From: David Bloomberg
To: All 94-04-30 22:%:02
Subject: More Files
Here's a list for everybody from my evolution/creation area.
These can be FReq'ed at 2430/2112 or downloaded at
217-787-9101. (Also, I have other related files which are not
listed here, such as newsletters of skeptics organizations
which may, in many cases, have evolution/creation info in them
-- FReq FILES or d/l SYRFILES.ZIP for a full list)
Filename Size Date Description
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25CREAT.ZIP 15K 4-04-94+ [ 2] Skeptics Society article: 25 Creationists'
Arguments & 25 Evolutionists' Answers
AFRICROD.ZIP 2K 1-31-94 [ 0] Did rodents and monkeys come to S. America
from Africa or N. America?
AGEEARTH.ZIP 28K 8-21-93 [ 2] Debate on the age of the Earth
ALABACSC.ZIP 1K 10-18-93 [ 3] Alabama Academy of Science -- resolution on
creationism
ANIMLDEV.ZIP 6K 9-08-93 [ 1] Overview of animal development and
phylogenetic perspective
ARKHOAX.ZIP 27K 3-12-94 [ 3] Jim Lippard's in-depth article on the Sun
Pictures/Noah's Ark Hoax which appears in SKEPTIC
Magazine at the same time as Your Favorite Sysop's
article (See also MYSTSUN.ZIP)
ARKHOAX2.ZIP 5K 4-14-94+ [ 0] Lippard's update on the Sun Pictures/Noah's
Ark Hoax (see ARKHOAX.ZIP)
BALSGPR.ZIP 8K 4-05-94+ [ 0] Sun's (former) head "researcher" David
Balsiger's press release attacking those who
hoaxed Sun -- includes commentary by Jim Lippard,
author of in-depth article on subject (See also
ARKHOAX.ZIP, MYSTSUN.ZIP)
BIOINTRO.ZIP 22K 8-28-93 [ 3] Intro to Evolutionary Biology
BIOMRF.ZIP 36K 9-17-93 [ 2] Program based on Dawkins' "The Blind
Watchmaker"
BOMARCHE.ZIP 15K 6-12-93 [ 1] Article about whether archaeology has
verified the Book of Mormon (Note: This file was
apparently written and/or distributed by an
"opposing" religion trying to over readers, but
the information on contradictions may still be
valid
BOOKREVS.ZIP 3K 9-08-93 [ 1] Short reviews of pro-evolution,
anti-evolution, and general science/evolution
books
C-DECAY.ZIP 8K 9-11-93 [ 2] What happened to Setterfield's C-decay
(C=speed of light) creationist argument? (See
SETERFLD.ZIP, SETRREB.ZIP)
CMWDB.ZIP 14K 9-16-93 [ 1] The Chuck Maier Whopper Database (Maier is
a creationist on one of the conferences)
COALPRNT.TXT 46K 9-11-93 [ 1] UUencoded GIF and description for dino
footprints in coal, along with other stuff that
Creationists can't easily explain
COMNANCS.ZIP 5K 8-27-93 [ 4] Evidence for common ancestry (and
evolution)
CORALCLK.ZIP 15K 9-11-93 [ 1] Using coral to help date the Earth
CREALETS.ZIP 3K 10-14-93 [ 1] Your Favorite Sysop picks apart the
arguments of two pro-creationism letters to the
editor of the Chicago Tribune in these messages
CREALET2.ZIP 2K 11-21-93 [ 2] Your Favorite Sysop picks apart the
argument of another pro-creationism letter to the
editor
CREALET3.ZIP 3K 12-17-93 [ 0] Your Favorite Sysop picks apart a letter to
the editor of the _Illinois Times_
CREANAG.ZIP 1K 4-20-94+ [ 0] Creationist-related anagrams (pretty funny)
CREATCNF.ZIP 10K 8-29-93 [ 0] Summary of some talks at a young-Earth
creationist conference
CREATFAQ.ZIP 3K 6-23-93 [ 3] Creationism Frequently Asked Questions --
HUMOR!
