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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
August 19, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Psychology
Tagged
, __edited, Big Bang, brain, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, Finding Darwin's God, Francis Collins, Human Zoos, Kenneth Miller, mental illness, metaphysical naturalism, methodological naturalism, National Institutes of Health, North American Teilhard Society, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, psychiatry, Theodosius Dobzhansky}

What’s at Stake in the Debate over Darwinism?

_{Robert Shedinger
August 19, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution, Psychology

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We know that Darwinian evolution has a long and sordid history of entanglement with issues of race, racism, and eugenics. Read More ›

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Date
August 18, 2019

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
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, __edited, Ann Gauger, behavior, chimpanzees, culture, Darwinian mechanisms, Human Evolution (journal), humans, ID the Future, mutations, physiology, podcast, Sarah Chaffee, Wesley Smith}

More on How Chimps and Humans Differ: Anatomy and Behavior

_{Science & Culture
August 18, 2019

Anatomy, Biology, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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It seems obvious: humans and chimps differ markedly. But as Wesley Smith noted yesterday, it is not so obvious to the editors of Human Evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 17, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __edited, animal rights, animal welfare, bonobos, chimpanzees, currency, Eugene M. Fahey, genocide, habeas corpus, Holocaust, hominins, Human Evolution (journal), human rights, inflation, Jane Goodall, National Institutes of Health, New York Court of Appeals, Nonhuman Rights Project, personhood}

Chimpanzee Liberation? Why Animal Rights and Human Rights Cannot Coexist

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 17, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism

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A “manifesto” in the science journal Human Evolution declares that chimpanzees and bonobos should be considered legal “persons” with legally enforceable “rights.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 15, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __edited, biological origins, Center for Science and Culture, Christianity, culture, David French, faith, Instagram, National Review, reporter}

How Science Shapes Culture: The Case of Marty Sampson

_{David Klinghoffer
August 15, 2019

Bioethics

3}

Listen to the man’s own words, which cite science as playing at least some role in his thinking. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
August 13, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __edited, blasphemy, Charles Darwin, consciousness, Daniel Dennett, Darwin on Trial, Darwin's Doubt, dogmatism, evolution, heresy, Icons of Evolution, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Luther College, materialism, mental illness, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, mind, On the Origin of Species, orthodoxy, Phillip E. Johnson, religion, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, The Edge of Evolution, The Mystery of Evolutionary Mechanisms}

How Does a Religious Studies Professor Become a Darwinian Skeptic?

_{Robert Shedinger
August 13, 2019

Faith & Science

5}

The perpetuation of Darwinian ideology comes at the cost of truly grappling with the profound nature of the question of biological origins. Read More ›

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Date
August 11, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __edited, Christianity, Discovery Institute, ID the Future, Judaism, podcast, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, Summer Seminars}

Listen: Stephen Meyer on Good Questions and a God Hypothesis

_{Science & Culture
August 11, 2019

Faith & Science

1}

Dr. Meyer is Director of the Center for Science & Culture. Today he unveils details of his forthcoming book. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 9, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __edited, California, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, forests, Lake Erie, nature rights, npr, Ohio, Toledo, University of Melbourne}

NPR Discovers the “Nature Rights” Movement

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 9, 2019

Bioethics

4}

If “nature rights” laws become widespread, there will be plenty of money to pay lawyers to sue developers and resource-using enterprises into the dirt. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 5, 2019

Categories
Biology
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, “consensus science”, academic freedom, biological origins, college students, computer science, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, David Berlinski, David Gelernter, fear, free speech, ideology, Peter Robinson, religion, science, scientists, Stephen Meyer, The College Fix, Yale University}

Yale’s Gelernter: To Challenge Darwinism Is to “Take Your Life in Your Hands”

_{David Klinghoffer
August 5, 2019

Biology, Scientific Freedom

4}

Fully as important as David Gelernter’s personal apostasy is his testimony about what happens to scientists who choose to “judge for themselves.” Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
August 4, 2019

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, academic freedom, evolution, intelligent design, Louisiana, Massachusetts, science denial, science education, students, teachers, Tennessee}

In Massachusetts, Spreading Myths About Academic Freedom Legislation

_{Sarah Chaffee
August 4, 2019

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

3}

In those few paragraphs, there’s a great deal of misinformation about academic freedom laws, how they harm science teaching and imperil students and educators. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
August 3, 2019

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, academic freedom, Dean Kenyon, Eric Hedin, National Review, professionals, Scott Minnich, universities}

Lukianoff Optimistic About Academic Freedom, Gives Advice for Concerned Citizens

_{Sarah Chaffee
August 3, 2019

Scientific Freedom

3}

If implemented, would these ideas have succored those who faced discrimination in universities, including Eric Hedin, Scott Minnich, or Dean Kenyon? Read More ›