1. Cartoons from Turkey

Comment #255767 by torcant on September 28, 2008 at 7:00 am

Here is a link to an article criticizing banning of richarddawkins.net in one of the most prominent newspapers in Turkey.

http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/yazarlar/9997707.asp?yazarid=246&gid=225&sz=14046

Shortly, it says that banning richarddawkins.net is worse than banning youtube (yes it is banned in Turkey) because it is a scientific web site. Such things affect Turkey's image negatively etc.

2. Cartoons from Turkey

Comment #255432 by torcant on September 27, 2008 at 2:08 pm

That's not true, see here:

http://www.pandasthumb.org/archives/2006/08/well_at_least_w.html

OK that must be right-not much difference though. But my second point, I think, is very important. -There are almost no creationists that are university graduates in Turkey-. You have to make a distinction between a poorly educated public being creationist and well educated, prominent persons believing in YEC.

Also, Islam has no problem with billions of years.

3. Cartoons from Turkey

Comment #255342 by torcant on September 27, 2008 at 10:28 am

Creationism in Turkey isn't more widespread than in the US. Also, there is almost no creationist with a university degree as opposed to the US.
In addition, those types of mocking cartoons have always been published. This is not something that Turks have newly learned.

4. Six 'uniquely' human traits now found in animals

Comment #184046 by torcant on May 23, 2008 at 1:30 pm

It's all a matter of degree. Animals have less morals, less personality, less tool use, etc. But they have them to a certain degree.
So, nothing special about humans!

http://torcant.blogspot.com