CREDENTL.ZIP 7K 10-29-93 [ 1] Creationist credentials
CREMUSM.ZIP 4K 4-14-94+ [ 0] Article about creationist museum, how it
ignores (and attacks) science
CRSCREED.ZIP 3K 9-12-93 [ 0] Creed of the Creation Research Society
showing that creationism is not science
CRSOATH.ZIP 3K 6-26-93 [ 2] Oath that must be taken by members of the
Creation Research Society & some history thereof
CRTDSHON.ZIP 15K 8-21-93 [ 1] Several examples of dishonesty used by
creationists, including "leaders" in the field
D-EVOLV.ZIP 5K 11-14-92 [ 2] Two messages from David Rice discussing the
facts of evolution
DARROW.ZIP 3K 9-12-93 [ 1] "It is bigotry for public schools to teach
only one theory of origins" -- Famous misquote of
Clarence Darrow exposed
DARWIN.ZIP 11K 9-16-93 [ 0] Several columns about Darwin
DENTON.ZIP 7K 9-16-93 [ 0] Messages about the failings of Dr. Michael
Denton in his cre/evol arguments
DINOBIRD.ZIP 3K 1-21-94 [ 2] Cellular studies show evolutionary link
between dinosaurs and birds
DISCLETR.ZIP 2K 10-17-93 [ 0] Letter to Discover mag. about evolution not
necessarily aiming for "perfection" but rather for
ability to survive
EARTHAGE.ZIP 11K 8-28-93 [ 4] Frequently Asked Questions & Answers about
the age of the earth, dating methods, creationist
arguments, etc.
ENCYEVOL.ZIP 2K 12-26-93 [ 0] Book review of _The Encyclopedia of
Evolution: Humanity's Search for Its Origins_, by
Richard Milner
EVOLART.ZIP 3K 9-16-93 [ 0] FidoNews article about the EVOLUTION echo
EVOLCREA.ZIP 2K 6-23-93 [ 2] Brief synopsis of evolution for
Creationists, by Dr Pepper
EVOLDEFN.ZIP 3K 8-21-93 [ 2] What is evolution?
EVOLET1.ZIP 3K 12-17-93 [ 1] Letter to the Illinois Times supporting
article explaining evolution = science, creation =
religion, & explaining why some need to have the
"truth" of religion instead of "uncertainty" of
science
EVOLFACT.ZIP 6K 8-23-93 [ 4] Evolution -- Part Fact, Part Theory; this
explains what's what
EVOLGAME.ZIP 4K 10-16-93 [ 1] Anti-Evolution and "Scientific Creationism"
Games by Dr Pepper, for use in debating these
topics (See also SC_GAME.ZIP)
EVOLQUOT.ZIP 7K 11-07-93 [ 0] A collection of quotes from scientific,
religious, & educational groups about evolution --
suitable for use in logon/logoff quotes
EVOLRSRC.ZIP 37K 8-29-93 [ 2] Evidence for/Research on Evolution
EVOLSONG.ZIP 1K 2-10-94 [ 0] "These Are a Few of Our Favorite Genes" --
humorous song dealing with genetics
FABNAQ.ZIP 3K 8-27-93 [ 2] Frequently Asked But Never Answered
Questions directed at Creationists
FAQGOD.ZIP 5K 8-28-93 [ 1] Frequently Asked Questions & Answers about
Compatibility of Evolution and God/Religion
FEATHERS.ZIP 4K 8-19-93 [ 1] Did feathers evolve, or were they
"created"?
