The right to believe includes the right not to believe, say plaintiffs’ attorneys in ID case.… Read the rest
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
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Jeb Bush on ‘Darwin’s Theory of Evolution’ 
Dec 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He doesn’t think it should be part of the curriculum.… Read the rest
Barbara Forrest on NPR’s Science Friday
Dec 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Co-author of Creationism’s Trojan Horse on Kitzmiller case.… Read the rest
Gene Sparling on Finding the Ivory Bill
Dec 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Just a great listen. The guy can tell a story.… Read the rest
Why Taxonomy Matters
Dec 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Which plant is which, and its relationship to other plants, are central to our understanding of the world.… Read the rest
Despite Ruling, ID Is Not Going Away
Dec 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It’s going to be a long haul.… Read the rest
Andrew Brown on Religion
Dec 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A lot of it has to do with theory of mind, and ideas about purpose.… Read the rest
Malleus Mallificarum is Back
Dec 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Vatican’s 1999 manual on exorcism sparks global surge in – exorcism. Brilliant.… Read the rest
Identity of Bangalore Attackers Still Not Known
Dec 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Prof Suresh Chandra calls Puri’s death a big blow to the field of science and research.… Read the rest
Education is Escape for Muslim Women in Europe
Dec 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Escape from controlling Muslim radicals and social codes enforced by fathers and brothers.… Read the rest
Vicar Complains About Secularist ‘Agenda’
Dec 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Secularist defends ‘quotidian ethics based on our common humanity.’… Read the rest
Religious Demagoguery Never Palls in US
Dec 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘If you don’t stick up for the baby Jesus, who are you going to stick up for?’… Read the rest
ID Needs Mockery Along With Judicial Decisions
Dec 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Spaghetti monster and songs about incompetent design may reach more holdouts.… Read the rest
Hunt for Attackers in Bangalore
Dec 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No motive has so far been established and no group has said it carried out the attack. … Read the rest
DNA Tests Ordered on Gujarat Mass Grave
Dec 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
More than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in the 2002 riots.… Read the rest
A Reading Crisis?
Dec 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Is it a crisis if people read older books instead of newer ones? Theirs instead of ours?… Read the rest
Stanford Displays Theory Books Without Apology
Dec 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Others express desire for ‘theory with less jargon, that is comprehensible.’ Oxymoron?… Read the rest
A Short Way With Atrocities
Dec 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Don’t prosecute people who mention them, just forget they ever happened.… Read the rest
Gunman Attacks Indian Institute of Science
Dec 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
At least five injured at science conference in Bangalore.… Read the rest
Human Remains Found at Gujarat
Dec 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
India’s CBI to investigate claims that remains are those of victims of religious riots in 2002. … Read the rest
