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Against Creationism

Arguments and armaments against the antiscientific doctrines of creationism, "intelligent design" and their siblings.
Expelled Exposed
The creationist movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is expertly debunked by the National Center for Science Education.
Intelligent Design Explained
How "intelligent design" creationists think, with illustrations.
The World versus the Earth: Creation and Creationism
Genesis or geology? The foundation of the world versus the origin of the Earth.
Logos versus Lithos: Creationism versus Evolution
How Adam saw Eden is not how Darwin saw Earth.
Biographica
Brief notes about everyone in the evolution/creationism arena, compiled by Wesley Elsberry.
"Creationism Is Not Science"
A formal statement by the American Geophysical Union, the world's largest society of Earth scientists, that creationism and other religious doctrines have no place in science curricula.
Evolution and Creationism
A thorough, engaging introduction to scientific and unscientific reasoning from the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum.
Evolution Sunday
This effort spearheaded by the Clergy Letter Project aims to get churchgoers talking about how science and religion peacefully coexist.
Frequently Asked Questions from talk.origins
The quickest way to educate yourself about evolutionary theory, evolutionary fact, and creationist nonsense.
A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
Full text of the 1896 book by Andrew Dickson White, cofounder of Cornell University, on Bob Kobres's ABOB site. A sympathetic, learned account of how and why the Bible has no place in science any more—and that was a hundred years ago.
National Center for Science Education
This is the foremost organization combating the creationist campaign. Bookmark it for news, links, and resources.
No Answers in Genesis
A wide-ranging collection of articles debunking creationist assertions, ranging in tone from caustic to exasperated, but without misrepresentations.
"Paleontology Challenged!"
An editorial in Palaeontologica Electronica by Jere Lipps outlines how fossil science is being invaded by the attacks of creationism. Don't miss the discussion of it by readers.
The Paluxy Dinosaur/"Man Track" Controversy
A thorough debunking of this long-running and idiotic creationist fallacy—plus articles on dinosaur tracks.
People for the American Way: Creationism
People For the American Way summarizes developments and research in the campaign by creationists to replace science in the schools, plus a host of allied campaigns.
Radiometric Dating: A Christian Perspective
Roger Wiens, an Earth scientist who is a Christian, wrote this article to combat common misunderstandings among creationists about the tools of geologic dating.
Science and Creationism
A brand-new online (and hardcopy) book from the National Academy of Sciences makes the case for keeping religion out of science classrooms.
Science, Evolution, and Creationism (2008)
The National Academy of Science has updated its 88-page book outlining evolutionary theory and countering creationist arguments. Read it for free or download the eight-page summary pamphlet.
Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science
Arm your favorite teacher against creationist pressure with arguments, exercises, and data in this online book from the National Academy of Sciences.
"Truth Cannot Contradict Truth"—Pope John Paul II
The Catholic Church's position on evolution, presented in this 22 October 1996 Papal statement, is that its literal truth does not shut out spiritual truth.

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