The physical protest occured on May 28th, 2007. Blue Rose Rocket played there. Check out their profile!
However, not only is this a protest against the museum, it is a protest against what the museum stands for: taking the Bible as literal truth.
Sit back, relax and enjoy the rational truth you find on this page.
Quotes: Fodder for Thought "When people start using science to argue for their specific beliefs and delusions, to try to claim that they're supported by science, then scientists at least have to speak up and say, 'You're welcome to your delusions, but don't say that they're supported by science.'"
-Victor J. Stenger
"They seek the imprint of science and scholarship to legitimize myth. This is a characteristic they share with all modern totalitarian movements, which co-opt the disciplines of law, science, medicine and scholarship to give a modern veneer to their primitive and superstitious belief systems, systems that allow the rulers to dictate reality and truth. The "paraprofessional" organizations formed by the Christian right, organizations of teachers, journalists, doctors, lawyers and scientists, mimic the activities of real professional groups. They seek to challenge the legitimacy and the power of the traditional organizations. The duplication of the structures and methods employed by the non-totalitarian world, the use of pseudo-science to dress up fantasy, is slowly undermining our legitimate scientific and educational institutions. It is destroying the foundations of our open society. It is ushering us into a world where lies are true." -Chris Hedges
"Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night." –Isaac Asimov
“Imagine the people who believe such things and who are not ashamed to ignore, totally, all the patient findings of thinking minds through all the centuries since the Bible was written. And it is these ignorant people, the most uneducated, the most unimaginative, the most unthinking among us, who would make themselves the guides and leaders of us all; who would force their feeble and childish beliefs on us; who would invade our schools and libraries and homes. I personally resent it bitterly.”
–Isaac Asimov
"I am aware that the conclusions arrived at in this work will be denounced by some as highly irreligious; but he who denounces them is bound to show why it is more irreligious to explain the origin of man as a distinct species by descent from some lower from, through the laws of variation and natural selection, than to explain the birth of the individual through the laws of ordinary reproduction. The birth both of the species and of the individual are equally parts of that grand sequence of events, which our minds refuse to accept as the result of blind chance." –Charles Darwin
"(When asked merely if they accept evolution, 45 percent of Americans say yes. The figure is 70 percent in China.) When the movie Jurassic Park was shown in Israel, it was condemned by some Orthodox rabbis because it accepted evolution and because it taught that dinosaurs lived a hundred million years ago–when, as is plainly stated at every Rosh Hashonhan and every Jewish wedding ceremony, the Universe is less than 6,000 years old."
-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, p. 325
"It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it's the parts that I do understand."
-Mark Twain, American writer and humorist, 1835-1910
"The Bible has noble poetry in it ... and some good morals and a wealth of obscenity, and upwards of a thousand lies."
-Mark Twain, American writer and humorist, 1835-1910
"The Bible was written by the same people who said the Earth was flat."
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"'The Good Book'" -- one of the most remarkable euphemisms ever coined."
-Ashley Montagu
"So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence."
-Bertrand Russell
"All this miserable tale of the Devil and Eve, and an intercessor with the childish mummeries of the God of the Jews, is irreconcileable with the knowledge of the stars."
-Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Necessity of Atheism
"As a source of objective morality, the Bible is one of the worst books we have. It might have been the very worst, in fact -- if we didn't also happen to have the Koran."
-Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation
"The Bible is the world's longest-running, most widely respected, and least reliable Rorschach Test. You can look in it and see anything you want to see, find anything you want to find, justify any pre-ordained
conclusion you prefer--because the Bible has it all!"
-Richard S. Russell
"Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness
with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the work of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalise mankind; and for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel."
-Thomas Paine
"All that is necessary, as it seems to me, to convince any reasonable person that the Bible is simply and purely of human invention is to read it. Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would
of any other; get the bandage of reverence from your eyes; drive from your heart the phantom of fear; push from the throne of your brain the cowled form of superstition -- then read the Holy Bible, and you will be amazed that you ever, for one moment, supposed a being of infinite
wisdom, goodness, and purity to be the author of such ignorance and of such atrocity."
