On AlterNet: dinosaurs

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Four of the Most Dangerous Fraudulent Scientific Theories That Must Be Confronted

Stan Cox, AlterNet. April 20, 2010.

Climate-induced earthquakes, bottomless pits of oil, pet dinosaurs and a miraculous energy source: For the sake of public policy, it's important to debunk the lies.

The Idea of Texans Riding Dinosaurs Is Funny, But These 'Flintstones' Threaten to Turn Democracy Into an Idiocracy

Meg White, BuzzFlash. February 19, 2010.

A poll in TX found that 1/3 of respondents believed dinosaurs and humans were on the earth at the same time. Laugh it up, but in 10 years, this story could be about your state.

Christian Fundamentalists Hawk Crackpot Theories With Dinosaur Robots

Brook Wilensky-Lanford, The Faster Times. August 31, 2009.

Creationist theme parks are filled with paleontological wonders. How do Christian fundamentalists reconcile creatures millions of years old with their Young Earth ideas?

Adam and Eve Did What? A Visit to the Creationism Museum Makes Scientists Laugh, Cry

AFPJuly 2, 2009.

The museum argues, among other things, that war, famine and natural disasters are to blame on belief in evolution.

Cartoon Makes the Point: Nothing Is Too Big to Fail

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 4, 2009.

Nothing is too big to fail -- and if it is, it shouldn't be private.

Palin Claimed Dinosaurs and People Coexisted

Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. September 30, 2008.

"I need to know if she really thinks that dinosaurs were here 4000 years ago ... because she's gonna have the nuclear codes."