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Far from Chastened by Reality, Scientific Authoritarians Are Doubling Down

Ethan Siegel, an astrophysicist and award-winning science writer, advocates for criminally and civilly punishing violators of the “scientific consensus.” Read More ›
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Pressure, Propaganda, and Persecution through Mimesis

French philosopher René Girard discovered something new, new but very old, about human behavior. Read More ›
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Physicist Explains: Why Scientists Play It Safe

On evolution and other subjects, this promotes a stale conservatism, well suited to defending orthodoxies. Read More ›
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From Matt Ridley, Smart Remarks on Scientocracy — and a Howling Irony

No one in the intelligent design research community could have said this with greater punch. Read More ›
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“Morality Pills”: Ethicist Calls for Drugs to Solve COVID Non-Compliance

Whatever one thinks about government mandates relating to the coronavirus, Parker Crutchfield’s “solution” is worse than the problem. Read More ›
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Science Philosopher: Science World Beset by “Filters,” “Conformity,” “Hidebound” Thinking

How often have we heard the stale line about how science adores fresh thinking that topples past idols? Read More ›

Doug Axe to Science March Organizers: A Scientific Majority Doesn’t Equal “Settled Science”

As a biologist, Dr. Axe knows well from personal experience the costs of thinking for yourself. Read More ›

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