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Prof Denied Funds Over Evolution Evidence
radarsat1 writes "The Montreal Gazette today reported that a professor at Montreal's McGill University was refused a $40,000 grant, allegedly because 'he'd failed to provide the panel with ample evidence that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is correct.' Ironically, the grant was for a study into the detrimental effects of intelligent design on Canadian academics and leaders." From the article: "Jennifer Robinson, McGill's associate vice-principal for communications, said the university has asked the SSHRC to review its decision to reject Alters's request for money to study how the rising popularity in the United States of 'intelligent design' - a controversial creationist theory of life - is eroding acceptance of evolutionary science in Canada."
Only if you consider "God did it" as some kind of answer. Fortunately for humanity, most of us realize that's a pretty crappy answer. Has been since the 15th century or thereabouts.
The logical fallacy "burden of proof"
"Science can't prove God doesn't exist, therefore he exists"
"...we find that while ID arguments may be true, a proposition on which the court takes no position, ID is not science." -U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III, Kitzmiller v Dover Area School District
When you hear the "activist judges" defense, simply point out that Judge Jones is a republican appointed by GWB.
Paul Grosfield - the quicker picker upper.
Frankly, I'm disappointed that he didn't even include any of the mounting evidence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster story of creation. I know I've been touched by his noodly appendage!