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Why the Satisfying Thrill of the Thriller? Thoughts on Oppenheimer’s Demon

This week marks 25 years since the shocking attacks of September 11, 2001. Why did the civilized world respond as it did? Read More ›
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E.T., Phoned In: The Disneyfied Faith of Steven Spielberg

Steve Deace has called the film a direct assault on Christianity. This wasn’t exactly my impression. I didn’t feel assaulted so much as vaguely condescended to. Read More ›
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Brian Miller on Emotional Intelligence in Science, Scientific Tensions, and More

The context is when students with a religious background enter the sciences at the undergraduate or graduate level. Read More ›
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Jaime Escalante: Why a Heroic Teacher Matters to Intelligent Design

Anyone who has studied the history of IQ testing and eugenics will recognize the weaponization of low expectations against people deemed inferior. Read More ›
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The God of the Darwinian Age

It is a god who still holds great sway. In fact, we might say it is the god of this world. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Human Nature of Neanderthals Supported Again

Extended caregiving for a strongly disabled child is a highly non-Darwinian behavior that indeeds suggests compassion on a level only found in humans. Read More ›
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Canadian Disabled Woman Opts for Euthanasia Because She Can’t Get Timely Assistance

I am hearing about this kind of abandonment much more often since Canada loosened its euthanasia eligibility requirements. Read More ›
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A Culture-of-Death Tipping Point

A legal battle raged for several years during which the country agonized and argued about the right and moral course.  Read More ›
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Two Tales from the Euthanasia Dystopia

In Spain, a criminal who shot four people and was, in turn, shot in the spine by police and paralyzed, was granted death by euthanasia. Read More ›
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When Medical Science Becomes Heartless: The Case of Joshua Smith

This might be a good time to take stock of those you rely on for your medical care. How much do you know about your doctors? Read More ›

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