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Elephant Personhood — Nixed Again

The activists had some reason for hope. Two judges in New York’s highest court swallowed the baloney in a 5–2 ruling. Read More ›
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In Unexpected Attack, Activists Deface Charles Darwin’s Tomb

Activists with Just Stop Oil seem to be attempting to enlist Darwin’s modern-day followers in their environment cause. Read More ›
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Walt Disney’s Views on Science and Its Dangers

Disney’s worldview was an interesting blend of 19th-century morals with a 21st-century vision for science and technology. Read More ›
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Walt Disney’s Views on Evolution

On the Magic Skyway, animatronics were used to tell stories of ages past, from the age of the dinosaurs to the arrival of man. Read More ›
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John West: How C. S. Lewis Anticipated Our Experience of Scientism

I was shocked during Covid by the way healthy respect for science shaded rapidly into cowering submission and unquestioning scientistic worship of authority. Read More ›
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What Do Animals Feel? And What About Babies?

With human babies, those who propose laws against cruelty suddenly enter a Cold Zone, at least compared to their feelings for crustaceans. Read More ›
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In the Battle for Biology, Woke Folks Come for Coyne

Woke is, at bottom, a war on reality. It is a war on math. And a war on science. That includes a war on biology, of course. Read More ›
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How Science Has Been Misused to Corrupt Churches

“Sadly, these ‘Stockholm Syndrome Christians’ have played a crucial role in creating our current cultural mess,” argues John West. Read More ›
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Recovering the Right Brain in a Scientistic Culture

Science and technology were hailed as the saviors of mankind, but instead, they’ve helped to push out crucial aspects of the human experience.  Read More ›

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