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Date
January 19, 2019

Categories
History of Science
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Andrew McDiarmid, Bill Nye, C.S. Lewis, earth, ID the Future, ISI Books, Judeo-Christian tradition, Michael Keas, Old Testament, podcast, Psalms, theists, theology, Unbelievable, universe}

Listen: No, Bill Nye, a Big Cosmos Isn’t a Problem for Religion

_{Science & Culture
January 19, 2019

History of Science, Philosophy, Physical Sciences

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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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Author
John G. West

Date
January 18, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, Arthur Balfour, C.S. Lewis, Dallas, Darwinian theory, discrimination, gravitation, Herbert Spencer, Hiroshima, Human Zoos, intelligent design, James Jeans, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, materialism, Nagasaki, progress, Racism, science, scientific racism, scientism, Strength to Love}

Martin Luther King’s Powerful Critique of Scientific Racism, Scientific Materialism

_{John G. West
January 18, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution, Technology

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Dr. King was sharply critical of the misuse of science to promote racial discrimination, and he spoke forcefully against the idea that humans are the products of a blind material process. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 17, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, animals, choice, crime, evil, free will, genes, good, human dignity, Jerry Coyne, justice, morality, neurotransmitters, punishment, totalitarianism}

Jerry Coyne and the Consequences of Denying Free Will

_{Michael Egnor
January 17, 2019

Bioethics

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Without free will, there is no guilt and there is no innocence. There are merely animals to be managed. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 15, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Dallas, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Darwin's Doubt, Eric Metaxas, faith, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Tour, Jay Richards, radio, Rice University, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, Texas}

Steve Meyer: Dallas, a Hub for ID, Will Host a Major Conference This Weekend; Don’t Miss It!

_{David Klinghoffer
January 15, 2019

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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There’s still time to join us for the Dallas Conference — you can pre-register through 5 pm CST, today. Or come as a walk-up. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 15, 2019

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, brains, California, computers, consciousness, Darwinism, Disinherit the Wind, Hollywood, homeostasis, John West, life, Matt Chait, meditation, Scott Turner, University of California, Yiddish}

Darwin Doubting Playwright Matt Chait Returns to the Hollywood Stage

_{David Klinghoffer
January 15, 2019

Scientific Freedom

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Chait writes smart, concise dialogue on these subjects, and seems to have learned more than a thing or two from biologist Scott Turner’s recent book, Purpose and Desire. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 14, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, Argentina, autotrophs, brains, environmentalists, humans, insects, microbes, New York Times, orangutan, pain, peas, persons, plant rights, radicals, Switzerland, trees, University of Western Australia, weeds}

Another Push for Plant “Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 14, 2019

Bioethics, Botany, Human Exceptionalism

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There is increasing wind in the sails of everything-deserves-rights advocacy. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
January 14, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Aquinas.design, Colombia, English, evolution, genes, Genesis, human intelligence, intelligent design, Jay Richards, Michael Chaberek, Richard Sternberg, Roman Catholic, Spanish}

Science and Faith — A Report from Colombia

_{Jonathan Wells
January 14, 2019

Faith & Science

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Rick Sternberg and I agreed that this was one of the best conferences we had ever attended. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 13, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Genetics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, agriculture, biotechnology, GMO, good, humanity, npr, photosynthesis}

Don’t Let Anti-GMO Fanatics Thwart Improved Photosynthesis Crops

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 13, 2019

Bioethics, Botany, Genetics, Life Sciences

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It is flat-out unreasoning — and in my view, anti-human. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 11, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, animal rights, animal welfare, Antarctica, cetaceans, Japan, Russia, South Korea, whales}

Japanese Whaling and Human Exceptionalism

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 11, 2019

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Japan has quit the International Whaling Commission so that it can resume commercial slaughter of leviathans. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 10, 2019

Categories
Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, animals, Bible, chimpanzees, David Barash, DNA, humans, mitochondria, music, New York Times, organelles, Seattle, University of Washington}

On Being Human — A Reflection

_{Ann Gauger
January 10, 2019

Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Evolutionary biologist David Barash is a man on a mission. He wants to make sure that we all know we are only human, and that means we are only animal. Read More ›