Evolution vs. Creationism battle fought at collegiate level

"There is an insidious and growing problem," said Professor Jones, of University College London. "It's a step back from rationality. They (the creationists) don't have a problem with science, they have a problem with argument. And irrationality is a very infectious disease as we see from the United States."

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Via The Guardian.

Book Talk: Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut

Short explanation: we have been on a reading kick lately, sharing books and what not. So we have decided to post some reviews, really short essays, on what we gathered from the books. Really, there is no point in a review: it only tells you what one person liked or did not like. What is important, though, is what has been successfully communicated from author to reader, and what the reader has learned or discovered.

Vonnegut, for me, is a sharp pen.

And a prophet.