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Sarah Chaffee

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The Universal Design Intuition: Case in Point

Rejection of materialism, on one hand, and understanding and appreciating science on the other — these are not in contradiction, but in harmony! Read More ›

From BioMed Central, a Confusing Discussion of Evolution Education and the “Nature of Science”

Kids have headed back to school. But what will they learn about evolution there? Read More ›
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Theology in Biology Class: Vestigial Structures as Evidence for Evolution

I was recently reading over the Louisiana science standards, adopted this past March. Read More ›

At the Foundations of Science: Respect and Seeking to Understand

I've been reading the correspondence of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams — with its interesting argument by Jefferson for design in nature as a scientific inference. Read More ›
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The Pursuit of Veritas

As the new school year begins, a group of Ivy League educators (among them, Robert P. George) urge college students to “think for yourself.” Read More ›
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In Science, a Factually and Logically Challenged Letter Decries ID and Discovery Institute

The writer, among other errors, tries to associate the theory of intelligent design with Turkey’s recent action in banishing evolution from its public schools. Read More ›
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Freedom and Scientific Progress – A Necessary Relationship

A familiar talking point holds that a rigid attitude to science along Darwinist lines is indispensable to technological advance, while academic freedom impedes it. Read More ›

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