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Image: Baruch Spinoza, via Wikimedia Commons.

Examining the Legacy of Baruch Spinoza in the History of Science

Join host and geologist Casey Luskin and historian of science Michael Keas for a lively conversation puncturing a series of anti-Christian myths. Read More ›
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Photo: Statue of Baruch Spinoza, The Hague, Netherlands, by Roel Wijnants, via Flickr (cropped).

Puncturing the Science-Faith Warfare Myth

In abandoning his traditional Jewish faith, was Baruch Spinoza able to provide an improved framework for doing science? Read More ›
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Intelligent Design and Man’s Free Will

Why do a husband and wife decide to have a child? A toy doll requires much less work. Read More ›
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Weekend Reading: Heretics and Inquisitors

A heresy might be true or it might be false, but part of its attraction lies in offering a rallying cry against the smirk of the mighty. Read More ›
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“Nobody Expects the Darwinist Inquisition”? I Do

It’s an ominous sight to observe the two waves approaching each other. On one side is an intensifying drive to police social media. Read More ›
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Portrait of Galileo Galilei and his telescope
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Zombie History — Using Galileo to Whack Intelligent Design

As a top science journal tells the story, the Galileo myth is relevant only to attack those who challenge the establishment consensus. Read More ›
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Menu Suggestion from Richard Dawkins

He thinks we are just a collection of carbon molecules and certainly of no intrinsic value simply and merely because we are human. Read More ›
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Galileo Galilei facing Roman inquisition, abandoning his views on heliocentricism. Reenactment of an important historical moment shaping the course of science and religion.
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Please, NASA, No More Galileos!

The David Coppedge case stands as an egregious instance of intolerance toward scientific dissent, so much so that it merits your attention and action, for Caltech runs JPL under contract with NASA, a government agency, and is thus indirectly accountable to the electorate, by which I mean you, dear reader. Read More ›

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