{"id":1264,"date":"2011-03-11T07:36:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T11:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2011-03-11T07:36:05","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T11:36:05","slug":"our-joe-wolf-vs-luskin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=1264","title":{"rendered":"Our Joe Wolf vs. Luskin"},"content":{"rendered":"

No, there wasn’t an actual debate, but a news article in AOL news, “Florida Education Bill Revives Evolution Debate<\/a>“, does have dueling quotes from Florida Citizen for Science president Joe Wolf and the Discovery Institute’s Casey Luskin.<\/p>\n

It’s interesting that in all of the stories I’ve seen so far no one from Florida has been quoted defending the antievolution side. The AOL story said this at the very end:<\/p>\n

Sen. Wise did not return a request for comment today by AOL News.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, the man is very busy since the state legislative session is now steaming full speed ahead. But where are all of Florida’s antievolution folks? I certainly don’t mind Florida Citizens for Science taking on this issue largely unopposed. However, I wonder if reporters aren’t seeking those other folks out, or if the other folks are refusing to return calls. It just feels weird that the usual blustery wind isn’t blowing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No, there wasn’t an actual debate, but a news article in AOL news, “Florida Education Bill Revives Evolution Debate“, does have dueling quotes from Florida Citizen for Science president Joe Wolf and the Discovery Institute’s Casey Luskin. 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The chemistry class I'm taking now is kicking my butt. I hope to have some thoughts on the movie situation up here tonight. In the meantime: Herald Tribune. I'm not buying what Mr. Luskin is selling. Stein and John Stemberger, president of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Creationism Bills"","block_context":{"text":"Creationism Bills","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=11"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":990,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=990","url_meta":{"origin":1264,"position":1},"title":"Stick Science contest off to a good start","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"April 6, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Entries are already starting to roll in for the Florida Citizens for Science Stick Science cartoon contest. The Bad Astronomer himself has now posted about it, and so has another one of our judges Kate Miller. I've been asked if folks outside of the U.S. can enter. 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