Jonathan Wells Type post Author Stephen J. Iacoboni Date September 29, 2024 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionIntelligent DesignScientific Freedom Tagged , cellular biology, complexity, evolution, Gonzaga University, indoctrination, Jonathan Wells, medical school, Richard Sternberg, Robert Spitzer, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, Theodosius Dobzhansky, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, University of California A First Meeting with Jonathan Wells Stephen J. Iacoboni September 29, 2024 Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom 3 When physicians express doubts about Darwin, we are quickly reminded of that famous remark of Theodosius Dobzhansky. Read More ›
chambered nautilus Type post Author Robert F. Shedinger Date August 19, 2020 CategoriesBiologyEvolution Tagged , amino acids, Benedikt Hallgrimsson, Brian K. Hall, camera eye, Dan-Eric Nilsson, engineer, evolution, François Jacob, indoctrination, intelligent design, mollusks, mutations, natural selection, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Strickberger’s Evolution, textbooks, tinkerer, vertebrates, Wistar Institute Squeezing Out the Mystery: Final Comments on Strickberger’s Evolution Robert Shedinger August 19, 2020 Biology, Evolution 8 The phenomenon of convergent evolution suggests that natural selection fits better with the analogy of the engineer than it does the tinkerer. Read More ›
chimps Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 26, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsEthicsEvolution Tagged , atheism, BBC News, Charles Darwin, chimpanzees, college students, conscience, curriculum, evolution, evolutionary ethics, Frans de Waal, God’s Not Dead, indoctrination, materialism, Michael Egnor, moral relativism, morality, murder, Nicholas Wade, primates, The Descent of Man, Victor Stenger A College Student Gets Educated on Darwinian “Morality” David Klinghoffer July 26, 2020 Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution 5 The student, who attends a public university, is worried about how this kind of indoctrination bodes for the future. I am too. Read More ›
Darwin statue Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date March 30, 2019 CategoriesEvolutionScience Education Tagged , __k-review, academic freedom bills, April Fools’ Day, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, education, Eugenie Scott, Glenn Branch, headline, indoctrination, legislation, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), strengths and weaknesses, teachers From Darwin-Only National Center for Science Education, a Pre-April Fools’ Day Gag? David Klinghoffer March 30, 2019 Evolution, Science Education 2 So they’re finally admitting to what we’ve been saying for years — that evolution “indoctrination,” not education, is what they favor? Read More ›
Oxford tutorial Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date January 12, 2018 CategoriesEvolutionGeneticsScience Education Tagged , __k-review, acceptance, education, evolution, indoctrination, knowledge, Milner Centre for Evolution, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Neo-Darwinism, Oxford University, Phys.org, science, United Kingdom For U.K. Students, Education or Indoctrination? Sarah Chaffee January 12, 2018 Evolution, Genetics, Science Education 4 A new study from Nature Ecology & Evolution supposedly shows that acceptance of evolution is linked to lack of scientific knowledge. Read More ›
Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date June 22, 2016 CategoriesScience EducationScientific Freedom Tagged , __tedited, "teach the controversy", academic consensus, beliefs, critical thinking, indoctrination, mainstream science, parental consent, public education, science education, suppressed evidence What Is Teaching Evolution All About? Sarah Chaffee June 22, 2016 Science Education, Scientific Freedom 4 Adam Laats and Harvey Siegel offer a seemingly humane and generous compromise on teaching evolution in public schools. Read More ›