Evolution
and Religion:
Christianity
and Evolution (Theistic-Evolution). "I have prepared this
information so that you may learn about evolution from one Christian's perspective."
(Nov 16, 2005)
National Academy of Sciences:
Science
and Creationism. This an open book copy of the book
by the same name.
National
Center for Science Education (NCSE): Defending the Teaching of Evolution
in the Public Schools. "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."
(Nov 16, 2005)
Society of Ordained Scientists (SOSc).
"To express both the commitment of the church to the scientific enterprise
and our concern for its impact on the world." (Dec 6, 2005) Founded
by theistic evolutionist Arthur Peacocke, the SOSc works to reduce the conflict
between science and faith.
Wikipedia:
Creation-evolution
Controversy. "The creation-evolution controversy...is an
ongoing dispute in the public arena about the origins of the universe, the
Earth, life, or humanity. The opposing viewpoints are represented
by those who support religious origin beliefs...and those who support the
natural history accounts of the sciences of astronomy, geology and biology."
(Nov 16, 2005)
Wikipedia:
Creation
and Evolution in Public Schools. "The legal status of creation
and evolution in public education is the subject of a great deal of debate
in legal, political and religious circles, mainly in the United States."
(Nov 16, 2005)
Evolution
and Natural Sciences:
Evolution Wiki:
Evolution Education.
"The Evolution Education Wiki is a free, reader-built encyclopedia of
evolution, biology, and origins. It is inspired by the Talk.Origins Archive
and the Wikipedia project. EvoWiki's goal is to promote general evolution
education, and to provide mainstream scientific responses to the arguments
of creationism and other antievolutionists." (Nov 16, 2005)
PBS: Evolution:
A Journey into Where We're from, and Where We're Going. "The
Evolution project is a seven-part, eight-hour television broadcast series,
an extensive Web site, a far-reaching educational outreach initiative, and
a HarperCollins companion book by acclaimed science writer Carl Zimmer."
(Nov 16, 2005)
UC
Berkeley: 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."
(Nov 16, 2005)
Creationism:
Answers
in Genesis: Upholding the Authority of the Bible from the Very First
Verse. "We proclaim the absolute truth and authority of the
Bible with boldness. We relate the relevance of a literal Genesis
to the church and the world today with creativity. We obey God's call
to deliver the message of the Gospel, individually and collectively."
(Nov 16, 2005)
Fixed
Earth: The Non-Moving Earth
and Anti-Evolution Page. "Read all about the Copernican and
Darwinian Myths (and their many ramifications all the way to Big Bangism!)"
(Nov 17, 2005)
A site advocating a version of modern geocentrism.
Institute
for Creation Research (ICR): Revealing the Truth of Creation.
"We believe God has raised up ICR to spearhead Biblical Christianity's
defense against the godless and compromising dogma of evolutionary humanism"
(Nov 14, 2004).
Intelligent
Design:
ACLU:
FAQs
on Intelligent Design and Religion
in Schools. Notoriously secular legal organization that, among
other things, fights against religion and Intelligent Design in public schools.
Access
Research Network (ARN): Providing Accessible Information on Science,
Technology and Society from Intelligent Design Perspective.
"Through our publications and product offers, we give you the infomation
[sic] you need to orient yourself in today's scientific and technological
world and make informed decisions. But science and technology are
only half the picture. We put science topics in perspective by looking at
related political, ethical and philosophical issues--so you can get a well-rounded
understanding of the hot issues." (Nov 16, 2005)
Center
for Science and Culture (CSC): Challenging Darwin's Theory of Evolution
and Promoting Intelligent Design. "Started in 1996, the Center
for Science and Culture is a Discovery Institute program which: supports
research by scientists and other scholars challenging various aspects of
neo-Darwinian theory; supports research by scientists and other scholars
developing the scientific theory known as intelligent design; supports research
by scientists and scholars in the social sciences and humanities exploring
the impact of scientific materialism on culture; encourages schools to improve
science education by teaching students more fully about the theory of evolution,
including the theory's scientific weaknesses as well strengths." (Nov
16, 2005)
The
Design Inference Website: The Writings of William
A. Dembski
The
Discovery Institute: Making a Positive Vision of the Future Possible.
"The Institute discovers and promotes ideas in the common sense tradition
of representative government, the free market and individual liberty."
(Nov 16, 2005) The Institute is also the parent of the pro-Intelligent
Design CSC.
The
Foundation for Thought and Ethics (FTE): Restoring the Freedom to Know
with Enriching Curricula. "The Foundation for Thought and Ethics
is working to restore the freedom to know to young people in the classroom,
especially in matters of worldview, morality and conscience, and to return
the right of informed consent to families in the education of their children."
(Nov 16, 2005) Books published by FTE include Intelligent Design texts
Pandas
and People and Design
of Life.
The
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Design
Arguments for the Existence of God. "Design arguments are
empirical arguments for God's existence. These arguments typically, though
not always, proceed by identifying various empirical features of the world
that constitute evidence of intelligent design and inferring God's existence
as the best explanation for these features..." (Nov 29, 2005) A reference
site including information on various design arguments.
Intelligent Design Network (IDN): Seeking Objectivity in Origins Science.
"Intelligent
Design Network, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that seeks institutional
objectivity in origins science."
(Nov 16, 2005)
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