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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 31, 2018

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Albert Einstein, astrophysics, atheism, bias, Big Bang, Copernican principle, creation, creationism, Darwinian theory, DNA, Edwin Hubble, functionality, Genesis, genome, Georges Lemaître, intelligent design, junk DNA, Real Clear Science}

Astrophysics and Molecular Genetics with the Parking Brake On

_{Michael Egnor
May 31, 2018

Biology, Cosmology, Physical Sciences

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The ancient model of the cosmos, which was the model presupposed by most scientists prior to the mid 20th century, was Steady State. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
May 16, 2018

Categories
Biology
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, bias, Communism, Eastern Europe, education, history, ideology, Jonathan Wells, Marxism, National Review, pedagogy, Politics, public education, Ray Bohlin, Texas, textbooks, Zombie Science (book)}

Biased School Textbooks Aren’t Limited to Biology

_{Sarah Chaffee
May 16, 2018

Biology, Science Education

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Textbook publishers use their influence over kids and the appearance of neutrality to advance a set of strong biases. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 17, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, "God of the gaps", bias, cells, co-option, critics, Douglas Axe, Dover trial, evolution, fear, feedback control, information processing, intelligent design, nanotechnology, objectivity, protein evolution, science, scientists, Tree of Life, type III secretion system, Undeniable (book)}

Cognitive Conditioning and the Distortion of Reality

_{Brian Miller
April 17, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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After following the discussion about evolution versus design for the past few decades, I have noticed a common trend. Read More ›

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Author
Richard Weikart

Date
February 24, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, __k-review, “consensus science”, altruism, assumptions, bias, Chronicle of Higher Education, David Hume, Harvard University, Lord Kelvin, objectivity, science, Steven Pinker, subjectivity, thermodynamics}

Is Science Objective? Steven Pinker’s Counterattack Against the “War on Science”

_{Richard Weikart
February 24, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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Unfortunately, Pinker’s overweening faith in science as a reliable path to the truth has its own problems. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
February 17, 2018

Categories
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, bees, bias, conservation, debate, evolution, intelligent design, James Tour, pesticides, Phys.org, prebiotic chemistry, Research, Rice University, science, toxicity}

Toward Self-Scrutiny in Science

_{Sarah Chaffee
February 17, 2018

Environment & Climate, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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Think about how this kind of reasoning relates to the intelligent design and evolution debate. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 15, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, "God of the gaps", bias, bioengineering, evolution, Finland, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, materialism, origins, podcast, science, Todd Butterfield}

Mind the Gaps – Before Progressing Toward ID, Leisola Recounts Clearing Away Materialist Myths

_{David Klinghoffer
February 15, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Leisola's book itself, simply by existing, refutes a Darwinist myth. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 29, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Tagged
, __k-review, Alexa, Amazon, Baylor University, bias, editing, encyclopedia, Google, Günter Bechly, ideology, inaccuracy, intelligent design, Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger, mental illness, neutrality, pseudonym, pseudoscience, science, State Museum of Natural History, Stuttgart, trolls, Walter Bradley, Wikipedia}

#4 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Wiki Co-Founder Blasts “Appallingly Biased” Wikipedia Entry on ID

_{David Klinghoffer
December 29, 2017

Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology

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A philosophy PhD, Larry Sanger worked with Jimmy Wales to found Wikipedia in 2001. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 15, 2017

Categories
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Aristotle, bias, creationism, Darwinists, editor, Epicureanism, fake news, Günter Bechly, ideology, intelligent design, Larry Sanger, media, paleontology, Plato, pseudoscience, reporter, Wikipedia}

“Fake News” Isn’t a Phony Concept, as Media and Wikipedia Coverage of Intelligent Design Shows

_{David Klinghoffer
December 15, 2017

Science Reporting

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The interesting psychological issue here turns upon the question of whether these people are deliberately lying or not. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 12, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Science Reporting
Sociology
Tagged
, __k-review, Alexa, Amazon, Baylor University, bias, cancel culture, editing, encyclopedia, Google, Günter Bechly, ideology, inaccuracy, intelligent design, Jimmy Wales, Jo-Jo Eumerus, Larry Sanger, mental illness, neutrality, pseudonym, pseudoscience, science, State Museum of Natural History, Stuttgart, trolls, Walter Bradley, Wikipedia}

Wikipedia Co-Founder Blasts “Appallingly Biased” Wikipedia Entry on Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
December 12, 2017

Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science Reporting, Sociology

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"It simply cannot be defended as neutral," says Larry Sanger, who launched the online encyclopedia with Jimmy Wales in 2001. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 8, 2017

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, belief, bias, Brian Miller, DNA, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, materialism, monomers, Nature Chemistry, peptides, proteins, Retraction Crisis, Retraction Watch, RNA, Scientific American, Signature in the Cell, skepticism, Stephen Meyer}

Prominent Retraction Vindicates Stephen Meyer and Signature in the Cell

_{David Klinghoffer
December 8, 2017

Biology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Criticism suggested that Nobel laureate Jack Szostak and others were fast closing in on a solution to the origin-of-life problem with the “principle of RNA self-replication." Read More ›