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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
August 27, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Evolution
Philosophy
Tagged
, African Americans, Darwinism, Human Zoos, Latinos, methodological naturalism, Racism, religion, Scientific American, systemic racism, Tulane University}

Is Methodological Naturalism Racist?

_{Robert Shedinger
August 27, 2021

Bioethics, Biology, Evolution, Philosophy

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It is well established that people of color are poorly represented in STEM fields compared with their representation in the larger population. Read More ›

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Author
Elizabeth Whately

Date
August 16, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, 2001: A Space Odyssey, aliens, background knowledge, Bayesian reasoning, Brian Miller, evolution, God Hypothesis, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, James Croft, James Tour, knowledge, Mars, monolith, Moon, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer}

Croft, Continued: I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens

_{Elizabeth Whately
August 16, 2021

Faith & Science, Philosophy

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Philosopher James Croft happens to think that absent background knowledge, “Aliens!” would be a weakly justified hypothesis. Read More ›

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Author
Elizabeth Whately

Date
August 13, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, aliens, background knowledge, car break-in, debate, Fran Lebowitz, inference to the best explanation, James Croft, motives, philosophers, reductio ad absurdum, Return of the God Hypothesis, skeptics, Stephen Meyer, Substack, William A. Dembski}

Croft, Continued: More Thoughts on Meyer’s Debate with a Skeptic

_{Elizabeth Whately
August 13, 2021

Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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I think he’s mistaken my emphasis in the specific car break-in examples I gave, namely that the burglars’ behavior was odd and unpredictable. Read More ›

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Author
Elizabeth Whately

Date
August 9, 2021

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Geology
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, Charles Lyell, earthquakes, evolution, First Cause, floods, God Hypothesis, intelligent design, James Croft, mind, naturalism, omnipotence, Prime Mover, programming, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, uniformitarianism}

Meyer vs. Croft: Vying for the Lyellian Mantle

_{Elizabeth Whately
August 9, 2021

Biology, Faith & Science, Geology, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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Stephen Meyer has aligned himself in spirit with the geologist Charles Lyell, who explained geological features “by reference to causes now in operation." Read More ›

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Author
Elizabeth Whately

Date
August 2, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Philosophy
Tagged
, abduction, Bayesian reasoning, computer code, David Berlinski, David Glass, deductive proof, God Hypothesis, inference to the best explanation, intelligent agency, intelligent design, James Croft, likelihood ratio, philosophers, probability, probability bound, Return of the God Hypothesis, St. Louis, Stephen Meyer, Substack, syllogism, Unbelievable, universal probability bound, William A. Dembski}

Stephen Meyer, James Croft: Philosophers Battle Over the God Hypothesis

_{Elizabeth Whately
August 2, 2021

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy

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Croft ultimately had the worse of the argument on substance, as I intend to show over several forthcoming posts. Read More ›

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Author
Elizabeth Whately

Date
July 29, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Psychology
Tagged
, atheism, Big Bang, God Hypothesis, Jordan Peterson, Lawrence Krauss, Macbeth, religion, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, Santa Claus, scientists, secular humanism, Stephen Meyer, supernatural, universe}

Jordan Peterson, Lawrence Krauss, and the God Hypothesis

_{Elizabeth Whately
July 29, 2021

Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Physical Sciences, Physics, Psychology

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Stephen Meyer opens his new book with a memorable anecdote about debating Krauss live while battling a fierce migraine. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 28, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academia, academic freedom, conformity, Darwinists, evolutionary theory, Free Science, free speech, government, intelligent design, mainstream media, Matt Ridley, pandemic, Richard Feynman, science, scientists, scientocracy, values, Wall Street Journal, worldview}

From Matt Ridley, Smart Remarks on Scientocracy — and a Howling Irony

_{David Klinghoffer
July 28, 2021

Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Scientific Freedom

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No one in the intelligent design research community could have said this with greater punch. Read More ›

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Date
July 27, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, Aquinas’ Fifth Way, Darwin Devolves, ID the Future, Jim Madden, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, Pat Flynn, philosophers, podcast, Science, Thomas Aquinas}

Biologist Michael Behe Tangles with Two Philosophers

_{Science and Culture
July 27, 2021

Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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Pat Flynn and Jim Madden press Behe with objections — some philosophic, others scientific — to see how well his position stands up to scrutiny. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 20, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, bestseller, Christianity, creator, DiscoveryU, God Hypothesis, intelligent design, Judaism, Publishers Weekly, Return of the God Hypothesis, Science, Stephen Meyer, theism, USA Today}

Stephen Meyer: Is the God Hypothesis Scientific?

_{David Klinghoffer
July 20, 2021

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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If scientific considerations compel an inference to design, and more so, to a theistic conception of a transcendent creator, that’s surely important. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 2, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Aristotelianism, Arjuna, authority, Big Bang, consciousness, David Papineau, Hinduism, King’s College London, magic, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, Theology Unleashed, Thomas Aquinas, Thomistic dualism, Thomistic philosophy}

Egnor Debates Materialism with Philosopher of Science David Papineau

_{David Klinghoffer
July 2, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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Egnor: “Do you want me to explain Thomistic dualism to you?...David, do you not know how St. Thomas explained intentionality?” Papineau: “Uh, no.” Read More ›