“Intelligent design” or “scientific” creationism are buzzwords created by religious fundamentalists, with the agenda to put content of 2000 year old religious books into our children’s school science curriculum.
Dawkins just takes apart all the religous arguments, shreds them into pieces. Watch the video “the purpose of purpose”.
I have seen discussions, where poor scientist just could not lower themselves to argue on the same level of demagogic obfuscation as the religious dogmatists, and thus looked bad. See the following example of a scientist that was too shy to counterattack.
Evolutionary theory has yet unexplained gaps. Therefore we need to be open-minded and to offer out children alternative theories, like “intelligent design”.
Biological knowledge of embryonal development has unexplained gaps. Therefore we need to be open-minded and to offer out children alternative theories, like “stork theory of child delivery”.
The geology of the earth is still not fully explained. Therefore we need to be open-minded and to offer out children alternative theories, like “flat earth theory” and “hollow earth theory”.
Same about alchemy in chemistry classes, astrology in astronomy classes, and witchcraft in medical first aid courses.
If Dawkins is too fiery for you, follows a very cool scientific analysis of scientific creationism
The following video explains:
Theory is not “guesses or hunches”, as in lay people language. Theory to a scientist means explanation, logical constructs of tested hypotheses, facts, laws.
Links to other 23 videos in this series:
1.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV4_lVT Va6k
2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Ctl9…
3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVaCmA…
4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6_Ktv…
5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNxXlq…
6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X50lH…
7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIzaeI…
8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BJa7W…
9: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CCapu…
10: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp7b9E…
11: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzTlZo…
12: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjXYZd…
13: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ske9pw…
14: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxnJ8y…
15: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcC8F…
16: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XDn5S…
17: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KD3XY…
18: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZLOqJ…
19: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVz6se…
20: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2BVfP…
21: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5PNzx…
22: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrlYz0…
23: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQbv6E…
24: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKhG24…
#1 by admin on 09:40 AM - 09:40 AM
I watched some of the 24 videos, they are very scientific and concise and clarify things even to a well informed person like me. Very recommended, the vidoes. Some are a little bland and scientific talk, but very informative.
Each of these videos debunks one important argument of the creationists. In all detail and in depth. If you watch all these videos and still remain creationist, then your religious faith really is unstoppable and resists any proof to the contrary.