Tag: groupthink

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 19, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Carl Sagan, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Francis Crick, groupthink, Imperial College London, Interesting Engineering, Leslie Orgel, Live Science, Lynn Margulis, Mark Thompson, Medium, National Geographic, Occam’s razor, origin of life, protocell, Psychology for Mental Health, Robert Endres, Science Sensei, spontaneous emergence, Star Trek, Star Wars, terraforming, Universe Today}

At Present, the Origin of Life Isn’t a Scientific Question; It’s a Political One

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 19, 2025

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

5}

Some answers are Correct Groupthink but others will get you Canceled. It’s not clear that the current approach will enable many more insights. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 26, 2025

Categories
Physics
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Big Bang, Carrollgate, efficacy, Eric Weinstein, ethics, geometric unity, government, groupthink, Johns Hopkins University, physicists, physics, Piers Morgan, Piers Morgan Uncensored, predictions, productivity, quantum gravity, Sabine Hossenfelder, Sean Carroll, theoretical physicists, trust}

Exposed: The Flakiness and Groupthink that Plague Physics

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 26, 2025

Physics, Scientific Reasoning

7}

This episode is worth keeping in mind when we hear pundits complain that the public doesn’t trust science or that government doesn’t support it enough. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, books, censorship, George Orwell, Great Britain, groupthink, intellectuals, intelligentsia, Joseph Stalin, literature, satire, Soviet Union, totalitarianism, USSR, Utopia, Winston Churchill}

Recalling Orwell’s Timely Warning on Groupthink

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 14, 2023

Bioethics, Scientific Freedom

6}

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

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 14, 2022

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atheism, churches, COVID-19, cowardice, Discovery Institute, evolution, faith, Gallup poll, groupthink, intelligent design, Newsweek, Pew Research Center, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientists, Stephen Meyer, survey, universe, young people}

Stephen Meyer: How Misunderstood Science Drives Religious Disbelief

_{David Klinghoffer
July 14, 2022

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

2}

What a shame that the scientific mainstream has done such a poor job of communicating its own discoveries to the public. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 24, 2020

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Sociology
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, evolution, groupthink, John West, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Science (journal), Star Trek, The Borg}

Behe’s New “Mousetrap” Book — The Fragility of Darwinism

_{David Klinghoffer
November 24, 2020

Biochemistry, Evolution, Sociology

3}

The idea of the book is not merely to dunk on the critics. Michael Behe, to be frank, doesn’t find of any their criticisms very meaningful. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 17, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Mathematics
Tagged
, __edited, academic consensus, censors, David Berlinski, evolution, fear, groupthink, human nature, Natural Sciences, prestige, Princeton University, Sergiu Klainerman, writing}

“Fearless”: Princeton Mathematician Sergiu Klainerman on Berlinski’s Human Nature

_{David Klinghoffer
November 17, 2019

Evolution, Mathematics

1}

“The man is fearless in pursuing lines of reasoning that are considered taboo by current standards.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 12, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Linguistics
Mathematics
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, __edited, celebrities, David Berlinski, endorsements, groupthink, Hoover Institution, human nature, intellectuals, military history, Stanford University, Uncommon Knowledge, Victor Davis Hanson}

Original, Incisive, Brilliant: Victor Davis Hanson on Berlinski’s Human Nature

_{David Klinghoffer
November 12, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution, Linguistics, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics

1}

“A brilliant indictment of scientific groupthink by an unapologetic intellectual dissident.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 21, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, careerism, credentialism, Darwinists, groupthink, H.L. Mencken, intelligent design, Kevin Williamson, National Review, scientists, William F. Buckley Jr.}

Intelligent Design as “Daft Rube-Bait”: Round 2 with Kevin Williamson

_{David Klinghoffer
January 21, 2019

Intelligent Design

2}

“He is saying that critics of Darwin should allow themselves to be abused — by non-scientists like Kevin Williamson — and just take it.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 23, 2018

Categories
Cosmology
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, A Universe from Nothing, Aquinas and Evolution, Dennis Prager, DNA, evolution, Father Michael Chaberek, Genesis, groupthink, intelligent design, John Zmirak, Lawrence Krauss, logic, methodological naturalism, mutations, natural selection, quantum physics, radio, Rosetta Stone, Royal Society, science, scientific method, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution}

#10 of Our Top Stories of 2018: How Meyer Turned Prager Around on Evolution

_{David Klinghoffer
December 23, 2018

Cosmology, Evolution

7}

Oh, it’s very difficult to concede that you were mistaken about something. Especially, I would say, for males. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 19, 2018

Categories
Cosmology
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, A Universe from Nothing, Aquinas and Evolution, Dennis Prager, DNA, evolution, Father Michael Chaberek, Genesis, groupthink, intelligent design, John Zmirak, Lawrence Krauss, logic, methodological naturalism, mutations, natural selection, quantum physics, radio, Rosetta Stone, Royal Society, science, scientific method, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution}

Dennis Prager on Evolution: Stephen Meyer Turned Me Around

_{David Klinghoffer
October 19, 2018

Cosmology, Evolution

6}

Oh, it’s very difficult to concede that you were mistaken about something. Especially, I would say, for males. Read More ›