Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 27, 2016 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , __tedited, abstract thought, determinism, free will, immaterial mind, immaterial powers, intellect, John Searle, naturalism More on John Searle and Free Will Michael Egnor July 27, 2016 Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 4 A reader cites Searle's books Rationality in Action and Freedom and Neurobiology, contending that he is in fact a defender of free will. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date July 26, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence)Scientific Freedom Tagged , __k-review, Nation, News Criminal Prosecution as a Cudgel Against Dissenters Wesley J. Smith July 26, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Scientific Freedom 1 The Planned Parenthood prosecution of David Daleiden and a colleague was a particularly egregious example of this authoritarianism. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 26, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionFaith & ScienceIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, Nation, News, Politics In Praise of “Devout Catholics” David Klinghoffer July 26, 2016 Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design 1 Democratic VP pick Tim Kaine and Brown University biologist Ken Miller have this is common. Read More ›
Type post Author Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig Date July 26, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionGenetics Tagged , __tedited, degradative mutations, natural processes, natural selection, population genetics, presuppositions, probabilities, real world, realism, theoretical biology Scientific Inaccuracies, False Accusations: Concluding My Response to Joseph Felsenstein Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig July 26, 2016 Evolution, Genetics 13 Allow me, then, to introduce myself to Dr. Felsenstein. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 25, 2016 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __tedited, Douglas Axe, promotions, Undeniable (book), Universal Design Intuition Douglas Axe — The Evolution of an Evolution Skeptic David Klinghoffer July 25, 2016 Intelligent Design 2 I'm always interested to ask people about their, as the case may be, intellectual, spiritual, or political evolution. Read More ›
Type post Author Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig Date July 25, 2016 CategoriesBotanyEvolution Tagged , __tedited, adaptation, alleles, Darwinian mechanisms, diploidal genome, haploid, Joe Felsenstein, misrepresentation, mutation rate, natural selection, naturalists, Nature, non-random evolution, non-random mutation, population genetics, positive selection, random mutation, random processes, randomness, Response to Criticism, zoologists In Terror of Chipmunks: A Response to Joseph Felsenstein Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig July 25, 2016 Botany, Evolution 22 Seldom have I seen a piece of scientifically inspired writing like Felsenstein's that is so far off the mark. Read More ›
Type post Date July 25, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, Research, Science Are Humans Magnetic? Science and Culture July 25, 2016 Evolution, Intelligent Design 1 If turtles, fish, birds, and mammals can respond to the earth's magnetic field, why can't humans? Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 24, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionFaith & ScienceIntelligent Design Tagged , __tedited, design intuition, intuitions, promotions, Undeniable (book) If You Could Get a Critic to Read Just One Book about Intelligent Design, It Might be Undeniable David Klinghoffer July 24, 2016 Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design 4 Dr. Axe's new book speaks to everyone, and who would know better than a NY Times bestselling novelist like Dean Koontz? Read More ›
Type post Author Howard Glicksman Date July 23, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionMedicine Tagged , __k-review, Continuing Series, Health & Wellness, The Designed Body (series) Muscles and Nervous System: Keeping the Body Moving Howard Glicksman July 23, 2016 Evolution, Medicine 1 To be able to sit and read this paragraph, your body must perform several actions all at once. Read More ›
Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date July 22, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionLegal Science (jurisprudence)Science Education Tagged , __k-review, Nation, News The Lowdown on the Louisiana Science Education Act Sarah Chaffee July 22, 2016 Evolution, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Science Education 1 It's ironic that a law aimed at clarifying science for students should provoke so much obfuscation from its critics. Read More ›