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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
August 27, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Evolution
Philosophy
Tagged
, African Americans, Darwinism, Human Zoos, methodological naturalism, Racism, religion, Scientific American, Tulane University}

Is Methodological Naturalism Racist?

_{Robert Shedinger
August 27, 2021

Bioethics, Biology, Evolution, Philosophy

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It is well established that people of color are poorly represented in STEM fields compared with their representation in the larger population. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
July 12, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Abraham Lincoln, Adrian Desmond, Africa, Allison Hopper, anti-racism, Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, Edinburgh, Emma Darwin, Erasmus Darwin, Harriet Martineau, human origins, James Moore, Racism, slavery, slaves, The Descent of Man, Victorian England}

The Casual Racism of Charles Darwin

_{Robert Shedinger
July 12, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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It is certainly startling to see the N-word cropping up in Darwin’s letters, but this is not the only place. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
July 8, 2021

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Tagged
, Asa Gray, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, Darwinian theory, fertility, health, insects, mythology, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, orchids, sexuality}

Why Darwin Exaggerated His Health Problems

_{Robert Shedinger
July 8, 2021

Botany, Evolution

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All the evidence points to Darwin as a generally healthy man with a strong, active libido, normal sexual function, and prodigious fertility. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
July 7, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, depression, Emma Darwin, evolution, illness, Janet Browne, Peter Medawar, sexuality}

The Uses of Illness in Darwin’s Correspondence

_{Robert Shedinger
July 7, 2021

Evolution

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Darwinian biographer Janet Browne notes how Darwin’s illness may have become a convenient excuse for avoiding certain activities. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
April 6, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Psychology
Science Education
Tagged
, atheism, Carl Jung, Charles Darwin, churches, Darwinism, Human Zoos, intelligent design, Luther College, materialism, Mother Teresa, religion, spirituality, young people}

Intelligent Design May Speak to Young People’s Spiritual Interests

_{Robert Shedinger
April 6, 2021

Intelligent Design, Psychology, Science Education

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The rapidly changing religious demographics of American society constitutes an undoubtedly complex sociological issue that will resist easy explanation. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
February 3, 2021

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Mathematics
Origin of Life
Tagged
, consciousness, Darwinian theory, Darwinians, evolution, Francis Collins, geneticists, methodological naturalism, natural selection, particle physics, Paul Davies, population genetics, Richard Lewontin, The Language of God, universe}

More Dispatches from the Science/Religion Classroom

_{Robert Shedinger
February 3, 2021

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Mathematics, Origin of Life

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Students are adept at spotting the incongruities, double standards, and tendentious arguments that often accompany methodological naturalism. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
January 26, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, children, documentaries, faith, Luther College, meaning, Paul Davies, purpose, religion, Science, students}

Why We Do This Work

_{Robert Shedinger
January 26, 2021

Faith & Science

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I am reading a response journal from a student in my Science and Religion class and came across a comment that really captures why we do what we do. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
August 19, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, amino acids, Benedikt Hallgrimsson, Brian K. Hall, camera eye, Dan-Eric Nilsson, engineer, evolution, François Jacob, indoctrination, intelligent design, mollusks, mutations, natural selection, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Strickberger’s Evolution, textbooks, vertebrates, Wistar Institute}

Squeezing Out the Mystery: Final Comments on Strickberger’s Evolution

_{Robert Shedinger
August 19, 2020

Biology, Evolution

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The phenomenon of convergent evolution suggests that natural selection fits better with the analogy of the engineer than it does the tinkerer. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
August 8, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, Benedikt Hallgrimsson, Brian K. Hall, convergence, convergent evolution, Darwinism, engineer, Ernst Mayr, flowering plants, François Jacob, natural selection, neo-Darwinian theory, On the Origin of Species, Simon Conway Morris, St. George Jackson Mivart, Strickberger’s Evolution, textbooks}

Ignoring the Obvious: Convergent Evolution in Strickberger’s Evolution

_{Robert Shedinger
August 8, 2020

Biology, Evolution

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Remarkably, even Ernst Mayr was forced to tacitly acknowledge the challenge to Darwinism posed by convergence. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
July 28, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, August Weismann, Benedikt Hallgrimsson, Brian K. Hall, Charles Darwin, fairy tales, fish, limpets, multicellular organisms, natural selection, rainforest, sea floor, snakes, Strickberger’s Evolution}

The Fairy Tale World of an Evolution Textbook

_{Robert Shedinger
July 28, 2020

Evolution, Science Education

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Endothermy may have advantages over ectothermy, but I wouldn’t advise taking your chances by picking up a poisonous snake. Read More ›