You are hereWhy Teach Evolution?Title: Why Teach Evolution? Issue: 5 [Recently, a student in Bruce Miller's biology class brought him a video tape of Rev Todd Cook's sermon against evolution (and other science) delivered at Hoffmantown Church on August 4, 1997. The sermon began with the grim admonition that if any of his audience accepted any part of the evolutionary scheme, then it must logically follow that there is no God, Heaven, Hell or even any purpose in life. Year: 1997 Date: September–October Page(s): 29–30 This version might differ slightly from the print publication. Media Type: The Newer Anti-Evolutionists: Introducing Greg KouklTitle: The Newer Anti-Evolutionists: Introducing Greg Koukl Issue: 5 There have been a number of articles published recently by the National Center for Science Education which explore "Design Theory" as a replacement for old-style, young-earth creationism as the reigning paradigm of anti-evolution apologetics (see, for example, "Origins & Design: A Journal, not Just a Debate Ploy!" by John Cole in NCSE Reports 1996 Winter; 16[4]:4-5 and "Naturalism, Creationism, and The Meaning of Life: The Case of Philip Johnson Revisited" by Robert Pennock in Creation/Evolution 1996 Winter; 16[2], nr 39:10-30). Year: 1997 Date: September–October Page(s): 17, 20 This version might differ slightly from the print publication. Media Type: The More Things ChangeTitle: The More Things Change Issue: 5 Anti-evolutionists have evolved over the decades from demanding that biblical creation be taught in schools to demanding equal time for "scientific" creationism to arguing that evolution classes give a sort of equal time to the weaknesses of evolution. Like peppered moths, they change as pressures and resistance change, and they often revert back to earlier guises when circumstances are ripe. Tactics and tangents apparently long-dead or defeated can reappear and flourish when time or other distance leaves an opening. Year: 1997 Date: September–October Page(s): 28 This version might differ slightly from the print publication. Media Type: Creation Science and Free SpeechTitle: Creation Science and Free Speech Issue: 5 As a participant and witness for the scientific side in the recent Plimer/Roberts "Noah's Ark" court case, I have been disturbed by media reports in Australia and overseas suggesting that Justice Sackville's verdict was a victory for free speech. I disagree and would appreciate an opportunity to explain why, based on my own experience. Very important principles are at stake in this matter. Year: 1997 Date: September–October Page(s): 25–27 This version might differ slightly from the print publication. Media Type: Milestone, 1997: NCSE Submits Brief in Creationism CaseTitle: Milestone, 1997: NCSE Submits Brief in Creationism Case Issue: 5 In 1984, three years before the Supreme Court ruled in the well-known Edwards v. Aguillard decision that "balanced treatment" of evolution and "creation science" is unconstitutional, the Attorney General of Texas put an end to another anti-evolution practice. In answer to an inquiry from a state legislator, the Attorney General gave an official opinion that the Board of Education policy requiring "disclaimers" in biology textbooks violated the First Amendment. Year: 1997 Date: September–October Page(s): 4 This version might differ slightly from the print publication. Media Type: The Predictive Power of Evolutionary Biology and the Discovery of Eusociality in the Naked Mole RatTitle: The Predictive Power of Evolutionary Biology and the Discovery of Eusociality in the Naked Mole Rat Issue: 4 Anti-evolutionists have asserted that evolutionary biology lacks predictive power (Gish 1979; Johnson 1991; Morris 1974, 1989). They still cite Karl Popper's early suggestion that evolutionary theory is untestable because it cannot be used to make predictions, despite the fact that this view has been rejected by philosophers of science and that Popper himself unequivocally reversed this opinion (1978:344-5). Year: 1997 Date: July–August Page(s): 12–15 This version might differ slightly from the print publication. Media Type: Miracles In, Creationism OutTitle: Miracles In, Creationism Out: 'The Geophysics of God' Issue: 3 On June 16, 1997, a major weekly magazine, US News & World Report published "The Geophysics of God" reporting claims that a sophisticated computer program written at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and "used by geophysicists around the world... proves the Bible is correct" (Chandler 1997). By mid-July NCSE had received copies of letters submitted to a large state textbook commission making similar claims. One letter said that textbooks should include "Flood geology as a theory for mass extinction... Year: 1997 Date: May–June Page(s): 29–32 This version might differ slightly from the print publication. Media Type: Evolution "Too Controversial" for Illinois SchoolsTitle: Evolution "Too Controversial" for Illinois Schools Issue: 2 A large, industrial Northern state may be about to banish the word "evolution" from its science curriculum standards. Acting on a mandate from the state legislature, the Illinois Board of Education has developed new Learning Standards for a number of subjects, including science. Learning Standards are supposed to define appropriate content for meeting a number of goals, including the expectation that students will come to "Understand the fundamental concepts, principles, and interconnections of the life, physical, and earth/space sciences" (State Goal 12). Year: 1997 Date: March–April Page(s): 6–7 This version might differ slightly from the print publication. Media Type: Arizona Regent Protests Evolution Institute MoveTitle: Arizona Regent Protests Evolution Institute Move Issue: 2 In April 1997, the Institute for Human Origins (IHO), a not-for-profit paleoanthropology research institution located in Berkeley, CA, completed negotiations with Arizona State University to move to that university in July of 1997. NCSE Supporter Donald C Johanson will remain Director of the Institute, and senior staffers William H Kimbel and Kaye Reed will hold dual positions as Institute scientists and members of the ASU Department of Anthropology. Also moving to Arizona with IHO are geochronologist Robert Walker and paleoanthropologist Eric Meikle and support staff. Year: 1997 Date: March–April Page(s): 7–8 This version might differ slightly from the print publication. Media Type: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for WonderTitle: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder Issue: 1 You could give Aristotle a tutorial. And you could thrill him to the core of his being. Aristotle was an encyclopedic polymath, an all time intellect. Yet not only can you know more than him about the world. You also can have a deeper understanding of how everything works. Such is the privilege of living after Newton, Darwin, Einstein, Planck, Watson, Crick and their colleagues. Year: 1997 Date: January–February Page(s): 8–14 This version might differ slightly from the print publication. Media Type: Pages
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