Religion, Atheism, Science 📤 5 years ago 2012-05-09
Scientists counter the claims of intelligent design proponents. Here is an excellent documentary on the "controversy" surrounding evolution called "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial": http://youtu.be/x2xyrel-2vI
Evolution as fact and theory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_as_fact_and_theory
A great video on the subject from cdk007: http://youtu.be/LIm2H0ksawg
and an article by Dr. Richard Lenski: http://actionbioscience.org/evolution/lenski.html
The Collapse of Intelligent Design (Ken Miller Lecture): http://youtu.be/Ohd5uqzlwsU
Wikipedia page on Evolution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution
Frequently asked questions about evolution: http://pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/faq/index.html
Evolution: Fact and Theory: http://actionbioscience.org/evolution/lenski.html
101 Reasons Why Evolution is True: http://ideonexus.com/2012/02/12/101-reasons-why-evolution-is-true/
Evidence of Common Descent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence_of_common_descent
Human Evolution Database: http://exposingreligionblog.tumblr.com/post/29779540482
Evolution 101: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_01
8 examples of evolution in action: http://listverse.com/2011/11/19/8-examples-of-evolution-in-action/
15 Evolutionary Gems: http://nature.com/nature/newspdf/evolutiongems.pdf
Evolution teaching resources: http://evoled.org/Lessons/evidence.htm
Speakers in this video:
Barbara Forrest, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy, Dept. of History and Political Science, South Eastern Louisiana University. Author, "Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design"
David Deamer, Ph.D., Professor in Dept. of Biomolecular Engineering, Under NASA grant to research the origins of Life, U.C. Santa Cruz
Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D., Exec. Director, National Center for Science Education, Author of College Textbook, "Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction"
Kenneth Miller, Ph.D. Cell Biologist, Professor of Biology at Brown University. Author of three High School & College Biology Textbooks, Plus "Finding Darwin's God" and "Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul"
Kevin Padian, Ph.D. Professor of Integrative Biology, Evolutionary Biologist, Macro Evolution, Curator of Paleontology at the Museum of Paleontology, U.C. Berkley
James Hofmann, Ph.D. Professor of History & Philosophy of Science (specializing in the history of evolutionary sciences), California State University, at Fullerton
Francisco Ayala, Ph.D., Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences, Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, U.C. Irvine, 2001 National Medal of Science Laureate
James L. Powell, Ph.D., Geologist, Specialist in Geochronology, Former Director and President of the L.A. County Museum of Natural History, USC. Executive Director of the National Physical Science Consortium.
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