FISHYEXP.ZIP 2K 9-16-93 [ 2] A very fishy creationist "experiment"
FLOOD002.ARJ 8K 6-04-93 [ 3] "The Flood Myth" by D. Roberts
GENCONTR.ZIP 4K 8-21-93 [ 1] Contradictions between the two Bible
"Genesis" stories make Biblical creationism tough
to believe
GENDRIFT.ZIP 6K 9-16-93 [ 4] Discussion of genetic drift
GISHDINO.ZIP 6K 12-27-93 [ 1] Review of _Dinosaurs By Design_, a
creationist book about dinosaurs by Duane Gish
GISHROSS.ZIP 17K 9-26-93 [ 3] Debate between ICR's young-earth
creationist Duane Gish and old-earth creationist
Hugh Ross
HITCHING.ZIP 3K 9-26-93 [ 1] Research on Francis Hitching (frequently
quoted by creationists) shows that he's not all he
claims
HOMSKULL.ZIP 2K 3-31-94+ [ 1] Hominid skull find gives Lucy a "face"
HORSES.ZIP 18K 3-12-94 [ 1] Horse Evolution FAQ
HOVINDRV.ZIP 3K 3-01-94 [ 0] Review of a presentation by creationist
Kent Hovind
HOWNOT.ZIP 19K 9-16-93 [ 3] How NOT to argue with creationists
ICECORE.ZIP 7K 9-16-93 [ 0] FAQ on dating ice cores
ICEHORSE.ZIP 2K 12-31-93 [ 1] Well preserved Ice-age horse found, helps
scientists know what they looked like then
ICRCAT.ZIP 15K 9-26-93 [ 0] Excerpts from Institute for Creation
Research (ICR) Grad School catalog, including
faculty and publication list
ICRFAQ.ZIP 31K 9-22-93 [ 1] FAQ about the Institute for Creation
Research
ICRLIES.ZIP 4K 9-12-93 [ 1] EVOLUTION echo participant reports on his
visit to ICR and some of the lies they are still
telling in their pamphlets
ICROATH.ZIP 5K 6-26-93 [ 2] Oath, tenets, and some history of the
Institute for Creation Research
ICRSCIEN.ZIP 5K 9-26-93 [ 1] Example of problems often found in ICR's
"science"
ICRVISIT.ZIP 11K 9-26-93 [ 1] Report of a visit to ICR museum
ICRWHOPR.ZIP 13K 9-26-93 [ 1] Some examples (nowhere near a full list) of
ICR's whoppers
INTROICR.ZIP 3K 9-16-93 [ 0] Some sections from the Introduction to the
Institute for Creation Research pamphlet
ISOCHRON.ZIP 4K 10-14-93 [ 1] Isochron Dating FAQ
ITCRELET.ZIP 1K 12-09-93 [ 0] Letter to the Editor of the Illinois Times
in response to creation/evolution article, telling
people they can get info from REALL (as printed,
12/9/93); by Your Favorite Sysop
JARGON.ZIP 23K 10-14-93 [ 4] "Dictionary" of terms you'll find in
evolution/creation discussions
JOHNSON.ZIP 7K 10-14-93 [ 1] Critiques of creationist Phillip Johnson's
views
JURYRIGD.ZIP 11K 10-14-93 [ 1] Evidence for "jury-rigged" design of nature
(as opposed to the creationist's "intelligent
design")
JWBOOK.ZIP 6K 10-14-93 [ 0] Review of Jehovah's Witnesses' supposedly
scientific book on evolution/creation
JWCANOPY.ZIP 3K 10-14-93 [ 2] Jehovah's Witnesses "water canopy" "theory"
JWDISHON.ZIP 11K 10-14-93 [ 1] Some examples of Jehovah's Witnesses
dishonesty in attacking evolution
JWEVOL.ZIP 7K 10-14-93 [ 1] Jehovah's Witnesses and evolution (and more
on the book reviewed in JWBOOK.ZIP)
KENYONSC.ZIP 2K 1-21-94 [ 0] Article on Prof. Kenyon, who taught
"intelligent design" in his intro college bio
course; dept. took away course, he claims
violation of academic freedom
KOUZNET.ZIP 4K 10-17-93 [ 1] Why Russian creationist Kouznetsov is no
scientist
LET2CRES.ZIP 2K 10-16-93 [ 0] Evolution echo participant's open letter to
creationists who want to attack evolution
MACROEVO.ZIP 4K 9-16-93 [ 2] Definition of macroevolution
MAGFIELD.ZIP 4K 10-17-93 [ 0] Review of some of creationist Thomas
