What Would Darwin Say to Today's Creationists?

By EUGENIE SCOTT - YOUTUBE - NATCEN4SCIENCEED
Added: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:10:42 UTC

Note that Transylvania University is a university in the US and NOT associated with vampires or Romania as you may first think.

Many creationist arguments would be familiar to Darwin. But others--such as Young Earth Creationism--would have baffled him. Genie Scott explores the then and now of creationism. Where: Transylvania University. When: 2/15/2012

TAGGED: CREATIONISM, SPEECHES

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