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Truth of Evolution Is Not Up for Debate

By Jeremy Fejfar, January 19, 2014 Published in the La Crosse Tribune. This month, Ken Ham, founder of the Creation Museum, debated Bill Nye, best known by his TV persona, “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” The topic was whether “creation” … Continue reading →

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Horoscopes are still pseudoscience

By Jeremy Fejfar, January 19, 2011 I was disappointed to see articles in the Tribune about the possible addition of another zodiac sign. It’s also disheartening that the newspaper still prints horoscopes. I find it amazing that anyone out there … Continue reading →

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Stop lying to us, scientists!

By Jeremy Fejfar, May 22, 2009 Thank you, David Eisner, for your letter exposing the lies of evil-ution. However, you didn’t go far enough. Scientists also lie by saying the earth is a spheroid, 4.5 billion years old, revolving around … Continue reading →

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Educate to avoid ignorance of science

By Jeremy Fejfar, February 5, 2009 On Feb. 12, 1809, Charles Darwin was born, and 50 years later he wrote the paradigm-changing Origin of Species. Darwin theorized that all life on our planet is descended from a common ancestor. In … Continue reading →

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Stop the war on science

By Mike Dishnow, October 10, 2007 It is “music to my ears.” A presidential candidate (Hillary Clinton) stating, “When I am president, scientific integrity will not be the exception; it will be the rule.” How refreshing. Could it be that … Continue reading →

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Science, Math Show How We’re All Related

By Ed Neumann, January 23, 2011 Within the past 50 years, science and mathematics have conspired to bring to our attention some truly mind-blowing information about ourselves. And as the Internet connects us to each other far more than ever … Continue reading →

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No God Required to Feel Awe in the Universe

By Jeremy Fejfar, May 23, 2010 Anyone who has seen the pictures sent back by the Hubble space telescope knows that a belief in a god or the supernatural isn’t necessary to inspire awe. Through science, reality’s wonder is revealed … Continue reading →

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The Unseen Grandeur of Science

By Jeremy Fejfar, November 29, 2009 In recent years, polls of the American population showed that 21 percent of people didn’t know that the Earth revolved around the sun, 30 percent believe we are being visited by space aliens and … Continue reading →

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