-Robert G. Ingersoll
Favorite Links Top 10 Reasons Why the Universe, the Sun, Earth and Life are NOT 6000 Years Old, A Primer Fight back against ignorance. Sign the petition. The TalkOrigins Archive is a collection of articles and essays, most of which have appeared in talk.origins at one time or another. The primary reason for this archive's existence is to provide mainstream scientific responses to the many frequently asked questions (FAQs) that appear in the talk.origins newsgroup and the frequently rebutted assertions of those advocating intelligent design or other creationist pseudosciences.
Scientific American: 15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense
Opponents of evolution want to make a place for creationism by tearing down real science, but their arguments don't hold up
National Center for Science Education
The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) defends the teaching of evolution in public schools. We are a nationally-recognized clearinghouse for information and advice to keep evolution in the science classroom and "scientific creationism" out. NCSE is the only national organization to specialize in this issue.
Understanding Evolution
Understanding Evolution is a non-commercial, education website, teaching the science and history of evolutionary biology. This site is here to help you understand what evolution is, how it works, how it factors into your life, how research in evolutionary biology is performed, and how ideas in this area have changed over time.
Evolution & Creationism
Is evolution a science? Is creationism a science? What is science? Is there evidence for either? Religious fundamentalists often attack evolution, but rarely from a position of really understanding what evolution is and how it works. This FAQ will not only teach you more about the nature of evolution and evolutionary theory, but it will also explain some of the more common complaints and where they go wrong.
Evolution Links at Harvard The Evolution Education Site Ring Becoming Human
Journey through the story of human evolution in an interactive documentary experience.
Creation-evolution controversy on Wikipedia
The creation-evolution controversy (also termed the creation vs. evolution debate or the origins debate) is a recurring dispute about the origins of the Earth, humanity, life, and the universe, a debate most prevalent in certain regions of the United States, where it is often portrayed as part of the culture wars. While the controversy has a long history, today it is mainly over what constitutes good science, with the politics of creationism primarily focusing on the teaching of creation and evolution in public education.
How Good Are Those Young-Earth Arguments?
A Close Look at Dr. Hovind's List of Young-Earth Arguments and Other Claims
No Answers in Genesis!
Creationism is not the alternative to Evolution - ignorance is.
Evolution FAQS How to Debate a Creationist
Contrary to popular belief, debating is much trickier than simply knowing the subject matter, and there is no substitute for experience and preparation. Debating with creationists is a specific subset of debating, and it has its own rules.
29+ Evidences for Macroevolution
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For 30 years, Jan Haagensen has been harassed and her farm in PA invaded with impunity by hunters, and her NO HUNTING signs and fences repeatedly torn down. 10 years ago, she had had enough, and approached the trespassing hunters to ask them to leave, and asked a hunter engaged in illegal hunting to cease and desist. When a hunter threatened to shoot her and her mother, she called police, which sided chummily with the hunters, and later charged her with 5 counts of "hunter harassment". The "kangaroo court" convicted her on all 5 counts. Being an attorney, she appealed to the appellate court and won, and is now challenging the PA Hunter Harassment Statute in federal court as being unconstitutional for inhibiting free speech and violating property rights. If she wins, doors will be open for challenging the equally unconstitutional Hunter Harassment laws of other states.
Jan will be Anthony Marr's guest on Animal Voices this Friday, July 3, 3-4pm-ET/12-1pm-PT, online live at www.CoOpRadio.org. If you missed it, go to www.myspace.com/AnthonyMarr where the interviews are archived. Call-in hotline 1-604-684-7561.
