Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism

 
28th October 2009, 10:27am
#1
by peterwaffles
Fortress of Solitude Panama
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 711

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=126AFB53A6F002CC

Found this video series. Discuss. I think theyre excellent.

28th October 2009, 11:00am
#2
by Alphastar18
Groningen Netherlands
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 686

Yes they're excellent, though Aron tries to squish as much information as he can in 10 minutes and as such makes it hard to follow Cool

I haven't seen the last few ones, because the bottom line is all the same anyway.

29th October 2009, 01:11am
#3
by feyterman
Auckland New Zealand
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 832

wow, just wow... so amazing

30th October 2009, 01:00am
#4
by Stegocephalian
Helsinki Finland
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 680

Yeah, Aronra is exceptional. He's also an interesting character: as it turns out, he's descended from Norse gods, is actually also the basis of at least one batch of sightings of the mythical Sasquatch, and his exploits are also the inspiration for the only "true strory" in the notorious tabloid "Weekly World News". He explains it all here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdbRcxVYWSY  Tongue out

Another educational series in the same vain, also very high quality, is potholer54's "made easy" series: http://www.youtube.com/user/potholer54#g/c/DB23537556D7AADB

He also has a version of the same series made "school friendly", and a series on climate change, which is quite excellent, and well worth watching too:

http://www.youtube.com/user/potholer54#g/c/A4F0994AFB057BB8

30th October 2009, 06:29am
#5
by peterwaffles
Fortress of Solitude Panama
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 711

WAO! thanks so much Stegocephalian ! Sealed

30th October 2009, 01:44pm
#6
by rdietl
Übereulenbach Germany
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 251

Films were good, I liked them. Interesting thing is that Creationism is mainly an American thing. Not very much discussed in Europe. May be, because most people here are baptised as catholic or protestant, may go to church at Xmas and not take the whole thing so serious in the mean time. I was quite surprised when I heared that in the US Creationism is thought in schools.

1st November 2009, 11:09pm
#7
by Stegocephalian
Helsinki Finland
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 680
rdietl wrote:

 I was quite surprised when I heared that in the US Creationism is thought in schools.


It isn't - not in public schools, and not legally at least. The whole creationist propaganda campaign that's lasted for decades in the US has been geared towards getting creationism into the science classroom, and/or getting evolution out. So far they haven't succeeded - though it's a constant battle in the US.

3rd November 2009, 10:34am
#8
by peterwaffles
Fortress of Solitude Panama
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 711

woa. Never a sentence exposed so much about a person.

3rd November 2009, 04:10pm
#9
by Alphastar18
Groningen Netherlands
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 686

What did I miss? Apparently skeptic222's account has been closed?

4th November 2009, 02:56pm
#10
by EinsteinFan1879
St. Paul United States
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 277

Who is skeptic222?

4th November 2009, 03:04pm
#11
by Alphastar18
Groningen Netherlands
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 686

His account has been deleted, apparently he had posted something inflammatory here? I dunno what. When I saw it, it said something like "[COMMENT DELETED]" and when I clicked on his name, it said his account had been closed.

 

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