Creation: The Movie

I'm really unsure how I should feel about the upcoming movie "Creation". That title is clunkingly inappropriate and seems to be little more than a gimmick to stir up controversy for publicity's sake. On the other hand, it has a great cast and the trailer shows promise. I just hope it does a decent job of putting the science across. I don't really care if it takes an accommodationist approach with religion as long as Darwin's theories are presented accurately. Is that too much to hope for?

Check out the trailer and tell me what you think.

A Horribly Lame Attempt at Apologetics

Francis Collins, renowned geneticist and Christian apologist, included this image in his presentation at a recent conference on the compatibility of science and religion:


Now, he's not a creationist in the usual sense, but I just found this image to be so utterly contrived and pathetic that I thought I'd post it here. You can read a full transcript of his talk here, if you can stomach it.

Bay of Fundie

I've recently discovered Bay of Fundie, a popular blog by Ron Britton that aims to "keep the radical right at bay":

The Bay of Fundie is dedicated to preserving the Constitutional separation of Church and State, which is under attack by extreme Christian fundamentalists. It features commentary on news and politics, and an in-depth analysis of the fundie agenda.

Ron has kindly added Creationist Idiocy to the site's blogroll, for which I'm grateful. Bay of Fundie currently has 119 posts on the subject of creationism, so I'll no doubt be reading through these in the future for "inspiration" (read: robbing him blind). In the meantime, head over there and check out his blog for yourself.

The Atheist Blogroll

Creationist Idiocy is now on the Atheist Blogroll. For more information, or to add your blog to the list, check out Mojoey's blog Deep Thoughts.