Tag: Darwinian theory | Page 10 | Science and Culture Today

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John G. West

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August 10, 2021

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Bioethics
Evolution
Technology
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, Arthur Balfour, C.S. Lewis, Dallas, Darwinian theory, discrimination, gravitation, Herbert Spencer, Hiroshima, Human Zoos, intelligent design, James Jeans, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, materialism, Nagasaki, progress, Racism, Science, scientific racism, scientism, Strength to Love}

Martin Luther King’s Powerful Critique of Scientific Racism, Scientific Materialism

_{John G. West
August 10, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution, Technology

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Dr. King was critical of the misuse of science to promote racial discrimination, and he spoke against the idea that humans are the products of a blind process. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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July 21, 2021

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Faith & Science
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, agnostics, apologetics, atheism, Ben Shapiro, Brian Keating, Charles Murray, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, civilization, Darwinian theory, Dennis Prager, Douglas Murray, James Croft, Jews, John West, Jordan Peterson, Judaism, Justin Brierley, Michael Medved, Michael Shermer, New Atheists, New New Atheists, Niall Ferguson, Orthodox Jews, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roger Scruton, Stephen Meyer, Tom Holland, Unbelievable, William Lane Craig}

Meet the New New Atheists, Not Like the Old New Atheists

_{David Klinghoffer
July 21, 2021

Faith & Science

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These atheists are finding the “Darwinian tower” less to their liking, and are laying down their bow and arrow. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
July 15, 2021

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Bioethics
Evolution
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, apology, Black Lives Matter, Bronx Zoo, cover up, Cristián Samper, Darwinian theory, eugenics, evolution, George Floyd, Human Zoos, John West, National Zoo, New York Times, newspapers, Ota Benga, Pamela Newkirk, pseudoscientific racism, Racism, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, stonewalling, The Gathering of Animals, Wildlife Conservation Society, William Bridges, William Hornaday}

Journalist Finds a “Cover-Up” by the Bronx Zoo

_{David Klinghoffer
July 15, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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It wasn’t until they were forced by events that the Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society admitted this black life mattered. Read More ›

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Michael Flannery

Date
July 14, 2021

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Bioethics
Evolution
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, Adrian Desmond, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, culture, Darwinian theory, gender, history, James Moore, morality, prejudices, Racism, Richard Owen, The College Fix, The Descent of Man, University of Sheffield, women}

Charles Darwin: Racist Spokesman for Anglo-Male Superiority?

_{Michael Flannery
July 14, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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The University of Sheffield’s teaching and research handbook has declared Charles Darwin a “racist.” Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
July 8, 2021

Categories
Evolution
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, African Americans, Africans, Alfred Russel Wallace, Allison Hopper, Amsterdam, Bible, border wall, Cain, Charles Darwin, Chautauqua, Darwinian theory, death penalty, Electoral College, eugenics, evolution, fake news, filibuster, Final Solution, Fox News, Francis Galton, genocide, human dignity, Human Zoos, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, intelligent design, John West, Jon Levine, New York Post, Politics, qualified immunity, Racism, Scientific American, standardized testing, student loan debt, systemic racism, The Descent of Man, white supremacy}

On Evolution and Racism, Scientific American Goes to War Against the Truth

_{David Klinghoffer
July 8, 2021

Evolution

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Given evolution’s racist baggage, you might think the theory’s proponents would be somewhat abashed to accuse the critics of Darwin of “white supremacy.” Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
July 8, 2021

Categories
Botany
Evolution
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, Asa Gray, biographers, botanists, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, cross-fertilization, Darwinian theory, fertility, health, insects, mythology, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, orchids, sexuality}

Why Darwin Exaggerated His Health Problems

_{Robert Shedinger
July 8, 2021

Botany, Evolution

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All the evidence points to Darwin as a generally healthy man with a strong, active libido, normal sexual function, and prodigious fertility. Read More ›

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Paul Nelson

Date
July 6, 2021

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Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Science
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, ad hoc hypotheses, Darwinian theory, data, David Berlinski, fitness, genetics, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, In Memoriam, Marxism, Minnesota, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Richard Lewontin, Suzanne Nelson, systematics, wisdom, Yiddish}

Richard Lewontin (1929-2021), Mensch

_{Paul Nelson
July 6, 2021

Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Science

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As I stood by the lab doorway, Lewontin — who was sitting right down front — looked back towards the door and caught my eye. Read More ›

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July 2, 2021

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Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, alleles, CELS 2021, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Finches, Darwinian theory, evolution, Germany, hybridization, mutations, Science Advances, Stephen Jay Gould, U.C. Berkeley}

Recasting Darwin Stories into Engineering Models

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July 2, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Darwin gets credit by default for changes in organisms that should be seen instead as engineered products of foresight. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
June 24, 2021

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Bioethics
Evolution
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, "survival of the fittest", business, Communism, Darwinian theory, entrepreneurship, Eric Holloway, ID the Future, innovation, Jay Richards, natural selection}

What Darwinism Fails to Explain About Business Enterprise

_{Jonathan Witt
June 24, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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Why would anyone think Darwinian theory could explain business ups and downs? Eric Holloway explains. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
June 4, 2021

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Bioethics
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, Cambridge University, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute Press, Final Solution, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Jacques Barzun, James LeFanu, Karl Marx, Michael Flannery, Nazi Germany, New York Times, purpose, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Hofstadter, Richard Wagner, Richard Weikart, Signature in the Cell, Soviet Union, Stephen Meyer, The Descent of Man, The Restoration of Man}

Recognizing the “Transformative” Impact of Barzun’s Darwin, Marx, Wagner, Eighty Years Later

_{David Klinghoffer
June 4, 2021

Bioethics

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Literary critic M. D. Aeschliman sketches the intellectual evolution that connects Barzun with later Darwin critics. The latest is Stephen Meyer. Read More ›