You all saw evidence of how uneducated most of the contestants for the Miss USA pageant were — most felt that Creationism and Intelligent Design were valid theories to discuss in a public school science classroom. It turns out the Miss America pageant has the same problem. The latest issue of New York magazine has a profile on Miss America 2011, Teresa Scanlan and they make a note of where she’s going to college: The grand prize of the Miss… Read more
We mock Creationists because, despite overwhelming evidence in favor of evolution, they cling to their Biblically-supported view that God created the world in six days and the Earth is only a few thousand years old. Now, a group of Catholics is trying to give Creationists a run for their money in the game of Who Hates Science More? They think the Sun revolves around the Earth (geocentrism), not the other way around. A small group of conservative Roman Catholics is… Read more
