Category: History of Science

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
September 25, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
History of Science
Tagged
, argumentum ex silentio, Canon George D. Smith, Catholic Church, Catholic University of America Press, Chance or Purpose?, conflations, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, Descent of Man, false dilemma, First Things, Fr. Michael Chaberek, Galileo Affair, Historical Aspects of Organic Evolution, Index Librorum Prohibitorum, intelligent evolution, Kenneth W. Kemp, Michael Keas, On the Genesis of Species, Origin of Species, Philip G. Fathergill, Pope Pius IX, Richard Owen, St. George Jackson Mivart, Stephen M. Barr, The Origins of Catholic Evolutionism, The Teaching of the Catholic Church, Unbelievable}

Slapdash History, Questionable Logic Applied to “Catholic Evolutionism”

_{Michael Flannery
September 25, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science, History of Science

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When Pope Pius IX awarded St. George Jackson Mivart a doctorate, he was not by implication casting his imprimatur or approval on evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 17, 2026

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biologic institute, C. W. Howell, Casey Luskin, culture, Darwin Devolves, Darwin’s Doubt, Designer Science, Dover trial, fake quotes, history, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Behe, podcast, Politics, religion, Research, Robert J. Marks, Science and Culture Today, scientific papers, Stephen Meyer, William Dembski, Winston Ewert, YouTube videos}

The Missing Two Decades! What C. W. Howell Left Out of His “History” of ID

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 17, 2026

History of Science, Intelligent Design

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I conclude my conversation with Dr. Casey Luskin about his critique of a recent book from New York University Press, by C. W. Howell. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 16, 2026

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academia, ACLU, Designer Science, ID the Future, intelligent design, interviews, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, omissions, Science and Culture Today, scientific breakthroughs, scientists, YouTube videos}

Fact-Checking Designer Science: Casey Luskin on ID History Errors

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 16, 2026

History of Science, Intelligent Design

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I welcome Dr. Casey Luskin to a new and improved podcast studio for a sit-down, in-person conversation! Read More ›

Women, man and hospital bed in motion blur of emergency surgery, healthcare wellness or risk condition operation. Doctors, nurses and medical workers with patient in busy er, theatre room or teamwork

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 3, 2026

Categories
History of Science
Medicine
Tagged
, Chicago, deaths, demon core, disaster preparedness, disasters, Discovery Institute Press, Geoffrey Simmons, Hurricane Rita, Jonathan Witt, medicine, neighborhood, novels, prepping, Ready.gov, Robert Oppenheimer, thrillers}

The Real-Life Medicine and Science Behind Oppenheimer’s Demon

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 3, 2026

History of Science, Medicine

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Novelist Geoffrey Simmons explains how he drew on his background as an ER doctor and disaster preparedness expert to make his story real and plausible. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
July 9, 2026

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, adaptations, biology, conscious purposiveness, determinism, Edmund Ware Sinnott, environment, epigenetics, Eva Jablonka, evolution, Evolution: The History of an Idea, freedom, George Levine, Georges Cuvier, history, homeostasis, inheritance, instinctive regulation, J. Scott Turner, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Jerry Coyne, Jessica Riskin, Lamarckism, Laurent Larson, Marion Lamb, motivation, neo-Darwinian synthesis, personality, Peter J. Bowler, Purpose and Desire, regeneration, Skeptic Magazine, teleology, The Power of Life, Yale University}

Re-evaluating Lamarck’s Contribution to Evolutionary Thought

_{Michael Flannery
July 9, 2026

Evolution, History of Science

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The rehabilitation of Lamarck and the important work of scholars of the past (i.e., Sinnott) and present (i.e., Turner) suggest an interesting conclusion. Read More ›

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Date
June 28, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
History of Science
Political Science
Tagged
, ancient Greeks, ancient Romans, Bible, Cicero, creator, Declaration of Independence, independence, intelligent design, John West, nature, philosophers, Psalms, Romans, Townhall}

John West: Science and the American Founding

_{Science & Culture
June 28, 2026

Faith & Science, History of Science, Political Science

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"Today, many people think that belief in a Creator is a subjective preference based on their personal faith. But that was not the view of America’s Founders." Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
May 26, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
History of Science
Tagged
, affirmers, Alfred Russel Wallace, Alister McGrath, atheism, Atlantic Ocean, chance, Charles Bradlaugh, Charles Darwin, chemistry, Darwinian theism, Darwinian theists, deniers, Edward Aveling, Francis Darwin, Francis Ellingwood Abbot, HMS Beagle, intelligent evolution, Karl Giberson, Kenneth Miller, Ludwig Büchner, Maurice Mandelbaum, National Secular Society, natural selection, nature, physics, Plinian Society, religion, Robert Edmond Grant, terminology, The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, The Index, theistic evolutionists, Unitarians, University of Edinburgh, William Darwin}

Darwin’s Atheism: Historical Support and a Question of Terminology

_{Michael Flannery
May 26, 2026

Faith & Science, History of Science

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Calling Gibberson, Miller, McGrath, and others theistic evolutionists is inaccurate because it fails to distinguish them from genuinely theistic evolutionists. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 13, 2026

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Political Science
Tagged
, Alexander H. Stephens, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Darwin, Civil War, Confederacy, Cornerstone Speech, Declaration of Independence, endowed by our creator, Founders, human equality, intelligent design, John West, liturgy, natural theology, Politics, Power Line, scientific racism, slavery, Southerners, Steve Hayward, United States, window dressing}

Debating the Declaration: John West on Science in the American Founding

_{David Klinghoffer
May 13, 2026

History of Science, Intelligent Design, Political Science

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Even non-Christian Founders like Benjamin Franklin thought about the evidence for intelligent design. Franklin studied it as part of his private liturgy. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
May 12, 2026

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Asa Gray, bacteria, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, cosmogonism, Crotchet Castle, crotchets, David Stove, Europe, evolution, evolutionary psychology, False Messiah, fish, Francis Darwin, G. B. Müller, Heilsgeschichte, HMS Beagle, humans, James Moore, Jenny (orangutan), Lamarckian theory, Melanie Phillips, monkeys, nescience, Origin of Species, panspermia, Parousia, progress, Question Time, Richard Dawkins, S. A. Newman, sociobiology, The Kingdom of Speech, Thomas Love Peacock, Thomas Malthus, Tom Wolfe, Victorians}

Paradigm Lost: Darwinism and the Idea of Human Progress

_{Neil Thomas
May 12, 2026

Evolution, History of Science, Scientific Reasoning

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The notion of progress is now of course increasingly questioned, especially after what has come to be known as “the calamitous 20th century.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 3, 2026

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, computer scientists, documentary, evidence, George D. Montañez, history of science, indifference, movies, stories, The Story of Everything, theaters, Theos Theory, vegetables, YouTube channels}

Montañez: Story of Everything Is “Delicious,” Not Like Eating Your Vegetables

_{David Klinghoffer
May 3, 2026

History of Science, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Personally, I would have zero interest in a faith-based movie that preached at you. Read More ›