Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date May 18, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignScience EducationScientific Freedom Tagged , __k-review, News, Science Tolerate Differences in Scientific, Not Just Political, Viewpoints Sarah Chaffee May 18, 2016 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education, Scientific Freedom 1 In his New York Times column recently, Nicholas Kristof offered "A Confession of Liberal Intolerance." Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 17, 2016 CategoriesScientific Reasoning Tagged , __tedited, creationism, critics, hype, John Horgan, multiverse theory, peer-reviewed, pseudoscience, science journalism, Scientific American, simulation, skepticism, skeptics, straw man, string theory, tribal affiliation Two Kinds of Science “Skepticism” David Klinghoffer May 17, 2016 Scientific Reasoning 5 Science journalist John Horgan makes the great distinction between skepticism directed at "soft" versus "hard" targets. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 16, 2016 CategoriesScientific Reasoning Tagged , __tedited, common descent, insults, Response to Criticism, S. Joshua Swamidass, scientific credibility, scientific debate, theistic evolution, trust in scientists Advice to a Theistic Evolutionist David Klinghoffer May 16, 2016 Scientific Reasoning 5 Joshua Swamidass is a reputable scientist at Washington University, a passionate Christian speaking to other passionate Christians. Read More ›
Type post Date May 16, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionFaith & ScienceIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, Science, Undeniable (book) Book by Douglas Axe Shows the Key to Understanding Origins Is the "Design Intuition" — Pre-Order Now! Science & Culture May 16, 2016 Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design 1 A remarkable thing about evolutionary theory is how it demands that we deny our intuition. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 16, 2016 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , __tedited, animal personhood, animal rights, anti-human exceptionalism, bioethics, consciousness, feelings, fish, pets Now They Say We Shouldn’t Eat Fish! Wesley J. Smith May 16, 2016 Bioethics 3 Right, leave all that nutritious food for the seals, sharks, and barracudas. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 15, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionFaith & ScienceIntelligent DesignLegal Science (jurisprudence)Scientific Freedom Tagged , __k-review, Health & Wellness, News World Magazine Tells David Coppedge’s Powerful Story David Klinghoffer May 15, 2016 Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Scientific Freedom 1 He reminds us intelligent design isn't only a scientific issue but one with serious civil rights implications as well. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 13, 2016 CategoriesFaith & ScienceScientific Reasoning Tagged , __tedited, assumptions, common descent, Cornelius Hunter, empirical evidence, misrepresentation, S. Joshua Swamidass, science and faith, scientific debate, scientific reasoning, theology, V.J. Torley Of Tree Rings and Humans David Klinghoffer May 13, 2016 Faith & Science, Scientific Reasoning 8 "Let us imagine that God creates a fully grown tree today, and places it in a forest." Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Flannery Date May 12, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsFaith & ScienceSociology Tagged , __tedited, atheism, Darwin: Portrait of a Genius, human exceptionalism, human life, Paul Johnson, Peter Singer, purpose, Richard Weikart, secular culture, self-awareness, Social Darwinism, Susan Blackmore Debating Weikart, Peter Singer and Susan Blackmore Omit Atheism’s Glaring Contradictions Michael Flannery May 12, 2016 Bioethics, Faith & Science, Sociology 2 I find troubling Singer's barometer of human worth -- tied to self-awareness -- leading as it does to dangerous nonsense. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 12, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsEvolutionPhilosophy Tagged , __tedited, argument, atheism, biases, bioethics, candor, censorship, debate, dialogue, evolutionary assumptions, extrapolation, Justin Brierley, meaning, metaethics, morality, opinions, Peter Singer, purpose, Richard Weikart, suffering In a Debate with Peter Singer, Richard Weikart Drills Down to the Bottom of Atheist Ethics David Klinghoffer May 12, 2016 Bioethics, Evolution, Philosophy 3 Just when you are thinking regretfully about how our critics flee from a fair fight on relevant issues, along comes bioethicist Dr. Singer. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Behe Date May 12, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionGeneticsScience Reporting Tagged , __tedited, adaptive mutations, Barry Hall, citrate, contingency, dishonesty, E. coli, Elizabeth Pennisi, epigenetic change, genetic changes, hype, loss-of-function mutations, LTEE, media, motivated reasoning, peer review, public opinion, Richard Lenski, science journalism, Science News, science reporting, Scott Minnich, speciation Richard Lenski and Citrate Hype — Now Deflated Michael Behe May 12, 2016 Evolution, Genetics, Science Reporting 8 For more than 25 years, Lenski's lab has grown a dozen lines of the bacterium E. coli in small culture flasks. Read More ›