US states divide over creationism [the view from the UK]

Nature Magazine ^ | 09 November 2005 | Geoff Brumfiel

[muir_redwoods]

The same individual who will try to console a parent who has just lost a child in infancy with the words, "The Lord works in mysterious ways" will state categorically that G-d could not possibly have used evolution to further His creation

[PatrickHenry]

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[furball4paws]

That hurts. I actually showed the local Presbyterian minister the door when he told me that. 20 years before I would have flattened him.

[Michael_Michaelangelo]

For some reason the guy from the DI (Mier?)[sic] was interviewed on R4 the other day. The interviewer was knowlegable[sic] and the IDer came accross[sic] as a complete idiot.

Yeah - I'm sure the interviewer really took him to task. *rolls eyes*

By the way, it's DR. MEYER.

From the DI: Meyer earned his Ph.D. in the History and Philosophy of Science from Cambridge University for a dissertation on the history of origin of life biology and the methodology of the historical sciences. Previously he worked as a geophysicist with the Atlantic Richfield Company after earning his undergraduate degrees in Physics and Geology.

Dr. Meyer has recently co-written or edited two books: Darwinism, Design, and Public Education with Michigan State University Press and Science and Evidence of Design in the Universe (Ignatius 2000).

He has also authored numerous technical articles as well as editorials in magazines and newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Houston Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, First Things and National Review.

[Killing Time]

Hey, it's the spelling police. Time on your hands eh?

Sorry your Dr Meyer, or whatever he is called, isn't exactly a household name over here so big apologies for not catching his name. I'll try to do better next time.

From the DI: Meyer earned his Ph.D. in the History and Philosophy of Science from Cambridge University for a dissertation on the history of origin of life biology and the methodology of the historical sciences. Previously he worked as a geophysicist with the Atlantic Richfield Company after earning his undergraduate degrees in Physics and Geology.

So in other words someone with no credentials whatsoever in the biological sciences. Whoa, I'm impressed.

I don't care how many degrees he's got, he still sounded like a complete muppet. Long on bombast, short on facts and even shorter on manners.

Typical creationist really.