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C. S. Lewis on the Unique Gullibility of the Elites, and More: John West in Conversation with Eric Metaxas

A theme in the interview is the dubious role of elites, who stand out for their readiness to surrender their critical faculties when Science Says to do so. Read More ›
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Slouching Toward Totalitarianism — How to Fight Science Censorship

Scientific censorship is on the rise. Governments are colluding with Big Tech to suppress unfavorable ideas Read More ›
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Un-Canceled Science

In one event, the number of people who heard this evidence was more than twice the total number of students who participated in my Boundaries of Science course. Read More ›
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Photo: Martin Kulldorff, Sunetra Gupta, and Jay Bhattacharya, by Taleed Brown, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Stifling Opposition Is the Real “Anti-Science”

In the Great Barrington Declaration, three noted epidemiologists questioned the wisdom of societal shutdowns and keeping children out of school. Read More ›
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PNAS Paper: “Scientific Censorship Appears to Be Increasing”

The intelligent design community is well aware of the problem. One section in the paper that categorizes types of persecution sounds alarmingly familiar. Read More ›
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On the Origin of Life, Astrophysicist Paul Sutter Seems to Agree with James Tour

Quick, let's tweet that to Professor Dave — oh, wait... His account on the X platform has been suspended. Read More ›
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Freethinking Cannot Be Darwinized

An otherwise good essay on the human right to freedom of thought falls into a Darwinian trap of illogical causation. Read More ›
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Anti-Hate Group, Canary Mission, Exposes “Science Educator” Professor Dave

The idea that Jews, alone among indigenous peoples, have no right to defend themselves on their land, is at once anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. Read More ›
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Francis Collins Disappointed as a Public-Health Leader

Many Christians looked to Collins, an Evangelical Christian who was also a brilliant scientist, to bring a greater sense of morality to the research pursuit. Read More ›
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Recognizing the Scandal in the Universities — Will It Extend to Origins Science?

The regime of methodological naturalism is affirmative action for scientific ideas. Read More ›

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