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Science Historian Michael Keas: Let’s Not Compound the Tragedy of Giordano Bruno

The medieval idea of burning people because of their religious beliefs is horrific, but it only adds to the tragedy to say Bruno’s death illustrates the warfare between faith and science. Read More ›
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Listen: No, Bill Nye, a Big Cosmos Isn’t a Problem for Religion

Bill Nye recently dusted off this old saw, but the Old Testament itself, in the Psalms, depicts man and the Earth as tiny in compared to a vast universe. Read More ›
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J.P. Moreland: How Vapid Scientism Exacts Its Toll

“Science cannot function without the history and philosophy of science,” yet “scientists are not educated today to know that.” Read More ›
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Golden Sunset Reflecting On A Breaking Ocean Wave
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Knowledge, Power, and the Scientific Enlightenment

A focus on power, to the neglect of wisdom, is fine, as long as it is recognized that mechanical philosophy is incomplete. Read More ›
Alfred Russel Wallace, attributed to John William Beaufort (1864-1943)
Image: Alfred Russel Wallace, attributed to John William Beaufort (1864-1943) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Outsider: Wallace’s Reputation in the Darwinian Era

As I asked in a previous post: Why is Alfred Russel Wallace today a comparatively little known figure next to Darwin? Read More ›
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Siddhartha Mukherjee
Photo: Siddhartha Mukherjee, by ShajiA at ml.wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Siddhartha Mukherjee’s History of Genomics Is a Story with a Lesson

Writing history is hard. The details and dates, people and places can tumble over one another. Read More ›
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Trofim Lysenko
Trofim Lysenko
Nationaal Archief, the Dutch National Archives, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

American Lysenkoism

Darwinists have compared intelligent design to Lysenkoism, but they have it backward. Read More ›
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Photo: Holocaust Memorial, Berlin, by Howardhudson via Wikipedia.

Robert Richards and Evolutionary Apologetics

That Darwinism has not coincidentally been put to evil ends would seem indisputable. Read More ›

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