A public lecture on "Why all the fuss about Darwin and Evolution?" by Dr. Eugenie Scott, Executive Director of National Center for Science Education, on the campus of California State University, Fresno, presented on December 2, 2009. The event was sponsored by the campus Consortium for Evolutionary Studies.
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Why all the fuss about Darwin and Evolution?
1. Consortium for Evolutionary Studies
California State University, Fresno
Evolutionary Biology Lecture Series
Why the fuss about
Darwin and Evolution?
December 2, 2009
Satellite Student Union
7:30 PM
Dr. Eugenie C. Scott
Executive Director,
National Center for Science Education
2. Why All the Fuss About Darwin
and Evolution?
December 2, 2009
Fresno State University
Eugenie C. Scott,
Ph.D.
Executive Director
National Center for
Science Education, Inc.
WWW.NCSE.com
31. Evolution, Pattern, Process
Evolution: Mechanisms or Factors
Effecting Evolution:
Descent with -natural selection
modification/ -non-selective (drift)
- âevo-devoâ
common ancestry
32. Evolution, Pattern, Process
Evolution: Mechanisms or Factors
Effecting Evolution:
Descent with -natural selection
modification/ -non-selective (drift)
- âevo-devoâ
common ancestry
Patterns of Evolution:
33. Evolution, Pattern, Process
Evolution: Mechanisms or Factors
Effecting Evolution:
Descent with -natural selection
modification/ -non-selective (drift)
- âevo-devoâ
common ancestry
Patterns of Evolution:
Core
34. Evolution, Pattern, Process
Frontier
Evolution: Mechanisms or Factors
Effecting Evolution:
Descent with -natural selection
modification/ -non-selective (drift)
- âevo-devoâ
common ancestry
Patterns of Evolution:
Core
35. âŠthe students had
memorized everything, but
they didnât know what
anything meant.
Richard Feynman, âSurely Youâre Joking, Mr.
Feynmanâ, 1985
67. Miller, et al, Science,
Aug 11, 2006
âHumans evolved
from earlier forms
of animals, true or
false?â
68. Miller, et al, Science,
Aug 11, 2006
âHumans evolved
from earlier forms
of animals, true or
false?â
69. Miller, et al, Science,
Aug 11, 2006
âHumans evolved
from earlier forms
of animals, true or
false?â
70. âPillars of Creationismâ
Evolution is a
âtheory in
crisisâ
Evolution and
religion are
incompatible
Itâs only âfairâ to
teach
creationism
with evolution
71. âPillars of Creationismâ
Evolution is a
âtheory in
crisisâ
Evolution and
religion are
incompatible
Itâs only âfairâ to
teach
creationism
with evolution
72. âPillars of Creationismâ
Evolution is a
âtheory in
crisisâ
Evolution and
religion are
incompatible
Itâs only âfairâ to
teach
creationism
with evolution
73. âPillars of Creationismâ
Evolution is a
âtheory in
crisisâ
Evolution and
religion are
incompatible
Itâs only âfairâ to
teach
creationism
with evolution
74. âPillars of Creationismâ
Evolution is a
âtheory in
crisisâ
Evolution and
religion are
incompatible
Itâs only âfairâ to
teach
creationism
with evolution
75. âPillars of Creationismâ
Evolution is a
âtheory in
crisisâ
Evolution and
religion are
incompatible
Itâs only âfairâ to
teach
creationism
with evolution
76. âPillars of Creationismâ
Evolution is a
âtheory in
crisisâ
Evolution and
religion are
incompatible
Itâs only âfairâ to
teach
creationism
with evolution
77. âPillars of Creationismâ
www.talkorigins.org
Evolution is a
âtheory in
crisisâ
www.PandasThumb.org
Evolution and
religion are
incompatible
Itâs only âfairâ to
teach
creationism
with evolution
87. Geocentrism
âŠyou would find that all [church fathers]
agree in explaining literally (ad litteram) that
the sun is in the heavens and moves swiftly
around the earth, and that the earth is far
from the heavens and stands immobile in the
center of the universe. Cardinal Robert
Bellarmine, April 12, 1615, cited in Galileo, Science
and the Church by Jerome Langford, pp 60-62)
90. Geocentrism
If God cannot be taken literally when
He writes of the rising of the sun,
how can one insist that He be taken
literally when writing of the rising of
the Son?
Gerardus Bouw, 1984 With Every Wind of doctrine:
Biblical, Historical and ScientiïŹc Perspectives on
103. The Word of God
must take first
priority, and secondly,
the observed facts of
science.
Morris, H. 1985. Scientific
Creationism 2nd General Edition. El
Cajon, CA:Creation Life Publishers,
p 215
130. Implications of Darwinism
Evolution Challenged literal view
Happened of Bible
Natural Challenged design
Selection argument God less
Explains It personal
131. Reasons to Reject Evolution
Conservative
Christians
Mainstream
Christians
132. Reasons to Reject Evolution
Special creationism
Conservative Loss of personal God
Christians Theodicy
Mainstream
Christians
133. Reasons to Reject Evolution
Special creationism
Conservative Loss of personal God
Christians Theodicy
Mainstream
Loss of personal God
Christians
Theodicy
134. âPillars of Creationismâ
Evolution is a
âtheory in
crisisâ
Evolution and
religion are
incompatible
Itâs only âfairâ to
teach
creationism
with evolution
135. âFor every Ph.D., there is an
equal and opposite Ph.D.â
(anonymous lawyer)
136. âFor every Ph.D., there is an
equal and opposite Ph.D.â
(anonymous lawyer)
141. EuphemismsâŠ
ï§ âcritically analyze evidence for evolutionâ
ï§ âboth evidence for and evidence against
evolutionâ
ï§ âboth strengths and weaknesses of evolutionâ
142. EuphemismsâŠ
ï§ âcritically analyze evidence for evolutionâ
ï§ âboth evidence for and evidence against
evolutionâ
ï§ âboth strengths and weaknesses of evolutionâ
ï§ âevolution as theory not factâ
143. EuphemismsâŠ
ï§ âcritically analyze evidence for evolutionâ
ï§ âboth evidence for and evidence against
evolutionâ
ï§ âboth strengths and weaknesses of evolutionâ
ï§ âevolution as theory not factâ
ï§ âteach the full range of views about originsâ
144. EuphemismsâŠ
ï§ âcritically analyze evidence for evolutionâ
ï§ âboth evidence for and evidence against
evolutionâ
ï§ âboth strengths and weaknesses of evolutionâ
ï§ âevolution as theory not factâ
ï§ âteach the full range of views about originsâ
ï§ âteach the controversyâ
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