Barnes' claims that magnetic fields show the Earth
can't be more than 10,000 years old
MAMMOTHS.ZIP 5K 10-18-93 [ 0] Preserved, or mummified, mammoths -- info
to counter creationists and Velikovsky-followers
MANNORTH.ZIP 5K 2-26-94 [ 1] Tool find shows that Homo Erectus may have
migrated much further north than previously
thought
MANTRACK.ZIP 5K 9-16-93 [ 0] Geologists encounter a "scientific
creationist" in Texas, and talk about supposed
man-tracks
MARSUP.ZIP 2K 3-15-94 [ 0] The Natural History of Marsupials
MERITT.ZIP 90K 8-29-93 [ 3] James Meritt's General Anti-Creationism FAQ
(also contains a wealth of info on Bible
contradictions, Noah's flood, and other
anti-literalist stuff)
MIMS.ZIP 5K 3-15-94 [ 1] Should creationist Forrest Mims have been
hired by Scientific American? Judge for yourself
with some of Mims' statements
MODSYNTH.ZIP 3K 10-18-93 [ 2] A modern synthesis of genetics & evolution
-- a theory of the mechanism of evolution
MYSTSUN.ZIP 9K 4-05-94+ [ 1] Your Favorite Sysop's article on the Noah's
Ark Hoax: The Incredible Mysteries of Sun Pictures
(as it appeared in Skeptic magazine) (see also
ARKHOAX.ZIP)
NO_JAM.ZIP 9K 9-17-93 [ 2] Refutations of claim that evolutionary
simulations jam up computers
NOAHCBS.ZIP 2K 7-24-93 [ 2] CBS and Sun Productions show unverifiable
nonsense (including a hoax) in show on Noah's Ark
NOAHCBS2.ZIP 4K 7-24-93 [ 2] CBS still hasn't owned up to the nonsense
it put out in Noah's Ark show; TV critic doesn't
like it one bit
NOAHCBS3.ZIP 3K 9-22-93 [ 1] Problems pointed out with CBS's Noah show,
even without the hoax!
NOAHCBS4.ZIP 4K 9-22-93 [ 1] TV critic challenges Sun and CBS to admit
to hoax
NOAHCBS5.ZIP 4K 11-20-93 [ 1] Article about Sun/CBS Noah's Ark show after
George Jammal admitted to hoax, have they learned
anything?
NOAHCBS6.ZIP 4K 11-20-93 [ 1] TV critic says CBS's credibility is shot
after Jammal admits to hoaxing them, and they
apparently failed to learn anything
NOAHPROB.ZIP 10K 8-21-93 [ 1] Problems with the global (Noah's) flood
NOCREAT.TXT 14K 6-14-92 [ 5] Creationism contradicted by scientific
evidence (a series of messages)
NOCREFLA.ZIP 3K 10-03-93 [ 0] Creationism not allowed as science by
Florida school district
NODESIGN.ZIP 3K 12-12-93 [ 4] EVOLUTION echo participant explains why the
human body shows that we were NOT created thru
intelligent design (using info from Dawkins' _The
Blind Watchmaker_)
OLDEARTH.ZIP 46K 10-21-93 [ 1] Old age of the earth & creationists lack of
response
ORIGINS.ARJ 185K 6-13-93 [ 3] Collection of files rebutting Creationism:
Questions Creationists don't answer; their
"credentials"; underhanded tactics some use;
correct info about evolution; etc.
OVERTHRS.ZIP 3K 10-17-93 [ 0] The Lewis Overthrust -- explanation of
geological oddity in which some older layers lie
on top of younger ones
PALUXY.ZIP 5K 8-23-93 [ 1] Expose' of Paluxy "man-tracks" which
supposedly show that man walked the Earth with
dinosaurs
PERIODCL.ZIP 6K 10-21-93 [ 0] FAQ on periodicals dealing with
creation/evolution issues & organizations which
publish them -- both pro- and anti-evolution
PLIMER.ZIP 12K 10-19-92 [ 2] Australian debunker Ian Plimer takes on
(Noah's) Ark-eologists
PO-HALOS.ZIP 12K 10-21-93 [ 0] Amateur scientist examines pegmatitic
biotite mica, examintions creationist claims
RACISMCR.ZIP 4K 9-02-93 [ 2] Does creationism imply racism?
