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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 17, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, animals, Bible, Chinese, code, Counting to God, doubt, Douglas Ell, Edgar Allan Poe, Egypt, English, Evolution News, faith, Hebrew Bible, humanity, intelligent design, lawyers, MIT, Russian, science, Sherlock Holmes, Spanish, Talmud, teenagers, translation, William Shakespeare}

ID Made Sassy: A New Book for Young People

_{David Klinghoffer
December 17, 2020

Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Scientific Reasoning

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Douglas Ell's concept is a dialogue between Doubt and Reason, who sass each other merrily. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 24, 2020

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Sociology
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, evolution, groupthink, John West, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Science (journal), Star Trek, The Borg}

Behe’s New “Mousetrap” Book — The Fragility of Darwinism

_{David Klinghoffer
November 24, 2020

Biochemistry, Evolution, Sociology

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The idea of the book is not merely to dunk on the critics. Michael Behe, to be frank, doesn’t find of any their criticisms very meaningful. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 10, 2020

Categories
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, adults, Aeon, animals, caregivers, children, chimpanzees, Darwinian evolution, Denyse O'Leary, emotions, empathy, feelings, human beings, infants, intelligence, intelligent design, just-so stories, Mind Matters, rationality}

Empathy — The Foundation of Human Exceptionalism?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 10, 2020

Evolutionary Psychology, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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If I gave you 15 seconds you could come up with a pat evolutionary just-so story to account for this, speculating on what reproductive advantage it serves. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 14, 2020

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Political Science
Tagged
, abortion, Bill Nye, cult, dogmatism, Douglas Axe, embryology, empirical science, environmentalism, experimentation, falsification, human rights, humanities, ideology, John Zmirak, Jonathan Wells, Marquis de Sade, materialistic philosophy, materialistic science, Moses, Nature (journal), nature rights, New Atheism, Politics, religion, sex, Simone de Beauvoir, The Stream, trust, Twitter, Wesley Smith}

When “Science” Becomes a Cult

_{David Klinghoffer
October 14, 2020

Biology, Faith & Science, Political Science

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The problem comes when, in order to win our acceptance, double-talk is used to pretend that a cult is something other than what it is. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 7, 2020

Categories
Evolutionary Psychology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, anger, animals, anthropologists, anxiety, Darwinism, Denyse O'Leary, disease, evolution, evolutionary biologists, grief, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, narrative gloss, pain, Philip Skell, Psyche, The Scientist}

The Evolutionary Psychologist Will See You Now

_{David Klinghoffer
October 7, 2020

Evolutionary Psychology, Neuroscience & Mind

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It needs no wisdom to stamp “ANIMAL” on the sufferer’s forehead, any more than it does to stamp “DISEASED.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 6, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Psychology
Tagged
, Bible, Charles Darwin, Darwinists, evolution, evolutionary theory, golf, intelligent design, Lord Byron, Nautilus, Nicolaus Copernicus, On the Origin of Species, T.H. Huxley}

Admit an “Error” by Darwin and Huxley? Here’s How It Could Be Permitted

_{David Klinghoffer
October 6, 2020

Biology, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Psychology

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As we all know, evolutionary theory, like the famed golf game of Kim Jon-il, contains no errors or weaknesses of any kind. Read More ›

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Author
Geoffrey Simmons

Date
September 15, 2020

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, anthropology, apes, basketball, bipedalism, chimpanzees, Doctor's Diary (series), evolution, fossils, humans, intelligence, intelligent agents, intelligent design, Lucy, pelvis, Rutgers University}

Doctor’s Diary: No “Butts” About It

_{Geoffrey Simmons
September 15, 2020

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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An anthropologist writes that the evolution of bipedal-walking primates was primarily caused by the shifting of select bones and muscles in the pelvis. Read More ›

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Date
September 1, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, Alfred Russel Wallace, animals, Charles Darwin, faith, humanity, intelligent evolution, kin selection, Michelangelo’s David, natural selection, Pirahã people, speech, The Descent of Man, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe, Turkey}

Only Wallace’s “Intelligent Evolution” Can Explain the Kingdoms of Speech and Faith

_{Science and Culture
September 1, 2020

Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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In 2016 the late great journalist, novelist, and social commentator Tom Wolfe exposed Darwin’s unsolved riddle, or one of them anyway. Read More ›

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Date
August 31, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, Alfred Russel Wallace, anthropology, archeology, BioLogos, Brown University, Charles Darwin, Darwinists, Deborah Haarsma, evolution, intelligent design, intelligent evolution, James T. Costa, Kenneth Miller, Michael Flannery, Modern Synthesis, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, Reductionism, teleology, The Descent of Man, The World of Life}

Biology’s “Best-Kept Secret” — Alfred Wallace’s Classic Is Out Now in a New Edition

_{Science and Culture
August 31, 2020

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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On the subject of evolution, the scientific “consensus” depends on maintaining the our forgetfulness of Charles Darwin’s great partner, rival, and challenger. Read More ›

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Author
Cameron Wybrow

Date
August 19, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Sociology
Tagged
, beauty, Bracton College, C.H. Waddington, C.S. Lewis, England, Gaius, Greek, humanity, Jane Studdock, Latin, literature, Macrobes, Mark Studdock, N.I.C.E., scientism, Tao, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Conditioners, The Green Book, Titius, virtue}

The Education of Mark Studdock in That Hideous Strength

_{Cameron Wybrow
August 19, 2020

Bioethics, Ethics, Sociology

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Mark is lured away from his teaching position at Bracton College to become part of the massive research effort known as the N.I.C.E. Read More ›