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Burning woods with firesparks, flame and smoke. Strange weird odd elemental fiery figures on black background. Coal and ash. Abstract shapes at night. Bonfire outdoor on nature. Strenght of element.

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 19, 2014

Categories
Faith & Science
History of Science
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __nedited, bias, conflict myth, Cosmos (series), fact check, Giordano Bruno, heresy, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Neil deGrasse Tyson, persecution, revisionist history, rhetoric, Ronald L. Numbers, science and religion, theology}

Good for Them: National Center for Science Education Decries "Anti-Religious Bias," "Slipshod History of Science" in Cosmos

_{Casey Luskin
March 19, 2014

Faith & Science, History of Science, Science Reporting

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But other Darwin defenders seem to confirm Dembski's predicted "zero-concession policy," refusing to admit when their own camp makes a mistake. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 5, 2013

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, __edited, Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin's Heretic (Alfred Wallace), history, video}

Alfred Russel Wallace: The Forgotten Man

_{David Klinghoffer
November 5, 2013

Evolution, History of Science

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Given Wallace's subsequent turn to proto-intelligent design, imagine if thing had been different at the start and Wallace had received all due credit for the theory he and Darwin conceived. Read More ›

Darwin's voyage: exploration and discovery

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
April 8, 2013

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, book reviews, Charles Lyell, common descent, Darwin's Heretic (Alfred Wallace), design detection, eugenics, history, imperialism, naturalism, Social Darwinism, teleology, theistic evolution}

What Would a World Without Darwin Look Like?

_{Michael Flannery
April 8, 2013

Bioethics, Evolution, History of Science

27}

Imagine that Darwin had fallen overboard and there was no Origin of Species or anything else from his pen. Read More ›

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Author
Mike Keas

Date
April 29, 2012

Categories
Faith & Science
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Age of Reason, deism, design intuition, history of id, intellectual history, watchmaker, William Paley}

Reason, not Revelation: Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Watchmaker

_{Mike Keas
April 29, 2012

Faith & Science, History of Science, Intelligent Design

9}

"I admire the workman in the details of his work, and I am quite certain that all these wheels only work together in this fashion for some common end which I cannot perceive." Read More ›

illustration of hand holding sphere that represents planets activities, science surreal concept

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
January 13, 2012

Categories
Astronomy
Faith & Science
History of Science
Tagged
, __k-review, "teach the controversy", conflict myth, Copernican demotion, Copernicus, education, geocentrism, Hell, history, intelligent design, persistent scientific errors, Rick Santorum, science and religion, the narrative, theology}

No, Copernicus Did Not Remove Us from the Hub of the Universe

_{Jay W. Richards
January 13, 2012

Astronomy, Faith & Science, History of Science

2}

The significance of the earth and humanity, or our insignificance, does not hinge on age or "central" location. Read More ›

Galileo Galilei facing Roman inquisition, abandoning his views on heliocentricism. Reenactment of an important historical moment shaping the course of science and religion.

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Author
Joshua Youngkin

Date
November 24, 2011

Categories
Astronomy
History of Science
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __nedited, academic freedom, California Science Center, Cassini mission, Darwinian theory, David Coppedge, discrimination, Free Science, free speech, Galileo Affair, Granville Sewell, Inquisition, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, lawsuit, Lynn Margulis, Martin Gaskell, NASA, Nation, persecution, Saturn}

Please, NASA, No More Galileos!

_{Joshua Youngkin
November 24, 2011

Astronomy, History of Science, Scientific Freedom

4}

The David Coppedge case stands as an egregious instance of intolerance toward scientific dissent, so much so that it merits your attention and action, for Caltech runs JPL under contract with NASA, a government agency, and is thus indirectly accountable to the electorate, by which I mean you, dear reader. Read More ›

A video camera, mounted on a tripod, is set up in a courtroom, facing the judge's bench and jury box. The courtroom is empty, with sunlight streaming through the windows.

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Author
John G. West

Date
November 10, 2011

Categories
Bioethics
History of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, Alleged (film), Civic Biology, Darwin, Darwinists, eugenics, Haeckel’s embryos, history, Inherit the Wind, John Scopes, junk science, Racism, scientific racisim, Scopes Monkey Trial, Social Darwinism, video, William Jennings Bryan}

New Film Exposes Bigotry and Junk Science of Early Twentieth-Century Darwinists

_{John G. West
November 10, 2011

Bioethics, History of Science

4}

The scientific community can be dominated by a dogmatism that subverts rational thought and an honest evaluation of the evidence. Intriguingly, this truth seems to have been recognized by none other than John Scopes later in life. Read More ›

A majestic wooden carving of Charles Darwin, shown with a notebook and a magnifying glass, surrounded by carved animals, plants, and evolutionary symbols.

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
September 19, 2011

Categories
Faith & Science
History of Science
Tagged
, __edited, atheism, Bible, butterflies, Charles Darwin, history, Karl Giberson, materialism, metamorphosis, science and religion}

What Exactly Was Darwin’s Religion?

_{Michael Flannery
September 19, 2011

Faith & Science, History of Science

4}

At first glance, that question may appear to pose an enigma. For the position that Charles Darwin believed in God is completely untenable. Yet it is certainly also true that Darwin was no arch-atheist. Read More ›

Church Altar Votive Candles. Shallow focus on the foreground prayer candle with background copy space and bokeh.

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
August 23, 2011

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
History of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, Darwin's Heretic (Alfred Wallace), history, integration, Origin of Species, orthodoxy, socialism, The Descent of Man, theistic evolution, universalism}

Darwin’s First Theist: Charles Kingsley and the Problem of Coherence

_{Michael Flannery
August 23, 2011

Evolution, Faith & Science, History of Science

9}

Darwin had already won his man over — reading the book was almost superfluous. Of course Darwin was delighted by Kingsley's fawning support. Read More ›

Writing set with a pen in the Middle Ages

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
May 31, 2011

Categories
Faith & Science
History of Science
Tagged
, __edited, book reviews, Charles Thaxton, conflict myth, Cornelius Hunter, creationism, defining science, Galileo Galilei, humanism, medieval Church, Medieval science, Myth of the Dark Ages, Nancy Pearcey, natural philosophy, science and religion, scientism}

New Book Sheds Light on the “Dark Age”: The Religion vs. Science Myth Exposed

_{Michael Flannery
May 31, 2011

Faith & Science, History of Science

7}

The alleged "ignorance" of the medieval Church whose cherished dogmas included the belief in a flat earth, geocentric theory of the universe, and a hidebound biblical literalism is all challenged with insight and skill by this Oxford/Cambridge graduate and PhD in the history of science. Read More ›