Tag: First Things

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Author
Michael Chaberek

Date
January 28, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, Aquinas and Evolution, Aristotle, Catholic evolutionism, Catholic scientists, Catholicism and Evolution, Christianity, Congregation of the Index, Daniel Kuebler, Darwin and Doctrine, Darwinism, Enlightenment, Erasmus Darwin, evolution, faith and science, First Things, Humani Generis, Kenneth W. Kemp, Knowledge and Evolution, neo-Platonism, Plato, Pope Leo XIII, Pope Pius IX, Raffaello Caverni, St. George Jackson Mivart, St. Thomas Aquinas, Stephen Barr, Steve Greene, Syllabus Errorum, The Origins of Catholic Evolutionism, Zoonomia}

Catholicism and Evolution: A Response to Stephen Barr

_{Michael Chaberek, O.P.
January 28, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science

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These publications are far from telling, in Barr’s words, “the full story of how the Church did react to the theory of evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 15, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, ambivalence, Ann Gauger, biological complexity, biology, Charles Lyell, chemical evolution, common descent, Darwinian evolution, Duke of Argyll, evolution, First Things, Fr. Martin Hilbert, Fr. Michael Chaberek, human body, human life, infraction, Judaism, natural selection, nature, Neil Thomas, On the Genesis of Species, origin of life, Richard Owen, Roman Catholic Church, Science and Culture Today, scientists, slovenliness, St. George Mivart, Stephen M. Barr, theology, universal common descent, vera causa}

Catholicism and “Evolution,” Whatever That Means

_{David Klinghoffer
January 15, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science

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In the book review by Stephen Barr, I count 66 mentions of “evolution” and not one of “Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
August 29, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Amazon, Books & Culture, Brian Miller, Cambridge University Press, Darwinists, Erik Larson, Eugenie Scott, evolution, Evolution News, First Things, intelligent design, Jason Rosenhouse, Kenneth Miller, Rosenhouse’s Whoppers (series), The Myth of Artificial Intelligence}

Rosenhouse’s Whoppers: More Guidance on Reading Jason Rosenhouse

_{William A. Dembski
August 29, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

4}

So much in Rosenhouse’s book is careless, giving no indication that he has carefully studied and adequately comprehended my work or that of my colleagues. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 23, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, baseball, conferences, Erik Larson, First Things, George Gilder, Jay Richards, Ray Kurzweil, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence}

“Are We Spiritual Machines?”

_{William A. Dembski
April 23, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

1}

The event at which I moderated the discussion about Ray Kurzweil’s book was the 1998 George Gilder Telecosm conference. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 20, 2019

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, “nones”, alchemy, Ben Shapiro, Berlin Wall, Brazil, Brian Miller, Center for Science and Culture, Christmas, Claremont Review of Books, Darwin Devolves, David Berlinski, David Gelernter, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, evolution, First Things, Foresight (book), genetic information, Günter Bechly, Hong Kong, Hoover Institution, intelligent design, Israel, James Tour, Jerry Coyne, Marcos Eberlin, materialism, Michael Behe, Orthodox Jews, PragerU, proteins, Quillette, Science Uprising, Spain, Yale University}

Breaches in the Wall: Reviewing a Year in the Life of Intelligent Design

_{Brian Miller
December 20, 2019

Biology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

7}

The Seattle-based staff of Discovery Institute and the Center for Science & Culture just celebrated our Christmas luncheon. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 22, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, “nones”, anxiety, Christianity, computer science, Darwinism, David Berlinski, David Gelernter, First Things, Genesis, George Weigel, Hoover Institution, intellectuals, intelligent design, John Paul II, Peter Robinson, Stephen Meyer, The Claremont Review of Books, The Stream, Yale University}

George Weigel, Biographer of John Paul II, Takes Note of David Gelernter’s Darwin Apostasy

_{David Klinghoffer
August 22, 2019

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

4}

For a major intellectual like this to publicly reject evolutionary theory naturally catches the attention of other major intellectuals. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 1, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Physical Sciences
Science
Tagged
, __nedited, Big Science, Bill Nye, Bret Weinstein, Darwinism, Evergreen State College, First Things, March for Science, Michael Ruse, naturalism, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Normal Science, post-truth, Retraction Watch, truth, Wesley J. Smith}

Can Science Survive Long in a Post-Modern World?

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 1, 2017

Evolution, Physical Sciences, Science

9}

It’s not clear. Metaphysical naturalism insists that there is no design in nature and that nature is all there is. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 23, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, assisted suicide, Chile, despair, euthanasia, First Things, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Oregon, UC Irvine}

“Dying of Despair”

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 23, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

5}

I began my work against assisted suicide in 1993. In the intervening years, I have witnessed a very disturbing change. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 1, 2017

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, Adrian Owen, Aristotle, brain, First Things, Francis Crick, materialism, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, neurosurgery, soul, Thomas Aquinas}

Neuroscientist Michael Egnor on Thomas Aquinas and “A Map of the Soul”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 1, 2017

Neuroscience & Mind

4}

Patients missing large parts of their brain tissue can lead normal lives because the material, the tissue, is not all there is to us. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 11, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, culture of death, First Things, Jack Kevorkian, media, Planned Parenthood, Terri Schiavo, Wesley J. Smith}

Unmasking the Culture of Death

_{David Klinghoffer
June 11, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

Observe the now familiar evolution -- guided by the media and “bioethicists” -- of public sentiment, from outrage to apathy. Read More ›