The Rowe-Grayling Debate

_{Michael Egnor
June 23, 2016

Faith & Science, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning

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Grayling's problem is not merely his frank incompetence in open debate (you can understand his penchant for censorship). Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 23, 2016

Categories
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __tedited, academic freedom, creationism, critical thinking, public education, science education}

From Political Scientist Jeff Sadow, Here’s Straight Talk on the Louisiana Science Education Act

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 23, 2016

Legal Science (jurisprudence), Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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It's rare for the media to offer a fair view of academic freedom legislation, in any state. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 22, 2016

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __tedited, alien life, anthropic fine-tuning, civilizations, cosmic fine-tuning, extra-terrestrial intelligence, Fire-Maker, human exceptionalism, human technology, origin of life, planetary fine-tuning, technological advancement}

Past Alien Civilizations Thesis Takes Another Blow

_{David Klinghoffer
June 22, 2016

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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Evolutionists are at pains to convince us that the steps needed to produce something like us from scratch on a lifeless planet are a snap. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 22, 2016

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __tedited, "teach the controversy", academic consensus, beliefs, critical thinking, indoctrination, mainstream science, parental consent, public education, science education, suppressed evidence}

What Is Teaching Evolution All About?

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 22, 2016

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

4}

Adam Laats and Harvey Siegel offer a seemingly humane and generous compromise on teaching evolution in public schools. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 21, 2016

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __tedited, abiogenesis, alien life, civilization, extraterrestrial life, human exceptionalism, origin of life}

Ice-Cold Water on Past Alien Civilizations Thesis

_{David Klinghoffer
June 21, 2016

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

4}

What human beings are -- cosmic flotsam or creatures potentially in a designer's image -- is the background dilemma to all discussions of evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Lee M. Spetner

Date
June 21, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __tedited, absence of evidence, common descent, epigenetics, evolutionary mechanisms, gain of function, genetic mutations, mutation rate, natural selection, scientific theories, speciation, transposable elements}

Common Descent: An Obituary

_{Lee M. Spetner
June 21, 2016

Evolution, Genetics

5}

Common Descent (CD) has been offered as a scientific theory and must therefore be judged as such. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
June 20, 2016

Categories
Biology
Botany
Evolution
Tagged
, __tedited, carnivorous plants, common sense, critical thinking, intuitions, Irreducible Complexity, Nature, physical causes, scientific reasoning, simplicity, transitional forms, unguided natural processes}

Carnivorous Plants, and Why 0 Really Is Not Equal to 1

_{Granville Sewell
June 20, 2016

Biology, Botany, Evolution

5}

There is a little mathematics game that people sometimes play. You start with x=0, do some long, complicated algebraic manipulations, and end up with x=1. Read More ›

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Author
Ralph Dave Westfall

Date
June 19, 2016

Categories
Philosophy of Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __tedited, "Science Says", anti-science, authority, discovery, knowledge}

There’s No Grand Unity Called “Science”

_{Ralph Dave Westfall
June 19, 2016

Philosophy of Science, Scientific Reasoning

4}

In truth, there are only individual fields of study, some of which deserve being called sciences, while others arguably do not. Read More ›

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
June 17, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __tedited, atheism, creation myth, creationism, irony, just-so stories, moral responsibility, simulation theory, Singularity}

When Atheists Meet Creationism, You Get Creatheism

_{Brendan Dixon
June 17, 2016

Computational Sciences, Faith & Science

3}

It is not a word that rolls easily off the tongue. But I am at a loss for one that better describes the atheists Daniel Jackson describes. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 17, 2016

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Tagged
, __tedited, common descent, common design, convergence, design motifs, emergence, Endogenous retroviruses, explanatory power, genetic code, logic, origin of information, placenta, predictions, probabilities, separate ancestry, syllogism, V.J. Torley}

The Placenta Problem: How Common Descent Fails

_{Ann Gauger
June 17, 2016

Biology, Genetics

9}

Philosopher Vincent Torley (and Professor Josh Swamidass) have been trying to persuade me that common descent is the only rational view to affirm. Read More ›