For 30 years, Jan Haagensen has been harassed and her farm in PA invaded with impunity by hunters, and her NO HUNTING signs and fences repeatedly torn down. 10 years ago, she had had enough, and approached the trespassing hunters to ask them to leave, and asked a hunter engaged in illegal hunting to cease and desist. When a hunter threatened to shoot her and her mother, she called police, which sided chummily with the hunters, and later charged her with 5 counts of "hunter harassment". The "kangaroo court" convicted her on all 5 counts. Being an attorney, she appealed to the appellate court and won, and is now challenging the PA Hunter Harassment Statute in federal court as being unconstitutional for inhibiting free speech and violating property rights. If she wins, doors will be open for challenging the equally unconstitutional Hunter Harassment laws of other states.
Jan will be Anthony Marr's guest on Animal Voices this Friday, July 3, 3-4pm-ET/12-1pm-PT, online live at www.CoOpRadio.org. If you missed it, go to www.myspace.com/AnthonyMarr where the interviews are archived. Call-in hotline 1-604-684-7561.
Listen to Anthony Marr, your AR/Eco activist talkshow host, and his amazing guests, on Animal Voices every Friday, 3-4pm ET/2-3pm CT/1-2pm MT/noon-1pm PT. Listen online live @ www.coopradio.org; or CFRO radio 102.7FM (Vancouver); archive at www.myspace.com/AnthonyMarr & www.AnimalVoices.org; hotline 604-684-7561 Anthony's June 26th guest is Tim Gorski, the "Indiana Jones of AR" - undercover operations in SE Asia (e.g. Thailand and Myanmar), disaster animal rescue (e.g. tsunami and Katrina), film making (award winning), strategic campaigning (cost Miami Seaquarium $44 million). Not to be missed! Anthony's guests for Friday, July 3, will be Brenda Davis, Cory Davis, Sinikka Crosland and Carmen. Brenda, a best selling vegan author and her son Cory (then 15) were Anthony's co-compaigners in his 40-states-in-7-months Compassion for Animals Road Expedition #1. Sinikka and her daughter Carmen are top activist in BC fighting urban wildlife culling and horse slaughter, among other battles..
Listen to Anthony Marr, your AR/Eco Activist talkshow host, and his high calibre AR/Eco Activist guests talk up a storm on AR/Eco Activism on Animal Voices every Friday 3-4pm EST/noon-1pm PST, online live www.coopradio.org. CFRO Co-op Radio 102.7FM (Vancouver); archive www.AnimalVoices.org & www.myspace.com/AnthonyMarr; hotline 604-684-7561.
Anthony's guest on June 19 will be Angi Metler, head of the New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance (NJARA). Angi, who has been arrested (30X), charged, tried and jailed, is considered an "ecoterrorist" by both hunters and Homeland Security, and NJARA is considered a quai-terrorist organization. Hear Angi and judge for yourself.. Angi in green.. Hunter's "enhanced" version:
Anthony's June 26 guest will be Tim Gorski. Tim is an incredible activist and film producer specializing in undercover operations on the wildlife trade in S.E. Asia. He was there in the disaster zone when the tsunami hit. His work is what Indiana Jones stories are made of. Anthony Marr & Tim Gorski at AR2008
Dr. Elliot Katz, founder and president of In Defense of Animals (see www.IDAUSA.org - check out especially "About IDA" --> "25 years of Victories"). IDA is one of the most effective AR organizations in the world, especially in the legal and political arenas. We stand to gain 25-years' worth of Dr. Katz's wisdom in an hour.
My next week's guest will be Dr. Peter Carter, co-author of my second book [Homo Sapiens! SAVE YOUR EARTH]. Dr. Carter and I can be termed Climate Change TRUTH SAYERS. What he and I will discuss will not be found on CNN, or Rush Limbaugh.
My next week's guest will be Dr. Elliot Katz, founder and president of In Defense of Animals (IDA), a highly respected international group that needs little introduction. Don't miss Dr. Katz telling his fascinating life story and discuss the challenges he, IDA and we all currently face - June 5, Friday, 3-4pm EST/noon-1pm PST.
