The Invisible Library

Seems our old pal, Harun Yahya is back with another book. This one sounds like a winner:

PARIS (AFP) - Tens of thousands of French schools and universities have received copies of a Turkish book refuting Darwin’s theory of evolution and describing it as “the true source of terrorism.”

The education ministry said Friday that it had warned school and university directors that the textbook is not in line with the recognized curriculum and that they should disregard it.

Entitled “The Atlas of Creation,” the 770-page book by Turkish author Harun Yahya quotes several passages from the Koran and asserts that “human beings did not evolve (from another species) but were indeed created.”

[…] The book features a photograph of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center with the caption: “Those who perpetuate terror in the world are in fact Darwinists. Darwinism is the only philosophy that values and incites conflict.”

The theories of Charles Darwin are “the true source of terrorism,” it said.

Well, I’m convinced. I mean, the book is 770 pages long! Anything that long must be well researched. I bet it’s just bursting at the seems with well constructed and irrefutable truth.I wonder what other pieces of fine literature these schools have been gifted with?

The official said that the Church of Scientology had also embarked on a mass distribution of literature to schools a few years ago.

Via PZ Myers.

Looks like Katie Holmes has been dropped from the Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins. Which isn’t surprising as her performance (or lack thereof) was widely considered the week point in what was othewrwise a solid film.

However, discussing it with Elvira, we couldn’t help but wonder if maybe her new Overlord and all around crazy fuck, Tom Cruise might have had something to do with it. After all, Batman, especially the Christopher Nolan iteration, is one big primer in Abnormal Psychology and given Tom Cruise (and Scientology in general) having a rabid hatred for all things psychological (and rational) it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if he didn’t want his blushing zombie-bride even tacitly endorsing psychotherapy. Or getting too near that Heath Ledger. She might be reminded of what she’s missing out here in the real world.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows hits the shelves on July 21st. This is just a week after Order of the Phoenix hits theaters, which makes July quite a month. It’s also Elvira’s birthday right around this time which means her presents this year are pretty much taken care of. Thanks, JK Rowling!