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Human Zoos
Ota Benga

YouTube Premiere of Award-Winning Film Exposes Human Zoos, Scientific Racism

“Science is a wonderful thing, but human zoos, scientific racism, and eugenics were shocking betrayals of science.” Read More ›
Galileo Facing the Roman Inquisition
Image: Galileo Facing the Roman Inquisition, by Cristiano Banti / Public domain.

Listen: Did Galileo Prove the Catholic Church’s Irrational Opposition to Science?

There’s plenty here for both scientists and theologians to learn — as well as anyone who thinks Galileo shows the Church was at war against science. Read More ›
Polaris
Flat Earth
Photo: North Star, by Ashley Dace [CC BY-SA 2.0].

Flat Earth Myth: A Favorite with ID Critics

Professor Jerry Coyne, for one, says that HarperCollins, publisher of Michael Behe’s forthcoming book, “should be ashamed at [sic] itself for publishing the biology equivalent of flat-Earthism.” Read More ›
alien life
Photo credit: Dino Reichmuth on Unsplash.

Mike Keas and Rob Simone: Differing Perspectives on the “ET Enlightenment” Myth

While Dr. Keas's book is not directed against belief in extraterrestrials, it does cast a new light on ETs that may make skeptics and believers alike think again. Read More ›
Mike Keas
Photo: Mike Keas, by Robert Crowther. 

Mike Keas on the Dennis Prager Show, 11 AM Pacific Time

Isn’t it interesting that some laymen are able to interact with the relevant scientific ideas here — Prager does — while others plug their ears and refuse to think about it. Read More ›
Drawing_of_Thomas_Henry_Huxley
Nancy Pearcey
Image: T.H. Huxley, via Wikimedia Commons.

Listen: Nancy Pearcey on How Philosophy, Not Evidence, Drove Darwin and Huxley

One historian says Darwin’s naturalism came first, and “only later did he find a theory to validate his convictions.” Read More ›
Kepler crater
Johannes Kepler
Photo: The Moon’s Kepler crater, named for Johannes Kepler, by NASA via Wikimedia Commons.

Melissa Cain Travis Talks About Science and the Mind of the Maker

From Johannes Kepler to Max Planck, scientists have seen their work as much more than merely uncovering how things work. Read More ›
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Unbelievable

In Colorado, Two Sneak Previews of Unbelievable

At Colorado State University, I was impressed by a question from a boy who was about 13 years old. Read More ›
flat earth
Unbelievable
Image at top: Flat Earth, by JooJoo41, via Pixabay.

Pre-order Unbelievable Now at a 50 Percent Discount! See Michael Keas in Colorado This Week

Behind all the myths skewered in Dr. Keas’s book lies the idea of religion cast falsely as a retarding force on science. Read More ›

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