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Mind Behind the Universe? A Stereotype About Scientists May Be Crumbling

Joel Kotkin points to a recent conference that brought together top engineers, mathematicians, and scientists to discuss the “new synergy.” Read More ›
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Genesis Rescripted: Erasmus and Charles Darwin’s Biblical Indebtedness

One may argue that myth still informs the metaphors underlying the formulation of some present-day scientific theories. Read More ›
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On the Road: The Science of Design in an American Context

We are indebted to the Jewish and Christian writers of the Bible for these truths. They were certainly not self-evident to other cultures of that time. Read More ›
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An Unusual Story of Everything Review from the UK

Senior features writer Peter Stanford at The Telegraph seems excited about the documentary almost despite himself. Read More ›
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The Nigerian Experiment: Social Darwinism in Practice

In the late 19th century, Great Britain, the United States, and twelve European nations got together and divided Africa up among themselves. Read More ›
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Pop Science Site Enlists the Peppered Moth to Attack Religion

If this is an “excellent” example of “Darwinian evolution in action,” it shows that Darwinian evolution doesn’t do very much.  Read More ›
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How Darwinism Dodges the Iceberg 

When I viewed the stranded vessel in 1992 it looked remarkably well preserved, but of course functionally it was a mere “zombie” craft. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: New Fossil Evidence Challenges Another Icon of Evolution

This would have been very interesting news to my friend and colleague Jonathan Wells, who had described many such cases in his ground-breaking books. Read More ›
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Human Rights and the Image of God

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” Read More ›
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Recalling Orwell’s Timely Warning on Groupthink

The censorship he had to address was not a conspiracy or even a campaign; it was spontaneous. Read More ›

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