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Even Scientists Are Starting to Doubt “Approved Views”

A recent Orwellian firing gives some insight into what happens when an academic collides with Political Correctness. Read More ›
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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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Evangelizing for Darwin: John West Reads from Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

As Exhibit A of an influential evangelical Christian that has been captivated by scientific materialism, West unpacks the legacy of Dr. Francis Collins. Read More ›
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Ross Douthat on the Universe’s Remarkable Intelligibility

Suppose that science itself suffers if we preemptively rule out certain conclusions. Read More ›
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West, Metaxas: Face It, Darwinian Theory Is Itself Racist

This malign record is no mere inexplicable aberration from an otherwise innocent scientific theory. The legacy is not a mistake. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer and Justin Brierley on the Mainstreaming of Intelligent Design

Justin Brierley asked whether the “stigma” attached to ID had faded. Meyer smiled and answered very much in the affirmative. Read More ›
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Three Genuine Tells of Junk Science

This comes to us hard on the heels of philosopher Massimo Pigliucci’s effort to identify “pseudoscience.” Read More ›
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Adult Stem-Cell Cure for HIV?

A “consensus science” that seeks to stifle open scientific inquiry and heterodox advocacy harms the scientific quest for truth. Read More ›
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Stifling Opposition Is the Real “Anti-Science”

In the Great Barrington Declaration, three noted epidemiologists questioned the wisdom of societal shutdowns and keeping children out of school. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: New Research Questions the Human Nature of Homo habilis

A consensus is scientifically worthless when it is driven by worldview bias and peer pressure rather than by an unbiased inference to the best explanation. Read More ›

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