Information Theory and Creationism

Both young-earth and intelligent-design creationists often claim that evolution is impossible because of various claims about information such as mutation and natural selection "cannot create information." This article provides a brief background on Information Theory and explains how Creationists such as Werner Gitt and Lee Spetner misuse one of the greatest contributions of the 20th Century.
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/information/infotheory.html

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eSkeptic, July 15th, 2005

- God the Father
a book review by Kenneth W. Krause

- Science, Spirituality & the Search for Meaning
a weekend seminar led by Michael Shermer

http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/eskeptic05-07-15.html


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James Randi, July 15, 2005

On the Soapbox, What Science Does, That Iridology Myth Still Active, Maybe Not So Hot, Guessing Grocer, Char Wins, A Matter of Education, Cruising Back, Busy Bai, Turned Down Once Again, Much Grander, Compulsory Quackery, Getting In the Back Door, Accelerating Comments, Not My Library, Best Friends of Scam Artists, Tricky Billy, Excellent Rebuttal, and Another Approach to Evolution...
http://www.randi.org/jr/071505on.html

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Why Are Scientists Confident that Complex Biological Systems Evolved Gradually?

By Jason Rosenhouse
Recall that natural selection operates by preserving small, favorable variations that occur naturally in any population of organisms. Over time these variations accumulate to the point that large-scale change is the result. This implies that natural selection works by modifying structures already present in the organism. It does not craft new, complex systems from scratch.
http://www.csicop.org/creationwatch/actualism.html

Fazendo Contato com a picaretagem

Comentário de Widson sobre John Edwards.
http://dragaodagaragem.blogspot.com/2005/07/fazendo-contato-com-picaretagem.html

Radar Ockham 9

-Projeto Ockham atualizado: A História da Brincadeira do Copo.
-Exorcismo termina em morte
-O perigo das plantas medicinais
-Há coisas que a ciência não explica.
-Ela estuda. Ele brinca.
-Rapidinhas
http://www.projetoockham.org/boletim_09.html

Câmeras procuram por "Pé-grande" nos EUA

Um grupo de norte-americanos resolveu usar tecnologia para achar o que ninguém de fato achou até hoje: o famoso "Bigfoot", ou o "Pé-grande". O gigantesco animal, conhecido personagem de filmes, desenhos e seriados, é bastante popular no imaginário norte-americano.
http://tecnologia.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI588948-EI4802,00.html

Guns, Germs, and Steel on PBS

http://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/index.html

Não achei link para assistir online. :-(

Lavanderia Universal

Does God Have Back Problems Too?

The illogic behind 'intelligent design.
By David P. Barash, David P. Barash, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington, is coauthor of "Madame Bovary's Ovaries"
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-barash27jun27,0,5530701.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions

June/July 2005 Issue of SkepticReport

Desert Glass - Ancient Atomic Residue or Evidence of a Meteorite Impact?
By Evelyn Mervine

The Origins of Germania - Dream and Nightmare
By Rud Kjems

The Racial Teachings of Rudolf Steiner
By Sven Ove Hansson

A History of Psi in the Ganzfeld - Part 1
By Andrew Endersby

The Hill Abduction - Milestone or Millstone?
By Nigel Watson

http://www.skepticreport.com

A battle for science's soul

Eighty years after the Scopes trial drew battle lines over evolution and creationism, Darwin's theory is under renewed attack, this time from "intelligent design"
http://www.newscientist.com/contents.ns?query=issue:2507