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Evolution Event
150 Years On, What’s All The Fuss About Evolution, Science Education and Church and State?
Date: Friday, November 6, 2009 Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Location: Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Carlsen Center Rm. 234 Campus Map: http://tr.im/B8tg
The program is free and open to the public.
Speakers: • Josh Rosenau, “Thoughts From Kansas” blogger (http://scienceblogs.com/tfk), now on staff at the National Center for Science Education (www.ncseweb.org) “Anti-Evolution Efforts Since the Dover Decision and the Defeat of ‘Intelligent Design’”
• Paul Decelles, Professor of Biology at Johnson County Community College “Some Myths and Misconceptions About Evolution”
• David Burress, retired KU economics professor and a founding member of Kansas Citizens For Science “Fighting About Darwin: Who and Why”
Moderator: Harry McDonald, former Blue Valley biology teacher and President of Kansas Citizens For Science
Americans United for Separation of Church and State (www.au.org) is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans. The Greater Kansas City Chapter’s website is: www.aukc.org.
Kansas Citizens for Science (www.kcfs.org) is a not-for-profit educational organization that promotes a better understanding of what science is and does, by advocating for science education, educating the public about the nature and value of science, and serving as an information resource.
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4 November 2009
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Irish (Irish Swearingen) says…
As a Catholic I have no problem with evolution. I really don't see what the problem. Science is how we study the planet, all that is on it, the universe, the stars.
How, why, what if?
Steven Hawking was a great fan of Star Trek and supplied the facts and numbers that you hear. He was a guest on the show. He and Data were in the HoloDeck playing poker with Newton and Einstein. Einstein made a statement based on his religion which was a mistake. Hawking won the poker game.
There was the scientist who discovered that light is bars after seeing a bumble bee, sorry I can't recall the details, but he was so disturbed that he had to be in therapy with Jung.
My God created the universe/multiverses and all contained within so my faith is not going to be shaken by science, but rather fortified.
4 November 2009
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blue73harley (Anonymous) says…
Oh, puh-shaw! This is Kansas. We don't need no stinkin' evolution!
5 November 2009
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devobrun (Anonymous) says…
blue: You're right, we don't need evolution. We also don't need Grimm's fairy tales, Moby Dick, or R. Crumb or Genesis. They are fun and motivating.
Imagery, narrative, stories, blue. I can't design a new water system with them. I can't use statements about missing links, piltdown man, or Genesis to do anything in this world at this time that is useful.
To the extent that viruses change…OK. But that is a much smaller version of evolution than species origination. Origin of man, etc.
Who cares?
Religious folks on both sides of the issue, that's who. So go see the discussion this Friday. See the straw men set up and knocked down by the brave and powerful biologists.
Tilting at windmills.
5 November 2009
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RoeDapple (Anonymous) says…
Before this goes too far just don't go bashing Santa Claus. My list is complete and I've been good all year. (Well, pretty good..)
5 November 2009
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Irish (Irish Swearingen) says…
Science is a good thing.
Roe, I need a little Christmas, right this very minute!
Do you suppose that Santa reads your comments. Which reminds me, what happened to your blogs?
Write one that will settle the question of evolution once and for all.
5 November 2009
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RoeDapple (Anonymous) says…
Well Irish, as I have said for years, “What a truck driver doesn't know, he at least has an opinion on.”
Give me a few days with the cuzins and I will solve the mysteries of the universe.
5 November 2009
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Irish (Irish Swearingen) says…
Sarah Palin says, “drill, baby, drill.”
I say, “blog, Roe, blog.”