THERE ARE DAYS when this is just too easy. At the blog of the neo-theocrats — the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture (a/k/a the Discoveroids) — appears this gem by Casey Luskin, with one of his typically long, rambling, inelegant titles: MSNBC’s Birthday Present to Charles Darwin: Puff-Pieces on Evolution (Part 2).
Here’s one small excerpt, with emphasis supplied by us:
As part of their celebration of Darwin’s 200th birthday, MSNBC has been printing puff-pieces promoting evolution.
Click over there and read Casey’s article if you like. It appears to be a catalogue of foolish reasons to ignore evidence supporting the theory of evolution.
Creationists have no evidence at all to support their “theory,” so any anti-evolution talking points Casey can toss them, regardless of merit, must be welcome by his followers. Perhaps Casey’s analysis is also welcome material for psychologists — it offers yet another peek into the mind of a dedicated Discoveroid.
As for the specifics that underlie Casey’s disregard of MSNBC’s show, we can’t judge any of that. Your Curmudgeon doesn’t watch MSNBC — their politics are not to our liking — so we’re reluctant to endorse anything from them. Nevertheless, we can use indirect evidence, and if Casey didn’t like their show it must have been a decent effort. Besides, praise for Darwin is certainly justified, even if it comes from sources we regard as dubious, so the term “Puff-Pieces” in Casey’s title is most revealing.
But there’s more going on here than merely the inference to be drawn from Casey’s disapproval. Were that all, this post wouldn’t be worth the effort. There’s so much of value in this world that creationists reject, one TV show wouldn’t even register on our radar.
The news here is that we’re adopting a small change of tactics. Because Casey initiated the use of Puff-Piece in the context of the evolution-creationism controversy, we’ll reciprocate by using that term regarding Casey’s creationist insights.
Puff-Piece … Casey Luskin … Yes, somehow they seem to go together.
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