Tag: elitism

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Author
Bruce Chapman

Date
April 21, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Associated Press, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Christianity, Curia, elitism, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Evangelical Catholicism, evolution, George Weigel, intelligent design, materialism, media, National Review, newspapers, Pontifical Council on Culture, Pope Francis, religion, Roman Catholic, secularism, sexual misbehavior, Templeton Foundation, Vatican City, young people}

Pope Francis, Evolution, and the Curia

_{Bruce Chapman
April 21, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The Pontifical Academy of Sciences is “just another office down the street,” as one Vatican insider told me. 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

3}

"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
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 25, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, BioLogos, Darwinian evolution, elitism, Eric Metaxas, Evangelical Christians, evolution, faith, intelligent design, John West, secularism, Socrates in the City, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity}

Weaponizing Winsomeness: Eric Metaxas and John West on Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

_{David Klinghoffer
February 25, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Leaders such as Francis Collins, under the cover of his own performative winsomeness, have prioritized being liked and respected by secular elites. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 4, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Bible, BioLogos Foundation, Calvin College, childhood, Christianity, Discovery Institute Press, elitism, Evangelical Christians, evolution, faith and science, Francis Collins, Howard Van Till, intelligent design, physical universe, slippery slope, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Stockholm Syndrome Christians, theism, theistic Darwinism}

The Slippery Slope of Theistic Darwinism: The Sad Cases of Howard Van Till and Karl Giberson

_{John G. West
February 4, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science

4}

After retiring from Calvin, Howard Van Till evolved well beyond Christianity. Indeed, he eventually evolved beyond theism. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 3, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Faith & Science
Tagged
, authoritarianism, biblical authority, Christians, civilization, colleges, culture, Darwinism, elitism, Evangelical Christians, intelligent design, non-Christians, race, sex, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, United States, universities}

New Book: Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

_{John G. West
February 3, 2025

Bioethics, Biology, Faith & Science

2}

If you want to understand why many Christian colleges are now producing graduates with views indistinguishable from secular materialists, read my book. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 6, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Philosophy
Tagged
, Aeon, animal rights, animal welfare, anthropomorphizing, dignity, elitism, intelligence, New York Times, personhood, rights, Western civilization}

“Plant Philosophy” Sounds Like a Joke — It Isn’t

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 6, 2024

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences, Philosophy

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The purpose is to destroy the philosophical basis of Western civilization. Think I’m overreacting? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 6, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, "Science Says", C.S. Lewis, COVID-19, dialogue, elitism, Eric Metaxas, Francis Collins, free speech, intelligent design, lockdowns, prescience, propaganda, Rainier Club, science fiction, scientism, Seattle, Sigmund Freud, Socrates in the City, That Hideous Strength, The Magician's Twin, totalitarianism}

C. S. Lewis on the Unique Gullibility of the Elites, and More: John West in Conversation with Eric Metaxas

_{David Klinghoffer
May 6, 2024

Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

3}

A theme in the interview is the dubious role of elites, who stand out for their readiness to surrender their critical faculties when Science Says to do so. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 11, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Bismarck, climate change, coffee shop, COVID-19, elitism, experts, Harvard University, journals, media, Naomi Oreskes, North Dakota, Republicans, Scientific American, scientific enterprise, South Dakota, Wesley Smith}

Harvard Prof Will Explain Science to Baffled Small City America

_{David Klinghoffer
September 11, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine, Science Reporting

3}

Professor Oreskes writes articles with titles like “The Reason Some Republicans Mistrust Science: Their Leaders Tell Them To.” Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
February 15, 2023

Categories
Applied Sciences
Bioethics
Evolution
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Big Data, C.S. Lewis, education, elitism, faith, government, knowledge, magic, media, milk, morality, Neo-Darwinism, reality, soul, The Abolition of Man, transhumanism, virtue}

Humans Have Limits. Transhumanists Want to Overcome Them

_{Peter Biles
February 15, 2023

Applied Sciences, Bioethics, Evolution, Technology

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Transhumanism, arguably an offshoot of neo-Darwinism, is set on envisioning the next grand step of human evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Richard Weikart

Date
April 15, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Sociology
Tagged
, Big Government, blacks, causation, Charles Darwin, correlation, Darwinian racism, elitism, evolution, evolutionists, human evolution, intellectuals, racial inequality, Racism, scientific racism, white nationalists}

Does Disbelief in Human Evolution Foment Racism?

_{Richard Weikart
April 15, 2022

Bioethics, Evolution, Sociology

4}

This study does not provide an adequate explanation as to why belief in evolution would cause one to be less racist. Indeed, the logic seems backwards. Read More ›