Mishegaas
- 91% of Americans believe in G-d and half reject the theory of evolution.
- Brad Hirschfield, writing for NPR, offers an excellent explanation of the Jewish view of evolution.
- In related news, research finds that people who believe in G-d are more likely to commit acts of violence.
- Farrakhan’s rant against Jews and The Illuminati gets a nod of approval from the Consul General of Venezuela in Chicago.
- Zef Chafets tells LA TImes readers that Micheal Ray Richardson was right.
- Salon explores The Gospel of Judas.
- NJDC has Nancy Pelosi’s address to the Knesset.
- A sculpture depicting Barack Obama as “the savior” has ruffled some heartland feathers.
- Newt Gingrich is a putz.
- The Independent suggests that the U.S.’s failed attempt at kidnapping Iranian officials in Iraq a couple of months ago is directly responsible for the British hostage crisis, which came to an end this morning.
- Iranian Jews for Jesus?
- The Palestinian population of the West Bank and Gaza is among the fastest growing in the world.
- The IDF is reconsidering the route of the separation barrier to leave some major settlement blocks outside the enclosure.
- Israel objects to proposed U.S. arms sales to its neighbors.
- Web 2.0 Jewish style (via) and Israeli style.
- Martha Stewart invites Rachel Dratch over for Easter.
evolution bla blah how many times do we have to hear these shpiels. is macroevolution really that important? sure it explains some stuff, but its pretty useless when it comes to applied science.
why dont you spend more time teaching more useful shit in public schools? we got kids in high school who know so much about this controversy over macroevolution/creationism but they don’t know shit about how virii reproduce.
better yet, why not introduce mandatory introductory logic courses?
How virii reproduce? How about basic geography:
http://www.zortal.gr/modules/mylinks/visit.php?cid=8&lid=6175
damn shmuel. have you ever thought that, I dunno, maybe the issue of evolution education in schools is, like, maybe representative of a larger, more important debate about the separation of church and state in America? I know, I know – it sounds crazy…
Enjoyed rootlesscosmo’s sarcasm.
Anyway, I just read Brad Hirschfield’s explanation of the Jewish view of evolution, and there’s a lot of slippery thinking there too. He treats it as though intelligent design and evolution both have good points. Only one is scientific. We don’t need a “Jewish” view of evolution anymore than we need a Darwinian Haggadah.