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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 15, 2025

Categories
Physics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, conspiracy theory, Daniel Kagan Kans, Eric Weinstein, general relativity, governments, Johns Hopkins University, Leonard Susskind, physical world, physics, Piers Morgan, quantum mechanics, quantum physics, Rob Sheldon, Sabine Hossenfelder, Sean Carroll, string theory, taxpayers, theoretical physicists, tinfoil hat, Wall Street Journal, YouTubers}

“Conspiracy Physics”: Platforming an Attack on Dissenting Scientists

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 15, 2025

Physics, Scientific Freedom

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If physicists now “worry about the consequences” of long-term theory failure, it is reasonable to think that there are more serious problems in the discipline. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 14, 2025

Categories
Ethics
Medicine
Tagged
, apology, Brian Kilmeade, broadcasting, dignity, emotion, ethics, Fox News, homeless, hospitalization, human beings, influencers, Iryna Zarutska, lethal injection, media, mental illness, murder, News, North Carolina, TikTok}

Did Brian Kilmeade Actually Say That?

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 14, 2025

Ethics, Medicine

2}

We have to always remember that people who are homeless have equal intrinsic dignity as all other human beings. Read More ›

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Date
September 12, 2025

Categories
Environment & Climate
Physics
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, Alain Aspect, Albert Einstein, Anton Zeilinger, Boris Podolsky, climate models, COSM 2025, Discovery Institute, International Monetary Fund, John F. Clauser, John Stuart Bell, Louisa Gilder, Nathan Rosen, Nobel laureates, particles, photon, physicists, spin, Stuart Freedman, The Age of Entanglement, Washington Post}

COSM 2025 Will Feature Nobel Laureate Physicist and Skeptic John F. Clauser

_{Science and Culture
September 12, 2025

Environment & Climate, Physics

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Discovery Institute’s upcoming COSM 2025 tech conference will feature something a little different. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 12, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Amazon, Christianity for Doubters, Christians, Denyse O'Leary, doubt, faith and science, Granville Sewell, grief, human drama, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, laws of nature, mathematicians, Robert J. Marks II, Science and Culture, suffering, theology, unintelligent laws}

A New Second Edition of Mathematician Granville Sewell’s Book Is Out Now

_{David Klinghoffer
September 12, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Sewell wrote perhaps the most moving essay we've ever published here, under the title, "The Biggest Theological Objection to Design." Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 12, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aleksander Oparin, amino acids, articles, atmosphere, cartoons, cross-reactions, David Coppedge, evolution, Icons of Evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, movies, myths, natural selection, origin of life, peppered moth, podcast, scientific journals, spark inception conditions, The Origin of Life (book), Zombie Science}

Evolution’s Stubborn Icons: Peppered Moths and Miller-Urey Still Shambling Along

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 12, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

By now, you might think that the icons of evolution that Dr. Jonathan Wells wrote about 24 years ago have been put out of our misery. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 11, 2025

Categories
Ethics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, 86 47 (sticker), 9/11, americans, anniversary, Ben Shapiro, Bluesky, bus shelter, capitalists, Charlie Kirk, churches, city streets, conservative personalities, culture, dialogue, expletive, free speech, gangster slang, graffiti, Jonathan Choe, madness, Nazis, neighborhood, public forums, rebranding, Seattle, Seattle Central College, stickers, synagogues, United States, webinar, Zionist, Zoom}

Charlie Kirk and the Ultimate Form of Cancellation

_{David Klinghoffer
September 11, 2025

Ethics, Scientific Freedom

3}

It's not just on college campuses. There are many public forums, including churches, synagogues, and city streets. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
September 11, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Political Science
Tagged
, assassination, conservatism, Donald Trump, Ezra Klein, free speech, gang violence, grassroots, gunshot, Matthew Dowd, MSNBC, New York Times, Politics, religious liberty, Ross Douthat, shooters, TikTok, transgenderism, Turning Point USA, Utah Valley University, violence}

Charlie Kirk, Murdered in Dialogue with College Students

_{Peter Biles
September 11, 2025

Faith & Science, Political Science

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Kirk traveled the country and openly invited dialogue and debate among people with different views and backgrounds. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 11, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __trending, cancel culture, Christianity, evidence-based medicine, faith and science, Gordon Guyatt, Judaism, Melanie Bennet, New Zealand, Nick Gillespie, private truth, Reason Magazine, Richard Dawkins, Sara Giordano, scientific enterprise, The Genetic Book of the Dead, The God Delusion, Tibi Puiu}

When We Lose Religion, We Lose Science

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 11, 2025

Faith & Science, Scientific Reasoning

5}

Richard Dawkins watches as science teeters off a cliff, yet learns nothing of value. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 10, 2025

Categories
Ethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, 9/11, abortion, assassination, audience, Bruce Chapman, Charlie Kirk, debating, Discovery Institute, Donald Trump, England, fathers, gang violence, Konstantin Kisin, mass shootings, presidents, United States, voting, young people}

Charlie Kirk Died Debating

_{David Klinghoffer
September 10, 2025

Ethics, Faith & Science

3}

That is a remarkable thing to be able to say about someone. He wasn't giving a speech. He was debating. And not just one opponent, but all comers. Read More ›

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Author
Steven J. Buri

Date
September 10, 2025

Categories
Ethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, assassination, Charlie Kirk, Christianity, college campuses, conservative ideas, conservatives, Discovery Institute, faith, free speech, murder, peace, political violence, Public Discourse, speeches, traditional values, Turning Point USA, United States}

On the Murder of Charlie Kirk

_{Steven J. Buri
September 10, 2025

Ethics, Faith & Science

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He was a champion of free speech, of conservative ideas, and of traditional values. And he courageously defended them in public forums and on college campuses. Read More ›