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Christian Parents Pressure School to Cancel Play About Evolution

February 18th, 2019

A vocal group of Christian parents has forced an elementary school in the U.K. to cancel a planned production about Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution. The controversial decision has sparked renewed debate over the role of religion in public schools. Continue Reading »

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Google's Artificial Intelligence Engine is "Dreaming"

July 29th, 2015

Google’s search engine sorts information from all over the internet and organizes it to help connect us with the information we want and need. The site’s programmers have recently given it a new, and arguably more intriguing way of using all of this data; Continue Reading »

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Why Do So Many People Still Reject Evolution?

January 8th, 2014

One-third of all Americans still do not believe in evolution, according to a recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. The new figures further illustrate the strong foothold creationism has in the American psyche, even though an overwhelming majority Continue Reading »

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Texas Wrangles Over Evolution and Creationism

September 25th, 2013

For several years, the U.S. state of Texas has been embroiled in a struggle between teaching evolution and creationism in public schools. Now, with new standards adopted by the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), it appears the state may be opening the door Continue Reading »

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Creationist Bets $10,000 in Contest to Disprove Evolution

April 2nd, 2013

Can the truth behind the origin of life on Earth be established by a courtroom bet? This is precisely what one creationist hopes to accomplish by challenging anyone to disprove the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis. At stake is $10,000. While the w Continue Reading »

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Bill Nye and the Harms and Merits of Creationism

August 29th, 2012

Mechanical engineer Bill Nye has recently offered that parents should not be pressuring their children to believe in Creationism. Nye, best known as the host of the PBS children's science program Bill Nye the Science Guy, made the assertion in a video called " Continue Reading »

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