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RE: what really concerns me
Portraying that study as having anything to say about creationism vs evolution was the result of a reporter thinking, "This is boring, how can I punch it up with a little controversy?"
From reading the article, it appears as though the reporter is quoting the Team Leader, a Dr. Chris Klingenberg as stating that his team's study disproves creation. If that's the case, then I think those scientists are being the sensationalists.
My point on this article wasn't to spark yet another evolution vs creation debate--but rather more fuel on the 'bad science' discussions here on Omninerd. Just as Dr. Watson has misspoke his intentions, bad science like this casts a negative pall on science as a whole to the 'unwashed masses'. Science needs to march onward and discover more--like a cure for the common cold of which I am suffering from currently..LOL.. or more seriously heart defects..other birth defects...AIDS, Cancer..etc..etc...etc.. This type of either sensationalist reporting, or just poor conclusions on the part of scientists on their findings does more harm than good.
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RE: what really concerns me
BTW Scott--did you know that the St. Bernard proves evolution? I'm certainly a convert now...(typed with HUGE sarcasm).
That's an excellent example of sensationalist reporting.
First, it's hardly as if creationism even needed another challenge. It's a total non-starter as a scientific theory.
Second, the particulars of the St Bernard study doesn't show anything relevant to the argument. Even the most slack-jawed among creationists know you can breed traits into animals.
Portraying that study as having anything to say about creationism vs evolution was the result of a reporter thinking, "This is boring, how can I punch it up with a little controversy?"
The evidence in favor of evolution is overwhelming and those who think otherwise are just ignorant. I mean that in the literal sense - they don't know what evolution is or what the arguments favoring it are.
In a related item, I came across this depressing study done by the Barna Group. Now, I know to take it with a grain of salt, because the Barna Group is a propaganda mechanism for the evangelical movement, and it's virtually certain they skewed the study to show the kinds of numbers they wanted. What I got from it is that slack-jawed credibility is at least curable - 73% of Americans who didn't go to college say they believe Genesis literally. Only 38% of those who went to college do. They're both absurdly high numbers, given the actual evidence, but it is fixable, and the pattern persists on all the education cross-tabs.
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