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Inhibit the Mind? Scopes Revisionism Can End

The centennial of the Scopes Trial is a good time to set the record straight. Here’s a way to turn the tables on the stereotype. Read More ›
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A Secular Gay Agnostic Talks with Stephen Meyer

Why, by the way, do I tick off Moulton’s identities in the headline? I hate putting people into simplistic categories. Read More ›
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Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.

Throwback Thursday: Meyer Asks, “What Is This Theory of Intelligent Design?”

"As the story goes, intelligent design is just creationism repackaged by religious fundamentalists in order to circumvent a 1987 Supreme Court prohibition." Read More ›
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Do Darwin Critics Reject Evolution Because They’re Anti-Communists? Carl Weinberg Says Yes

In a couple of cases, Weinberg goes beyond the pale, making accusations that are bizarre and even slanderous. Read More ›
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Rejecting Evolution Because of Anti-Communism? Charge by Cornell U Press Book Fails to Detonate

Weinberg takes a historically accurate claim — that many creationists over the years blamed communism on evolution — and then blows it way out of proportion. Read More ›
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At the Bottom of the Glass, God Is Waiting

The German physicist Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976) is one of the fathers of quantum mechanics and ranks among the greatest scientists of the 20th century. Read More ›
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How I Came to Take Leave of Darwin 

I had once assumed that any opposition to Darwin must necessarily be confined to the ranks of such as Biblical fundamentalists. Read More ›
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No, Really? Scientists Find Anti-Christian Prejudice in the Science World

The statement that “scientists call” this group “fundamentalist and/or evangelical” makes it sounds as if that is an objective, scientific label. Read More ›
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West: Louisiana Science Education Act Is Important as a “Stereotype Breaker”

It was a turning point in the effort to secure academic freedom for science teachers. Read More ›

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