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In the BeginningIn the Beginning, eBookScience Faces God in the Book of Genesis
by Asimov, IsaaceBook - 2014eBook, 2014
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Added Aug 05, 2014
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@angelflyer,
perhaps the NYT didn't include this on the nonficiton bestseller list because it is a work of fiction?
That is, the hysterical work of a convicted criminal, known for political hackwork and general hucksterism?
Maybe that is why.@angelflyer,
perhaps the NYT didn't include this on the nonficiton bestseller list because it is a work of fiction?
That is, the hysterical work of a convicted criminal, known for political hackwork and general hucksterism?
Maybe that is…
Why Science Does Not Disprove GodWhy Science Does Not Disprove God, Book
by Aczel, Amir D.Book - 2014Book, 2014
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Added Jul 31, 2014
Science Vs. ReligionScience Vs. Religion, BookWhat Scientists Really Think
by Ecklund, Elaine HowardBook - 2010Book, 2010
Added Apr 14, 2014
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Ecklund includes "social scientists" as if they were actually scientists...which they are not. I expect that alone would bias her results, but then this author is famous for plying her biased statistics to present dishonest views about the perspective of scientists. The fact is, the higher up the chain of scientific achievement you look, the less the scientists believe the theists. Right up to the National Academy, the most successful scientists in the USA, of whom almost zero hold any religious belief. You wont hear her talk about that though...Ecklund includes "social scientists" as if they were actually scientists...which they are not. I expect that alone would bias her results, but then this author is famous for plying her biased statistics to present dishonest views about the…
The Politically Incorrect Guide to ScienceThe Politically Incorrect Guide to Science, Book
by Bethell, TomBook - 2005Book, 2005
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Added Mar 17, 2014
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Yes, read this hysterical book by a political hack and "decide for yourself" : In other words, let this buffoon tell you what to think before you decide. Never mind the breathless conspiracy theories and other ridiculous "explanations" that make up this tissue of lies. The library should be ashamed to have paid money to this open propagandist by buying his book. I cannot think of anything more stupid than the incredible assertion that scientists are in it for the money. IF intelligent people wanted to make money they would swindle us in finance or real estate, not waste a decade earning a doctorate while living on a pittance as grad students and post-docs. Then comes the extremely competitive world of academics. Ingrates such as this man should be thanking these people for giving up a normal life to work at the frontiers of our understanding, instead he slings mud because he doesn't like the reality that they have shown us. What a loser.Yes, read this hysterical book by a political hack and "decide for yourself" : In other words, let this buffoon tell you what to think before you decide. Never mind the breathless conspiracy theories and other ridiculous "explanations" that make…
Expelled, No Intelligence AllowedExpelled, No Intelligence Allowed, DVD
by Stein, BenjaminDVD - 2008DVD, 2008
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Added Feb 22, 2011
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so-called Intelligent Design is an attempt by religious fanatics to impose their confused notion (it's not even a theory) on Science, something they know very little about. Those excluded form academia for expounding this idea are in that position because they self identify with a discredited and tiny conspiracy-theory fringe of scientists, not the accepted view. This is because the facts do not support their hypothesis, and they do not accept this fact. This is called theology, and has no place in science. Talk of information theory just means that the person has not read modern biology, as adding information to DNA is easy to explain. Try Reading before praising craven propaganda like this, from the cynical and creationist Ben Stein. (creationism by definition means that one is not interested in the scientific method)so-called Intelligent Design is an attempt by religious fanatics to impose their confused notion (it's not even a theory) on Science, something they know very little about. Those excluded form academia for expounding this idea are in that position…
Added Feb 16, 2011
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This reporter survived a massacre of civilians in East Timor at the hands of the Indonesian military - close U.S. allies to the present. True, she is a pacifist: and you can be sure that she knows what she is talking about: Check out her broadcasts, every weekday @ www.DemocracyNow.orgThis reporter survived a massacre of civilians in East Timor at the hands of the Indonesian military - close U.S. allies to the present. True, she is a pacifist: and you can be sure that she knows what she is talking about: Check out her…
Weapons of Mass InstructionWeapons of Mass Instruction, BookA Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
by Gatto, John TaylorBook - 2009Book, 2009
Added Feb 08, 2011
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Without a compulsory public school system, we would have nothing in common in this country. It seems that fighting standardized testing is the issue, not abolishing compulsory schooling. Not to mention we would mostly be ignorant : I don't know too many kids who would choose to go to school.Without a compulsory public school system, we would have nothing in common in this country. It seems that fighting standardized testing is the issue, not abolishing compulsory schooling. Not to mention we would mostly be ignorant : I don't know…
Empire of IllusionEmpire of Illusion, BookThe End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
by Hedges, ChrisBook - 2009Book, 2009
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Added Nov 15, 2010
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