READLIST.ZIP 6K 10-26-93 [ 3] Reading list for information to counter
creationism; short book, periodical, etc. reviews
ROBDAY.ZIP 12K 9-16-93 [ 1] Debate between Rob Day and a creationist,
who apparently "set him up"
ROYSOCCN.ZIP 2K 10-18-93 [ 0] Academy of Science of the Royal Society of
Canada -- position paper on creationism
SC_GAME.ZIP 2K 9-22-93 [ 1] Dr Pepper's "Evidence for Scientific
Creationism" game
SCICRE01.ZIP 46K 9-16-93 [ 2] Collection of critiques of "scientific
creationists"
SCOTTKEN.ZIP 7K 3-22-94 [ 2] National Center for Science Education Exec.
Dir. Dr. Scott on creationist Prof. Dean Kenyon
and his situation at univ.
SETERFLD.ZIP 7K 10-22-92 [ 1] Creationist abuses science by trying to
explain how the speed of light has changed since
"Creation".
SETRREB.ZIP 4K 3-29-94 [ 1] Take a good look at creationist
Setterfield's info, and look at what happens to
the claims (See SETERFLD.ZIP)
SHAW_MAG.ZIP 5K 9-17-93 [ 0] Henry Shaw explains magnetostratigraphy
SHAWDATE.ZIP 9K 9-17-93 [ 2] Henry Shaw explains radioisotope dating
SPECIATE.ZIP 19K 8-19-93 [ 5] Discussion of speciation, including
observed instances
STUMPERS.ZIP 5K 9-02-93 [ 2] Questions which stump creationists
TEDWORLD.ZIP 23K 10-26-93 [ 1] Ted Holden's world -- contains UUencoded
GIF of "Pangea" supercontinent
TIERRA.ZIP 6K 10-26-93 [ 1] Announcement of Tierra -- evolution
simulation program
TIMENOAH.ZIP 1K 8-02-93 [ 5] Your favorite Sysop's letter to the editor
of Time Magazine about their story on the CBS
Noah's Ark show
TO_CHUCK.ZIP 155K 9-21-93 [ 0] Responses to creationist Chuck Maier on
Talk.Origins (informative!)
TO_FAQS.ZIP 170K 9-22-93 [ 1] Frequently Asked Questions & Answers from
Talk.Origins -- Lots of good stuff!
TO-WLCM.ZIP 9K 8-29-93 [ 0] Welcome Frequently Asked Questions List to
Internet's Talk.Origins -- Also has good info on
assumptions and debate for any time discussing
evolution/creation
TRANSIT.ZIP 11K 9-01-93 [ 2] Transitional fossils -- for those who still
cling to the outdated, "They haven't found the
missing link."
VARVEDAT.ZIP 5K 9-02-93 [ 1] Varve dating shows that the Earth is much
older than creationists want us to believe
VISION.ZIP 13K 9-01-93 [ 4] The evolution of color vision
VISTA-CA.ZIP 14K 8-30-93 [ 1] Several LA articles about the Vista school
board creationist decision and some responses from
Internetters
VISTACRT.ZIP 3K 8-19-93 [ 2] School Board ok's teaching of creationism
in Vista, CA, led by Institute for Creation
Research member
VISTAEDT.ZIP 6K 8-30-93 [ 1] Two opposing opinions on creationism as
science, with a lawyer FOR it and a Rabbi against
it
VISTALET.ZIP 1K 8-30-93 [ 1] Letter to Tribune about Vista creationism
by your favorite Sysop (unprinted)
VISTATRB.ZIP 4K 8-30-93 [ 1] Well-researched article about Vista
creationism situation -- shows ultra-religious
affiliations of many participants
VSTALETS.ZIP 2K 9-12-93 [ 0] 2 Letters to Tribune about Vista
creationism article
VSTIGIAL.ZIP 9K 9-01-93 [ 2] Vestigial organs -- evidence against
creationism
WHALELEG.ZIP 2K 1-19-94 [ 3] Skeleton of ancestor of whales found --
with legs! Yet another transitional fossil.
WHYLIE.ZIP 3K 9-12-93 [ 3] Why do creationists lie?
WRE_0001.ZIP 29K 9-16-93 [ 1] W.R. Elsberry's (EVOLUTION echo Moderator)
various articles/FAQ on debunking "scientific
creationism"
WSJCREAT.ZIP 9K 12-16-93 [ 1] Wall St. Journal opinion piece, letter to
the editor in response, and background on case of
prof. teaching creationism in intro bio course,
now claiming his academic freedom violated when he
was pulled from class
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