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"No Dinosaurs in Heaven" in NYC 3/15
This comes from the National Center for Science Education:
I thought that you would like to know about a screening of "No
Dinosaurs in Heaven," a new documentary directed by Greta Schiller
about the creationism/evolution controversy, to be held at 6:00 p.m.
on March 15 in the Martin E. Segal Theatre at the Graduate Center of
the City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street) in
Manhattan. The event, part of the Science & the Arts Series, is free
and open to the public.According to the filmmaker, "No Dinosaurs in Heaven" is "a film essay
that examines the hijacking of science education by religious
fundamentalists, threatening the separation of church and state and
dangerously undermining scientific literacy. The documentary weaves
together two strands: an examination of the problem posed by
creationists who earn science education degrees only to advocate
anti-scientific beliefs in the classroom; and a visually stunning raft
trip down the Grand Canyon, led by Dr. Eugenie Scott, that debunks
creationist explanations for its formation. These two strands expose
the fallacies in the "debate," manufactured by anti-science forces,
that creationism is a valid scientific alternative to evolution."If you can't make it to the March 15 screening, never fear: there will
be further screenings in the New York City area in April, with NCSE's
Eugenie C. Scott in attendance, and I'll e-mail you the details when I
have them.For further information about the March 15 screening, visit:
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/sciart/Events/For further information about the film, visit:
http://www.nodinos.com/
For those who want to learn more about the theory of evolution and the overwhelming evidence supporting it, please read my article from Darwin's Birthday.



