Francis Collins’ Junk DNA Arguments Pushed Into Increasingly Small Gaps in Scientific Knowledge

_{Casey Luskin
May 2, 2011

Evolution, Faith & Science

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Francis Collins and Karl Giberson rely heavily on pseudogenes -- what they call "broken DNA" -- to argue for evolution, but increased discovery of function for pseudogenes means their argument is being pushed into increasingly smaller gaps. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
April 28, 2011

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Faith & Science
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, __k-review}

When Atheists Attack (Each Other)

_{David Klinghoffer
April 28, 2011

Faith & Science

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The squabble between Darwin lobbyists who openly hate religion and those who only quietly disdain it grows ever more personal, bitter and pathetic. Read More ›

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Author
Anika Smith

Date
April 25, 2011

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Science Reporting
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Diluting the News, or Why You Should Be Careful When Reading The Associated Press

_{Anika Smith
April 25, 2011

Science Reporting

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Pope Benedict's forthright insistence that God is involved in creation is refreshing, but of course, it upsets those who are invested in the idea of theistic evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 25, 2011

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
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, __k-review, junk DNA, pseudogenes}

Et tu, Pseudogenes? Another Type of “Junk” DNA Betrays Darwinian Predictions

_{Casey Luskin
April 25, 2011

Evolution, Faith & Science

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Perhaps the mindset of Dawkins, Giberson, and Collins is setting us up to miss important biological functions of pseudogenes. Read More ›

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Author
Gailon Totheroh

Date
April 22, 2011

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Faith & Science
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, __k-review}

The New Evangelism: Michael Dowd’s Evolutionary Christianity

_{Gailon Totheroh
April 22, 2011

Faith & Science

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Who is Michael Dowd? He calls himself an evangelist. Not surprisingly, he can be found in churches preaching. But Dowd's gospel is not one where sin is rebellion against God, but rejection of Darwin. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
April 21, 2011

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Faith & Science
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, __k-review}

Catholics and Intelligent Design, Part Three

_{Jay W. Richards
April 21, 2011

Faith & Science

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Rather than high tech teleo-mechanistic philosophy, ID draws on elements from both the Aristotelian and teleo-mechanist traditions, but doesn't fit wholly in either camp. It is in many ways a tertium quid, a third possibility. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 20, 2011

Categories
Scientific Freedom
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, __k-review, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Synthese}

NCSE Tries to Blacklist Synthese for Upholding Civility (Updated)

_{Casey Luskin
April 20, 2011

Scientific Freedom

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Because the editors of Synthese stood up for civilty, they are now facing the same punishment that the NCSE has been using on the ID movement for years: They are being blacklisted by the Darwin lobby. Read More ›

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Author
Robert L. Crowther, II

Date
April 18, 2011

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
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, __k-review}

If Discussing Criticisms of Darwin’s Theory Amounts to Promoting Intelligent Design . . .

_{Robert Crowther
April 18, 2011

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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You’d have to call an awful lot of prominent scientists ID supporters.

NCSE’s Steve Newton and the “Creationism” Gambit

_{Casey Luskin
April 15, 2011

Scientific Freedom

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Steve Newton loves to conflate academic freedom to critique evolution with "creationism." What's this all about? Read More ›

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Jay W. Richards

Date
April 14, 2011

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Faith & Science
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, __k-review}

Catholics and Intelligent Design, Part Two

_{Jay W. Richards
April 14, 2011

Faith & Science

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A misinterpretation of Thomas here is one source of the opposition of some Thomists to ID; Thomas, simply put, was not strictly an Aristotelian. Read More ›