist Creation Museum Twitter Feed
August 7th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Go here to read tweets from members of the Secular Student Alliance and from other atheist visitors to Ken Ham’s creationist museum today (and here for tweets by PZ Myers). Your Thoughts?
Secularists Vs. The Creationist Museum
August 6th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Tomorrow PZ Myers, biologist and prominent New Atheist blogger, joins the Secular Student Alliance to visit the infamous Creation Museum. See the latest drama of the build up to this big trip here, here, and here. (Camels With Hammers junkies who can’t get enough of what we do here may appreciate my contributions to the [...]
Religion Is Not Truth Apt, Even When It’s A Scientist’s Religion
July 31st, 2009 Daniel Fincke Rust Belt Philosophy criticizes Lisa Miller’s account of the criticisms of Collins as being an example of spineless mainstream media not willing to countenance the real crux of the challenge to his nomination: she manages to keep up the dry indifference and artificial neutrality of opinion that afflicts our media, all while studiously avoiding anything [...]
Is Collins Only Being Opposed Because He’s A Christian?
July 29th, 2009 Daniel Fincke That’s Ken Miller’s charge in reply to Sam Harris’s Op-Ed from the weekend. PZ Myers argues it’s not that he’s simply a Christian but he seems willing to inappropriately his professional judgments with religious considerations: The head of the NIH can be a Christian, a Jew, a Moslem, even an atheist, and it won’t disturb [...]
The Coming Clash At The Creationist Museum
July 29th, 2009 Daniel Fincke On August 7, biologist, anti-creationist, activist atheist and blogger-extraordinaire PZ Myers will be headlining a massive convergence of secular evolutionist atheists (including a large contingent from the Secular Student Alliance) upon Ken Ham’s infamous “Creation Museum”. Myers and the Secular Student Alliance have been promoting participation in the big visit for weeks and yesterday, Myers [...]
Posted in PZ Myers, Uncategorized Tags: Creation Museum, Ken Ham, Phyrangula, Secular Student Alliance No Comments »On The Alleged Intolerance Of The New Atheists Towards “Faitheists”
July 26th, 2009 Daniel Fincke In reply to Daniel Dennett’s attack on “belief in belief”, Patrick Appel wrote the following: I consider myself an agnostic or pantheist depending upon how you define such labels but still have an acute nostalgia for my Catholic upbringing. I find the certainty of some atheists and most fundamentalists deeply grating. In reply, one of [...]
Posted in Atheism, Atheistic Ethics, Cultural Secularism, Epistemic Justification, Epistemology, Political Secularism, PZ Myers, Secularism, Separation of Church and State Tags: Accommodationism, Belief in Belief, Civility, Ethical Justification, Faitheists, Patrick Appel, Politeness, Reigious Rights, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris No Comments »PZ Myers And Sam Harris On Atheist Activism And Everyday Encounters
July 20th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Your Thoughts?
Do Religion And Science Simply Ask Different Questions?
July 9th, 2009 Daniel Fincke PZ Myers with a solid post on why religion and science cannot meaningfully be said to simply be “answering different questions.” Short answer why not—because religion is not answering any meaningful questions with anything like meaningful reasons. An excerpt: I mean, religion might well be the only avenue for addressing the question of how many [...]
Posted in Atheism, Christianity, PZ Myers, Religion Tags: Accommodationists, Conway Morris, Mary Midgley No Comments »What Species Are The Italians and The Irish?
July 9th, 2009 Daniel Fincke PZ Myers watches FOX and Friends so we don’t have to: Brian Kilmeade is, for some unknown reason, trying to dismiss a study that found that married people were at a lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease. his reasons for dismissing its applicability to Americans are bizarre. BRIAN KILMEADE: We keep marrying other species and other [...]
Posted in Pop Culture, PZ Myers, Racism, Unintentional Comedy Tags: Brian Kilmeade, FOX and Friends, FOX News, Gretchen Carlson No Comments »Harry Potter “Comes Out” As An Atheist
July 6th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Nice. In a pronouncement that will dismay America’s religious Right, which has long voiced suspicions about Potter’s “anti-Christian” message, the 19-year-old actor said he did not believe in God. He also expressed his admiration for Professor Richard Dawkins, the prominent atheist and bete noir of Evangelical Christians. Radcliffe has been reticent on the subject of [...]
Posted in Atheism, News, PZ Myers Tags: Daniel Radcliffe, God Delusion, Harry Potter, Richard Dawkins No Comments »Reactions To Palin’s Resignation
July 3rd, 2009 Daniel Fincke PZ Myers: She doesn’t give a good reason why; in an annoyingly chipper speech, she whines about the way she was being scrutinized for ethics violations, and the fact that she was currently an ineffective lame duck governor, and then announces that she’s stepping down from office. It makes no sense at all, and it [...]
Posted in Andrew Sullivan, News Discussion, Politics, PZ Myers Tags: David Schraub, DNC, Kathryn Jean Lopez, Kimberly Krautter, Sarah Palin, Wonkette No Comments »Not Everything Is Scientifically Explicable, But
July 1st, 2009 Daniel Fincke in the interview I rather specifically said there were phenomena for which science is not the best tool for examination (although I would also say that there are no phenomena which require something beyond natural mechanisms). Well put, Professor Myers. Click here for the atheist biologist and blogger extraordinaire’s visit to debate religious scientist Dennis [...]
Posted in Atheism, Creationism, Epistemology, Evolution, Metaphysics, PZ Myers, Religion Tags: Biology, Dennis Alexander, Epistemology, Religion, Science, Scientism No Comments »Voyage That Shook The World?
June 29th, 2009 Daniel Fincke PZ Myers with news of a creationist film coming: They’re doing it again. There’s a new movie being released, The Voyage That Shook the World, that you can tell from the tagline — “One man, one voyage, one book ignited a controversy that still rages today” — is creationist trash (hint: there is no scientific [...]
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