Darwinism and “Astroturf”

_{David Klinghoffer
October 26, 2016

Scientific Reasoning, Scientific Trustworthiness

4}

Here's a helpful concept from investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
October 24, 2016

Categories
Paleontology
Tagged
, __tedited, Darwin's Doubt, fossil record, missing links, Neo-Darwinism, transitional forms}

Darwinists and the Fossil Record: Missing a Few Marbles

_{Jonathan Witt
October 24, 2016

Paleontology

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Neo-Darwinism leads us to expect more than just change over time in the fossil record. Read More ›

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Date
October 22, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __tedited, Jerry Coyne, materialism, scientism, settled science, The Kingdom of Speech}

Tom Wolfe and the “Kudzu” of “Settled Science”

_{Science & Culture
October 22, 2016

Evolution

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Writing in Commentary, Andrew Ferguson offers a fantastic review of Wolfe's takedown of Darwin. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 21, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, culture of death, euthanasia, geriatric suicide, Health & Wellness, Hemlock Society, legislation, New York Times, palliative care, self-starvation and dehydration, VSED}

New York Times Pushes Suicide by Starvation

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 21, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

Geriatric depression is a terrible problem in our society. Read More ›

Hand of linical research laboratory technician with sample of cancer cells with typical pink colored cells for microscopic analysis. Cancer research, new drug development.

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Date
October 15, 2016

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, BioLogos, cancer, convergent evolution, evidence for evolution, Health & Wellness, Icons of Evolution, promotions, reader comment, S. Joshua Swamidass}

Cancer: Icon of Evolution?

_{Science & Culture
October 15, 2016

Biology, Evolution, Medicine

2}

Evolution theory has its famed icons — peppered moths, Darwin's finches, Haeckel's embryos, Miller-Urey... Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
October 14, 2016

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __tedited, consciousness, Darwinism as religion, human mind, Michael Ruse, Mind and Cosmos, misrepresentation, New Atheists, nihilism, self-awareness, straw man, Thomas Nagel}

Roasting a Straw Man: Evolutionist Michael Ruse on Thomas Nagel

_{Jonathan Witt
October 14, 2016

Faith & Science, Philosophy, Scientific Trustworthiness

8}

You're driving along and notice that a bright philosopher has just mangled beyond recognition the argument of another bright philosopher. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
October 13, 2016

Categories
Biology
Philosophy
Tagged
, __tedited, Aristotle, essence, evo-devo, morphology, speciation, structuralism}

Of the Essence — Denton and Aristotle

_{Sarah Chaffee
October 13, 2016

Biology, Philosophy

4}

An Oxford philosopher argues that in evolutionary developmental biology, the idea of essence isn't necessarily a contradiction. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 7, 2016

Categories
Biochemistry
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __tedited, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, ID the Future, probabilities, protein folds}

Biologist Ann Gauger: No Laboratory Confirmation of Intelligent Design? Think Again.

_{David Klinghoffer
October 7, 2016

Biochemistry, Scientific Freedom

2}

The rap is that ID only stands on the sidelines of science, bellyaching about Darwinism's never-ending series of triumphs. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 6, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, abortions, assisted suicide, conscience rights, euthanasia}

MDs Can’t Refuse to Kill, Can Refuse to Care

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 6, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

Moves are afoot to destroy medical conscience clauses under which doctors, nurses, and others can refuse to participate in abortions and assisted suicide. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 6, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __tedited, animal intelligence, anti-American propaganda, human exceptionalism, human intelligence, meat machines, patriotism, Privileged Species, The Privileged Planet, worldview}

A View of the World Fueled by “Nothing Special”

_{David Klinghoffer
October 6, 2016

Bioethics, Faith & Science

5}

It's a depressed teenager's nihilism -- but proved by science! -- versus an exalted picture of the cosmos. Read More ›