Month: April 2018 | Page 5 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 13, 2018

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, Expelled (movie), Facebook, Finland, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Witt, Louis Pasteur, March for Science, Matti Leisola, Nicolaus Copernicus, science, social media, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, Twitter, Washington DC}

Imagine Copernicus, Newton, Pasteur “Marching for Science”

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April 13, 2018

Scientific Freedom

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Jonathan Witt: “In the M4S subculture, dissent is a thought crime.” Read More ›

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Date
April 13, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, bioengineering, Darwin's House of Cards, Douglas Axe, evolution, Finland, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Jonathan Witt, Karl Popper, Matti Leisola, natural selection, neo-Darwinian theory, Norman Macbeth, phlogiston, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Lewontin, Stephen Jay Gould, Tom Bethell, Undeniable (book), W. Ford Doolittle, Zombie Science (book)}

Four Darwin Heretics: A Reader’s Roundup

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April 13, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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When you read Matti Leispola’s account of his adventures with a persecuted enclave of Darwin skeptics, you’ll understand why he has a smile on his face. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 12, 2018

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physics
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, __k-review, ADP, Arthur Hunt, ATP, citrate, Dennis Venema, Douglas Axe, enzyme, Journal of Molecular Biology, Keith Fox, proteins, Sapientia, tRNA, Undeniable (book), yeast}

Protein Folding and the Four Horsemen of the Axocalypse

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April 12, 2018

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics

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A recent series of critiques, published by the online journal Sapientia, was aimed at Doug Axe’s book, Undeniable. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
April 12, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Geology
Tagged
, __k-review, animals, beauty, Big Bang, Darwinian, Darwinists, evidence, evolution, flowers, fossil record, gravity, natural history, sexual selection, species, truth, University of California}

Why Evolution Is More Certain than Gravity

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April 12, 2018

Evolution, Geology

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Joseph Le Conte stated what will become clear to anyone who tries to present evidence to Darwinists. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 12, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, “consensus science”, Alex Berezow, Anika Smith, Great Minds with Michael Medved, Jay Richards, March for Science, media, Michael Medved, podcast, policy, Politics, science, Uncommon Descent, virtue-signaling, Washington DC}

March for Science Is Back — Time to Talk About the Much Abused Idea of Scientific “Consensus”

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April 12, 2018

Evolution, Science Reporting

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Nothing could be timelier than a conversation between Jay Richards and Michael Medved about when it’s permissible to doubt a scientific “consensus.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 11, 2018

Categories
Arts
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, Aristotle, cosmic fine-tuning, Hungary, intelligent design, materialism, Michael Egnor, multiverse, neuroscience, Philip Goff, podcast, Sarah Chaffee, theism, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Egnor: Two Weaknesses of Agentive Cosmopsychism

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April 11, 2018

Arts, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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There are a limited number of explanations available for how cosmic fine-tuning came to be. Actually, there are three. Read More ›

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Date
April 11, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, C. elegans, comedy, complexity, eukaryotes, evolution, evolutionary theory, How to Build a Worm, jokes, Paul Nelson, property, PZ Myers}

Ontogenetic Depth — A Problem for Evolution That’s Not Going Away

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April 11, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Being unable to measure ontogenetic depth is not good news for evolutionary theory. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
April 11, 2018

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, astrophysics, ATP, Drake equation, earth, Ethan Siegel, evolution, extraterrestrial intelligence, Forbes, galaxy, meteorites, Milky Way, molecule, National Academy of Sciences, optimism, planets, rocks, science, SETI, supernova}

Updating the Drake Equation

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April 11, 2018

Biology, Chemistry, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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The Drake equation is simply the product of a set of factors, estimating the number of active, technologically advanced, communicating civilizations in our galaxy. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 10, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, Abraham Lincoln, Amazon River, animal rights, cattle, Civil War, elephants, fauna, flora, humankind, Jonah Goldberg, National Review, nature rights, rivers, Robert E. Lee, Virginia, writ of habeas corpus}

Why the Animal/Nature Rights vs. Human Duties Distinction Matters

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April 10, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Says Jonah Goldberg, “One cheer (and maybe two) for non-human personhood.” Read More ›

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Date
April 10, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Africans, apes, documentary, eugenics, Houston, human life, Human Zoos, humans, Jay Richards, John West, Olufemi Oluniyi, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Ota Benga, Racism, Richard Weikart, scientific racism, Seattle, Social Darwinism, South Africa, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, Woodland Park Zoo}

Human Zoos to Premiere in South Africa and Seattle

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April 10, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution

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Anyone interested in the grim history of Social Darwinism in America, or debates over scientific racism and the sanctity of human life, will want to see this documentary. Read More ›