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Magic imaginary world full with color and happiness. Generative ai.

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 22, 2025

Categories
Epistemology
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Carole Hooven, Clarence Darrow, Colin Wright, common descent, Darwinists, Edward Larson, evidence, evolutionary biology, fundamentalism, gravity, human origins, Jerry Coyne, logic, New York Times, private truth, public truth, reason, Richard Dawkins, Scopes Monkey Trial, subjectivism, Summer for the Gods, Tennessee, University of Chicago, William Jennings Bryan}

In Science, the Rising Power of Private Truth

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 22, 2025

Epistemology, Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

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Many people experience a vast liberation when they are freed from the constraints of logic, reason, and evidence. Read More ›

Flights canceled or delayed on information board, terrorism threat at airport

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 18, 2025

Categories
Environment & Climate
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, ABC, cancel culture, carbon dioxide, Casey Luskin, Charlie Kirk, climate, climate change, comedians, Elsevier journals, evolution, evolutionary biologists, ideology, Jerry Coyne, journals, lawsuits, physicists, Plato's Revenge, predictions, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, researchers, Richard Sternberg, Sabine Hossenfelder, settled science, skepticism, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Colbert, Stephen Meyer, The College Fix}

Great Science Cancellation Continues: Here’s the Latest Victim

_{David Klinghoffer
September 18, 2025

Environment & Climate, Scientific Freedom

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In the domination of science by ideology, by the myth of “settled science,” the stakes couldn’t be more profound. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 18, 2025

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Àlex Gómez-Marín, Chronicle of Higher Education, consciousness, hostility, human mind, Mario Beauregard, materialism, Michael Egnor, Nature (journal), neuroscience, physics, Roger Penrose, Sabine Hossenfelder, Sam Harris, telepathy, The Immortal Mind, The Spiritual Brain}

In Science, the Cost of Defending Materialism Is Rising

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 18, 2025

Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

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Neuroscientist Àlex Gómez-Marín raises — in the very venue that hosts, say, Roger Penrose and Sabine Hossenfelder — the validity of telepathy research. Read More ›

Study of quantum energy physics model of molecules and nuclear energy 3d rendering

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Date
September 17, 2025

Categories
Physics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, cancel culture, conspiracy theorists, Eric Weinstein, Germany, Joe Rogan, John Horgan, Johns Hopkins University, language, physics, Piers Morgan, Sabine Hossenfelder, Sean Carroll, string theory, Wall Street Journal}

For Criticizing Her Field, Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder Gets Canceled by Her Institution

_{Science & Culture
September 17, 2025

Physics, Scientific Freedom

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Her parting words: “A lot of research [in] the foundations of physics is now pseudocience. It hasn't followed the scientific method for decades.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 17, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, creationists, Darwin-skeptics, David Hullender, engineered systems, evolution, evolutionary biologists, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Jonathan McLatchie, Olen Brown, peer review, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Quillette, Richard Dawkins, Scopes trial, University of California, University of Chicago, University of Missouri, University of Texas at Arlington, Why Evolution Is True}

Jerry Coyne and His Readers Attack Academic Freedom, and Call for More Intolerance

_{Casey Luskin
September 17, 2025

Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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It became clear that Coyne’s whole point was to gin up harassment of the journal so they won’t publish critiques of evolution in the future. Read More ›

Abstract image representing quantum mechanics and the mysterious world of subatomic particles, quantum, mechanics, physics

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 15, 2025

Categories
Physics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, conspiracy theory, Eric Weinstein, general relativity, governments, Johns Hopkins University, Leonard Susskind, physical world, physics, Piers Morgan, quantum mechanics, quantum physics, Rob Sheldon, Sabine Hossenfelder, Sean Carroll, string theory, taxpayers, theoretical physicists, Wall Street Journal, YouTubers}

“Conspiracy Physics”: Platforming an Attack on Dissenting Scientists

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 15, 2025

Physics, Scientific Freedom

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If physicists now “worry about the consequences” of long-term theory failure, it is reasonable to think that there are more serious problems in the discipline. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 11, 2025

Categories
Ethics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, 9/11, americans, anniversary, Ben Shapiro, capitalists, Charlie Kirk, churches, culture, dialogue, free speech, graffiti, Jonathan Choe, madness, Nazis, Seattle, synagogues, United States, webinar, Zoom}

Charlie Kirk and the Ultimate Form of Cancellation

_{David Klinghoffer
September 11, 2025

Ethics, Scientific Freedom

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It's not just on college campuses. There are many public forums, including churches, synagogues, and city streets. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 11, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, cancel culture, Christianity, evidence-based medicine, faith and science, Judaism, New Zealand, private truth, Richard Dawkins, scientific enterprise, The God Delusion, Tibi Puiu}

When We Lose Religion, We Lose Science

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 11, 2025

Faith & Science, Scientific Reasoning

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Richard Dawkins watches as science teeters off a cliff, yet learns nothing of value. Read More ›

Anthropomorphic chimp dressed in a suit like a businessman. business concept. AI generated, human enhanced

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 10, 2025

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Casey Luskin, chimps, chromosomes, common ancestor, Discovery Institute, DNA, experts, genes, genomes, German, headlines, humans, intelligent design, Live Science, mainstream media, Nature (journal), proteins, regulatory regions, Science and Culture, Spain, Spencer Klavan}

On Human-Chimp Genetic (Dis)Similarity, Give Credit Where Credit Is Due

_{David Klinghoffer
September 10, 2025

Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Reporting

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Would anyone know that the 1 percent icon has finally fallen, if we hadn't broken the story? It seems not. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 9, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, adaptation, Ann Gauger, biologic institute, causation, complexity, correlation, Darwinian mechanism, Douglas Axe, evidence, evolution, hype, ID the Future, information, intelligent design, interpretation, molecular biologists, mutations, narrative, natural selection, neo-Darwinian evolution, podcast, skin, Undeniable (book), universal common descent}

Molecular Biologist Marci Reeves on the Principles of Scientific Thinking

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 9, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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She uses the analogy of a beautifully frosted cake. The bottom layer is the raw data, while additional layers include interpretation, narrative, and hype. Read More ›