Deep Ecology

A response to a video by ImpurfektFaith ( at www.youtube.com ) which claims that teaching evolution causes huge social problems. The statistics he uses are far too simplistic and I argue that care needs to be taken by both atheists and theists to include all data (even the uncomfortable ones) before forming an opinion. Promised links: www.youtube.com (Potholer54debunks video) moses.creighton.edu Bibliography: RELIGION AND CRIME REEXAMINED: THE IMPACT OF RELIGION, SECULAR CONTROLS, AND SOCIAL ECOLOGY ON ADULT CRIMINALITY† T. DAVID EVANS, FRANCIS T. CULLEN, R. GREGORY DUNAWAY, VELMER S. BURTON JR. Criminology, Volume 33, Issue 2, pp.195-224 Rates of atheism: www.adherents.com Crime rates: www.disastercenter.com Christianity discourages drugs, but not other crimes: www.informaworld.com Divorce rates: www.cdc.gov Religious devotion does not impact abortion decisions of young unwed women: www.eurekalert.org Teen birth rates highest in most religious states: www.msnbc.msn.com

The Coastal Dune Lake Ecosystem in the Panhandle of Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast is ranked as one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. Ecocentric Institute embraces the power of this land’s ability to serve as a healing sanctuary for personal growth and development.

Faculty in the UCI School of Social Ecology pursue knowledge production and dissemination in the service of fostering informed social action as they address issues ranging from global poverty to prison overcrowding, from gang violence to healthy child development, from health risks to community empowerment.

Lars Schmidt, co-founder of art-ecology-education.org talks to the SocialDesignSite.com

Featuring alumnus John Crary.