Would we allow an invading government do this to our country? If not, why allow our own, whose sacred duty is to defend it? With wind and solar in abundance, why coal and such massive carnage? What kind of an America are Amreicans leaving to their children?
The full title of this video is "The Debeautification of America-the-Beautiful", but it is "America-the-Not-So-Beautiful" now. Alternatively, it is called "John Denver weeps for West Virginia".
The only thing worse that I've seen happens in Canada, as presented in this video:
Dr. Alex Hershaft will be Anthony Marr's first guest on the Animal Voices radio program internet live on May 22, Friday, 3-4pm EST/noon-1pm PST.
Dr. Hershaft is a prominent leader of the animal rights movement, and the creator and chair of the world's largest, highest respected and longest running (17 so far) Animal Rights National Conference - this year in Los Angeles, July 16-20 (see www.ARConference.org). He is the founder of the Vegetarian Information Service in 1976 and the Farm Animals Reform Movement (FARM) in 1982. He launched World Farm Animals Day in 1983, the Great American Meatout in 1985 and Gentle Thanksgiving in 1990. He is a member of the Vegetarian and the Animal Rights Hall of Fame. He describes himself as a "late bloomer", having accomplished all this after earning a Ph.D. in chemistry and devoting nearly 30 years to science research and consulting.
Anthony Marr will also be on the program this Friday May 15, same time. Please go to www.coopradio.org to listen live. Enjoy!
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www.HOPE-CARE.org From Stanford U and UC Berkeley: Anthropology, Dr. Tim White: “Anthony Marr's synthesis is formidable.” Paleontology, Dr. Carole Hickman: “…an extraordinary intellectual undertaking… a bold and eclectic piece of scholarship…” Geology, Dr. W.R. Evitt: “... an immensely logical construct… majestic in scope but intrinsically simple, satisfying and optimistic… important ideas with great potential for lessening the conflicts in a troubled world..” Zoology, Dr. Richard C. Strohman: “... original… thoroughly logical… might indeed fill a large gap in the way we think...” Institute of Human Origins, Dr. William Kimbel: “... a profound contribution... implications of great depth and breadth for the future course of human actions... too important to ignore..” Astrophysics, Dr. Vahe Petrosian: “… fascinated... very ambitious task…a beautiful synthesis… captivating... should be of interest not only to experts but to all thinking people of the world.” Philosophy, Dr. John Dupre: “... a highly intelligent, thoughtful man... incomparably more edifying...”
www.HOPE-CARE.org From Stanford U and UC Berkeley: Anthropology, Dr. Tim White: “Anthony Marr's synthesis is formidable.” Paleontology, Dr. Carole Hickman: “…an extraordinary intellectual undertaking… a bold and eclectic piece of scholarship…” Geology, Dr. W.R. Evitt: “... an immensely logical construct… majestic in scope but intrinsically simple, satisfying and optimistic… important ideas with great potential for lessening the conflicts in a troubled world..” Zoology, Dr. Richard C. Strohman: “... original… thoroughly logical… might indeed fill a large gap in the way we think...” Institute of Human Origins, Dr. William Kimbel: “... a profound contribution... implications of great depth and breadth for the future course of human actions... too important to ignore..” Astrophysics, Dr. Vahe Petrosian: “… fascinated... very ambitious task…a beautiful synthesis… captivating... should be of interest not only to experts but to all thinking people of the world.” Philosophy, Dr. John Dupre: “... a highly intelligent, thoughtful man... incomparably more edifying...”
Spring is here and so are the butterflies! This week I have a gallery of a particular group of butterflies called Brushfoots. Brushfoots are the most commonly known and encountered of the large colorful butterflies (excluding the swallowtails) found in Florida and the Americas. These include the monarchs, fritillaries, buckeyes, and the viceroy below (who has nearly identical markings as the toxic monarch butterfly) to keep it from being eaten by birds.... cool trick, huh? :-)
Click the butterfly below to see my gallery - and please let me know what you think!
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