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Why Do Debates About Evolution Fail?

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

In a previous post, I analyzed the evolution debate between militant atheist Aron Ra and Christian creationist Kent Hovind. In short, I thought it was very unproductive, so I wanted to write a follow-up post describing how these debates could … Continue reading →

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Aron Ra, Kent Hovind, and the Evolution Debate

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

Over the past several months, Christian creationist Kent Hovind and militant atheist Aron Ra held an extended YouTube debate about the evidence for evolution. (You can see Hovind’s challenge here and the first video of the debate, by Aron Ra, … Continue reading →

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Bill Nye, Ken Ham, and how science works, part 2

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Alex R. Howe

In my last post, I talked about the recent debate between creationist Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum and evolutionist Bill Nye “The Science Guy”. In that post, I noted that there has been a trend … Continue reading →

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Bill Nye, Ken Ham, and how science works, part 1

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Alex R. Howe

Last week, the world saw a rare sight: a creationist debating an evolutionist in public. Bill Nye “The Science Guy” has a degree in mechanical engineering, is an agnostic, and believes in evolution. Ken Ham has degrees in environmental biology … Continue reading →

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