Tag: defining science

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
July 10, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, analogy, anthropologists, biology, compartmentalization, defenestration, defining science, diggers, Forensics, geologists, geology, gravity, hypotheticals, integration, intelligent creatures, intelligent design, intelligent designer, methodological pluralism, methodology, natural laws, naturalistic explanations, open-mindedness, patterns, physical world, predictions, psychologists, psychology, real world, science, sociology, tractors, unscientific}

Are Scientists Allowed to Consider Unscientific Explanations?

_{Daniel Witt
July 10, 2025

Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science, Scientific Reasoning

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Let’s consider a narrower field. Geology, as everyone knows, is concerned with the natural processes that act upon the earth. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 7, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, argument in the alternative, attorneys, biology, Casey Luskin, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Darwinian evolution, defining id, defining science, definist fallacy, demarcation criteria, evidence, evidence for id, evolution, geologists, historical sciences, ID research program, intelligent design, lawyers, natural world, non-science, peer-reviewed literature, predictive-success, Research, science, scientific method, testability}

The Divide Between Science and Non-Science

_{David Klinghoffer
July 7, 2025

Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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The most commonly heard charge against ID is that it “isn’t science” and therefore can’t even be evaluated as a scientific alternative to Darwinian evolution. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 20, 2025

Categories
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic disciplines, academic institutions, amateur science, Andrew McDiarmid, Anthony Watts, censorship, Charles Darwin, Christianity, climate change, common science, credentialism, culture, defining science, elitism, empirical science, experimental science, Forrest Mims, interviews, Maverick Scientist, PhD, prejudice, scientists, skeptics, Watts Up with That}

“What Is a Scientist?” A Fine Review for Forrest Mims

_{David Klinghoffer
March 20, 2025

Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

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"A critique of scientific elitism, and a guidebook for anyone who wants to pursue real science — regardless of credentials." Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
September 26, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, American Astronomical Society, Biophysical Society, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Darwinism, defining id, defining science, defining terms, definist fallacy, Enlightenment, evolution, fear mongering, gravity, Harvey Lodish, intelligent design, Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis? (tribute series), Isaac Newton, materialism, Modern Age, Myth of the Dark Ages, naturalism, Nature (journal), peer review, pseudoscience, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, Walther Nernst}

Theory in Crisis? Redefining Science

_{Jonathan Wells
September 26, 2024

Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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Scientific revolutions are often marked by disputes over the “standard that distinguishes a real scientific solution from a mere metaphysical speculation.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 15, 2023

Categories
Cosmology
Philosophy of Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Amazon, Christianity, Dave Farina, defining science, empiricism, Energy, faith and science, history, humility, ID the Future, intellectual humility, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, logic, matter, methodological naturalism, realism, Return of the God Hypothesis, Robert Boyle, Stephen Meyer, theists, Twitter, William A. Dembski}

Defining Science, and Discussing Stephen Meyer’s God Hypothesis, on Twitter

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 15, 2023

Cosmology, Philosophy of Science, Scientific Reasoning

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"God is a hypothesis. What Dr. Meyer does is evaluate that hypothesis against the latest scientific evidence of the last century." Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
March 20, 2023

Categories
Epistemology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, agency, atheism, black holes, Boston, Cambridge, defining id, defining science, demarcation criteria, dinosaurs, electromagnetic radiation, evolution, Harvard University, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, miracles, observation, predictions, Reductionism, religion, scientific method, supernatural, testing, theism, unguided evolution}

Let’s Help Harvard Understand Intelligent Design

_{Jonathan McLatchie
March 20, 2023

Epistemology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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It was disappointing to see the inaccurate representation of ID, along with the poor scientific epistemology. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
February 11, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, blind chance, Bruce Alberts, defining science, demarcation criteria, Epicureans, evolution, experimental science, intellectual necessity argument, intelligent design, Johannes Kepler, Michael Ruse, Müller cells, Nathan Lents, National Academy of Sciences, naturalism, New York Times, Oregon State University, retina, scientific method, Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence, SETI, Sisyphus, Stoics, teleology}

Is Intelligent Design a Science Stopper?

_{Cornelius Hunter
February 11, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Consider a box with an internal divider such that the box is divided into two separate compartments, A and B. Read More ›

Terabytes of binary code data flying in a stream of information. Wavy field of coded blockchains. Neural network, points and numbers 3D illustration

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 28, 2012

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, “consensus science”, Charles Lyell, defining science, definist fallacy, demarcation criteria, Design Inference, intelligence, methodological naturalism, methodological pluralism, miracles, mutations, natural selection, peer review, positive case for design, predictions, scientific method, testability}

More on How We Can Know Intelligent Design Is Science

_{Casey Luskin
November 28, 2012

Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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Philosophers of science have long debated the precise definition of science. Read More ›

Book pile, blank booklist and cup of coffee

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 27, 2012

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, defining id, defining science, definist fallacy, demarcation criteria, experimental science, hypothesis, positive case for design, primer, readings, scientific method}

Why Intelligent Design Is Science: A Reading List

_{Casey Luskin
November 27, 2012

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Philosophy of Science

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The scientific method is commonly described as a four-step process involving observations, hypothesis, experiments, and conclusion. Read More ›

Aerial of Sunset in Princeton New Jersey

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 24, 2012

Categories
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, age of the earth, defining science, demarcation criteria, falsifiability, Karl Popper, Larry Laudan, National Academy of Sciences, pseudoscience, Robert Pennock, testability}

Princeton Historian: Falsifiability Not a Requirement of Science

_{Casey Luskin
September 24, 2012

Philosophy of Science

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"The renowned philosopher Karl Popper coined the term 'demarcation problem' to describe the quest to distinguish science from pseudoscience. He also proposed a solution." Read More ›