Category Archives: The Creation SoapBox
Shooting the Messenger Doesn’t Change the Message
I recently wrote a post invoking the name of a very controversial man: Ian Juby. He is a congenial Canadian who happens to be a member of Mensa (The genius club*) and a robotics engineer who has done a lot … Continue reading
First Prove God? (Another way Evolution Fails)
I find that a lot of conversations with atheists on social media tend to follow the same path. I always hope for better conversations, but instead I wind up in deja vu land, and I have yet another good reason … Continue reading
Evolution is to blame for the violence in Charlottesville
In late 2016 a collection of Nazis and KKK Klanspersons met in Charlottesville to protest something or generally be annoying. I don’t remember why and it’s not important enough to my point to Google. But it is worth noting that … Continue reading
Evolution and the Flat Earth
Having spent some quality time looking into the moon landing conspiracies (this is what I do for fun while other people are golfing), the next obvious stop was the narrow world of the flat earth. I imagine many people don’t … Continue reading
Gene Duplication, Printing Errors, and the Secrets of Lady Duck
Imagine you wrote a book. It’s a novel about a Bluebird who is actually a secret agent with MI6: “The Nest is Not Enough” (Followup to your runaway best seller “Gold Feather”). It’s a real page turner and is doing … Continue reading
There’s a Sucker Inheriting Traits Every Minute
In an attempt to educate/enlighten/indoctrinate/brainwash me, I often have readers and viewers send me comments like this one: “Evolution is the process of change in heritable traits in population subject to descent with modification.” Even though A Bit of Orange … Continue reading
Does PBS KIDS Count as “Scientific Studies”?
In the comments section of the A Bit Of Orange YouTube channel, we get a lot of “words of encouragement” from people whose main message to us is, “Here’s something I think you don’t know!” and “You’re an idiot!” And … Continue reading
