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The war on science

Gilad Diamant at the book launch conference "Sharp Thinking - Between Reality and Illusion", Afka College, July 20, 2014. Photo: Gadi Migdal and Boaz Arad

On sharp thinking and the logical fallacies we all fall into

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Charles Darwin on a British banknote with a nominal value of 10 pounds. Photo: shutterstock

The British government decided to ban the study of creationism in schools and academia as a science

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Prayer for the healing of a terminally ill patient. Illustration: shutterstock

On New Age "science".

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Teaching evolution in schools. Illustration: shutterstock

The Ministry of Education is bringing evolution back to schools: "In order for the students to understand the issue of ecology, it is important to understand the scientific basis for the differences between the species and the similarities between some of them: evolution"

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The circled section depicts the part of the universe we should see if it were only 6,500 years old - the distance between the solar system and the Cancer Nebula. Screenshot from the series Cosmos, of the Fox and National Geographic networks

In the fourth episode of Cosmos, Tyson stings the creationists with a caliper

The Cosmic Calendar, a screenshot from the series "Cosmos" presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Photo: FOX and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Science deniers were angry about the second episode of the Cosmos series which dealt with evolution

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Religions in crisis - not in Israel. Illustration: shutterstock

The voice of the skeptic - is God dying? / Michael Shermer

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Inside the Colosseum in Rome. Photo: Daniel Lohmer / Shutterstock.com

Empires fell because of two reasons: social disparity and overexploitation of natural resources; Modern culture is not immune

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From the promo for the Cosmos series, broadcast on the Fox and National Geographic networks. From YOUTUBE

Neil deGrasse Tyson, presenter of the Cosmos series: "If Sagan were alive, he would be most surprised by the fact that we still have to argue that science is important to society."

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The hand of God creates the universe with the big bang. Illustration: shutterstock

"Scientists should be open to considering miracles in their theories or explanations. "

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Astrology is seen as a science. Illustration: shutterstock

Americans support science, but many of them think astrology is science

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Science journalist Bill Nye, screenshot from the YouTube film of the confrontation between science commentator Bill Nye and Kentucky Creation Museum director Ken Hamm, February 5, 2014.

Opinion/ In the confrontation between the science journalist who explained evolution and creation, scientific education won

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A screenshot from the confrontation movie on YOUTUBE

Assessment: Bill Nye won the public debate against the director of the Creation Museum (video)

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Scientist Bill Nye, in a lecture from 2010. From Wikipedia

Tonight, a controversial confrontation: a science journalist will defend evolution in front of a hostile audience at the Creation Museum in Kentucky

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