Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof.
-- Ashley Montague

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #AshleyMontague #Creationists #Science

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #MotorMill #Iowa

#Creationists love the idea that the #genetic #code and #computer code are fundamentally the same thing. Since of course #programs are #designed (not always #intelligently, but that's another post) they think this is proof that life was too.

They seize on one-liners from those they regard as infidels and heretics, because then they can say, "See? Even unbelievers admit that ..." Bill Gates and Richard Dawkins, both known for going outside their lanes, are popular choices. Gates: "#DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created." Dawkins: "I'm fascinated by the idea that genetics is digital. A #gene is a long sequence of coded letters, like computer information."

I get why this is a popular analogy. Unfortunately, it's also a bad one. Those of us with one foot in each field know the differences far outweigh the similarities. Which leads me to the following epigram:

Many #programmers say genes look like code. Many #biologists say code looks like genes. No #bioinformaticist says either.

#Creationism in the #classroom: does it matter? #Kitzmiller 20 years on

What we now call #ChristianNationalism has its roots in #RonaldReagan’s 1980 presidential campaign, when #creationists such as #TimLaHaye fused together #political #conservatism, the newly adopted #abortion issue, literalist #Bible-based #religion, and the rejection of #evolution #science as #Humanist, #unAmerican, and as we would now say #Woke.

https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2025/12/creationism-in-the-classroom-does-it-matter-kitzmiller-20-years-on.html

Young-Earth #Creationists Debunked (Again)

YECs claimed the lack of old #supernova remnants proved a young #universe. Wrong.

New #Radioteleskope surveys in #Australia just found dozens of ancient supernova remnants that were too faint to detect before.

The "missing" remnants weren't missing - they were just hard to see because they fade over time and emit mainly radio waves.

Bottom line: The universe is old. Science wins. 🔭

@badastro https://mastodon.social/@badastro/115583124348087819

Stop letting #creationists host your ideas

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/18/stop-letting-creationists-host-your-ideas/

#science #cults #religion #falsescience

Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof.
-- Ashley Montague

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #AshleyMontague #Creationists #Science

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Flowers #Junkyard #Minnesota

The Definitive Guide to #Debunking #Creationists

Part 1: #Cosmology/#Planetary #Science
Part 2: #Abiogenesis
Part 3: #Evolutionary #Biology/#Paleontology
Part 4: #Genetics/#Molecular Biology
Part 5: #Philosophy/#Theology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7_HOZHOi1w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2JjHDZDdRE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQOCybcSnug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfm9q4UoQBI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU8H_Fh-TAE

#atheist #creationism #origins #atheism