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Date
August 20, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __edited, Douglas Futuyma, education, evolution, Francis Collins, George Williams, human nature, J.B.S. Haldane, Jerry Coyne, Kenneth Miller, methodological naturalism, Neil Shubin, Niles Eldredge, On the Origin of Species, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Dilley, Stephen Jay Gould, teleology, textbooks, Theodosius Dobzhansky, theology}

Biology Textbooks and the “God-Talk” Problem

_{Science & Culture
August 20, 2019

Biology, Evolution, Science Education

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A muddle emerges from textbooks’ unprincipled use of theology. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
August 19, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Psychology
Tagged
, __edited, Big Bang, brain, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, Finding Darwin's God, Francis Collins, Human Zoos, Kenneth Miller, mental illness, metaphysical naturalism, methodological naturalism, National Institutes of Health, North American Teilhard Society, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, psychiatry, Theodosius Dobzhansky}

What’s at Stake in the Debate over Darwinism?

_{Robert Shedinger
August 19, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution, Psychology

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We know that Darwinian evolution has a long and sordid history of entanglement with issues of race, racism, and eugenics. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 11, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, blood-clotting cascade, chloroquine, Darwin Devolves, Escherichia coli, Eugenie Scott, evolution, Francis Collins, fraud, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jerry Coyne, Karl Giberson, Kenneth Miller, malaria, Michael Behe, Nathan Lents, Response to Criticism, Richard Dawkins, Richard Lenski, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science (journal), Stephen Meyer, The Edge of Evolution, waiting-time problem, William A. Dembski}

Darwinists Devolve: Review by Swamidass, Lenski, and Lents Borders on Fraud

_{John G. West
February 11, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I found their review utterly convincing — although probably not in the way the authors might hope. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 7, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, American Association for the Advancement of Science, BioLogos, Chris Mooney, Clergy Letter Project, dialogue, Dover trial, evolution, evolutionary creationism, faith, Francis Collins, scientists}

From American Association for the Advancement of Science, Condescension Disguised as “Dialogue”

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 7, 2019

Faith & Science, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

5}

Honestly, the scientific establishment would do better by sticking to science. Read More ›

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Author
Richard Weikart

Date
January 4, 2019

Categories
Ethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, E.O. Wilson, eugenics, Francis Collins, human experimentation, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, Michael Ruse, Michael Shermer, morality, Racism, Scientific American, scientific revolution, The Death of Humanity, Thomas Jefferson, warfare}

Why Michael Shermer’s “Case for Scientific Humanism” Fails

_{Richard Weikart
January 4, 2019

Ethics, Faith & Science

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Shermer tries to rewrite history by insisting that science is built on atheistic assumptions. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
August 24, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Bible, BioLogos, Christians, deism, design detection, evolution, Francis Collins, Francis Crick, Francisco Ayala, intelligent design, John Polkinghorne, Karl Giberson, Kenneth Miller, Peaceful Science, Richard Dawkins, S. Joshua Swamidass, Stephen Meyer, The Blind Watchmaker, The Language of God, theistic evolution, theology, Washington University}

Answering Joshua Swamidass: What Do Theistic Evolutionists Believe?

_{Ann Gauger
August 24, 2018

Faith & Science

10}

There are innumerable descriptions and definitions of theistic evolution. How things are phrased matters a lot. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 3, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, Africans, Broad Institute, Cell (journal), Darwinism, FOXP2, Francis Collins, gene, genome, Harvard University, humans, Michael Denton, MIT, natural selection, Nature (journal), non-Africans, Research, Robin Williams, The Biology of the Baroque, The Language of God}

Update: Still No Evolutionary Explanation for Human Language

_{David Klinghoffer
August 3, 2018

Evolution, Linguistics

5}

“The case that human language develops step by step through natural selection is weakened by the fact that no single language gene has ever been discovered.” Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 13, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, "God of the gaps", Bible, BioLogos, Cambrian Explosion, Casey Luskin, Deborah Haarsma, Denis Lamoureux, dice, Discovery Institute, Dover trial, dysteleology, Evangelical Christianity, evolutionary creation, Francis Collins, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Jesus Christ, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Neo-Darwinism, Stephen Meyer, The Language of God, The Privileged Planet, theistic evolution, theology}

Astonished and Amused by Lamoureux’s (Mis)Take on Intelligent Design

_{Ann Gauger
June 13, 2018

Intelligent Design

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It’s always unfortunate when people misconstrue or misrepresent other people. Read More ›

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Date
June 12, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, "God of the gaps", Ann Gauger, Bible, BioLogos, C. John Collins, Casey Luskin, Colin Reeves, common design, David Klinghoffer, Denis Lamoureux, DNA, evolution, fossil record, Francis Collins, Günter Bechly, hominid fossils, Homo erectus, Homo naledi, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Lawrence Krauss, Ola Hössjer, pseudogenes, Rick Potts, RNA, Stephen Meyer, teeth, theistic evolution, Tree of Life, universal common ancestry}

On Hominid Fossils and Universal Common Ancestry, Denis Lamoureux Distorts

_{Science & Culture
June 12, 2018

Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Lamoureux is the theistic evolutionist who left an indelible impression a couple of years ago when he debated Stephen Meyer and atheist Lawrence Krauss. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 9, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, BioLogos, Darwinian theory, Deborah Haarsma, deism, evolutionary biology, Francis Collins, hummingbirds, intelligent design, Jim Stump, Karl Giberson, mantis shrimp, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Wayne Grudem}

Mission Impossible: From the BioLogos Files

_{David Klinghoffer
May 9, 2018

Faith & Science

6}

By all means, if they’re discovering new common ground with ID, warmly welcome these good people and thoughtful scientists aboard. Read More ›