Type post Author Michael Egnor Date December 10, 2013 CategoriesBioethicsEvolution Tagged , __k-review, history What Should John Scopes Have Taught His Students About Human Evolution? Michael Egnor December 10, 2013 Bioethics, Evolution 1 Eugenic racism in 1925 was consensus science. Would Jerry Coyne have Scopes teach the consensus, or the controversy? Read More ›
Type post Author Casey Luskin Date December 10, 2013 CategoriesIntelligent DesignScience EducationScientific Freedom Tagged , __k-review Bullies-R-Us: How “Freethought Oasis” Threatened “Disruption” and Pressured a College into Cancelling Intelligent Design Course Casey Luskin December 10, 2013 Intelligent Design, Science Education, Scientific Freedom 19 The outline of this story is now, sadly, a familiar one. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Flannery Date December 10, 2013 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , __k-review, history, science An Anthropologist Looks at Wallace and Darwin Michael Flannery December 10, 2013 Evolution 1 Kathleen Bolling Lowrey examines the intellectual supports of modern evolutionary biology and singles out the weakest among them. Read More ›
Type post Date December 10, 2013 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, Metamorphosis, Nature Butterfly Speciation: Mountains from Molehills Science and Culture December 10, 2013 Intelligent Design 1 A study comparing genomes of three closely related butterflies makes bold claims about evolution in general. Read More ›
Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date December 9, 2013 CategoriesPhysical Sciences Tagged , __k-review, The Privileged Planet The Multiverse: Where Everything Turns Out to Be True, Except Philosophy and Religion Denyse O’Leary December 9, 2013 Physical Sciences 1 Multiverse cosmologists look out on a bright future, freed from the demands of evidence. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date December 8, 2013 CategoriesEvolutionFaith & Science Tagged , __k-review, science, Views Heisenberg on the Delusion of Scientism Michael Egnor December 8, 2013 Evolution, Faith & Science 1 The wisest approach to the study of nature is to keep an open mind, and to eschew dogmatic metaphysical presumptions. Read More ›
Type post Date December 6, 2013 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review For Your Christmas Shopping Convenience, Consider These Outstanding Intelligent Design-Related Titles Science and Culture December 6, 2013 Intelligent Design 1 We've just consulted the calendar and it appears Christmas is less than THREE WEEKS AWAY. Can that be right? Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date December 6, 2013 CategoriesBioethicsEvolution Tagged , __k-review, history, World Coyne Toss: Who’s Your Hero? David Klinghoffer December 6, 2013 Bioethics, Evolution 1 Now with the passing of Nelson Mandela, Dr. Coyne turns cluelessly from one embrace to another. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date December 6, 2013 CategoriesBioethicsEvolutionScience Education Tagged , __nedited, “consensus science”, Butler Act, classism, eugenics, Jerry Coyne, John Scopes, parasitism, scientific racisim, Scopes Monkey Trial Do Admirers of John Scopes Embrace What Their Hero Actually Taught? Michael Egnor December 6, 2013 Bioethics, Evolution, Science Education 5 Jerry Coyne of Why Evolution Is True recently went so far as to have himself photographed embracing Scopes's grave. Read More ›
Type post Date December 5, 2013 CategoriesIntelligent DesignPhysical Sciences Tagged , __k-review, science, The Privileged Planet How the Moon Supports the Privileged Planet Hypothesis Science and Culture December 5, 2013 Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences 1 Astronomers admit our moon is essential for life on Earth, but they have been unable to explain its origin, despite intense efforts and "philosophical disquiet" at any suggestion of design. Read More ›