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Photo: Lunar shadow in total solar eclipse seen from the International Space Station, March 29, 2006, via NASA.

#3 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Perfect Eclipse, Coincidence or Conspiracy?

On August 21, we Americans got to see a total solar eclipse. Read More ›
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evolution
Photo credit: Charlesjsharp (Own work, from Sharp Photography) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

#8 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Theorist Concedes, Evolution “Avoids” Questions

To maintain at this point that “All Is Well” with evolution you have to be in a state of serious denial. Read More ›
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Photo: Günter Bechly, from "A German Scientist Speaks Out about Intelligent Design," via Discovery Institute.

Major Report from PJ Media — Erasing Bechly from Wikipedia Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Football players have a lot more freedom to share their controversial views than scientists do. Read More ›
Martin Luther
Reformation
Image: Martin Luther nails Ninety-five Theses to church door at Wittenberg, by Julius Hübner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Reformation and Science: No Simple Answers, but Some Clear Foundations

October 31 is the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, marked by Martin Luther’s nailing his Ninety-five Theses to the church door at Wittenberg. Read More ›
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Science Philosopher: Science World Beset by “Filters,” “Conformity,” “Hidebound” Thinking

How often have we heard the stale line about how science adores fresh thinking that topples past idols? Read More ›
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evolution
Photo credit: Charlesjsharp (Own work, from Sharp Photography) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Evolutionary Theorist Concedes: Evolution “Largely Avoids” Biggest Questions of Biological Origins

To maintain at this point that “All Is Well” with evolution you have to be in a state of serious denial. Read More ›
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Perfect Eclipses: Coincidence or Conspiracy?

The best time and place to view total solar eclipses in our Solar System is just when and where there are observers to see them. Let that sink in. Read More ›
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naturalism
Photo: Statue of Philosophy, Reading Room, Library of Congress, by Carol M. Highsmith, via Flickr.

Are Methodological Naturalism and Philosophical Naturalism the Same? A Dissent

In a previous post, I argued that methodological naturalism is a reasonable and neutral working principle limiting everyday science to natural causes. Read More ›
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Zombie Science

Jonathan Wells and Zombie Science, Out Today, Could Not Be Timelier

Dr. Wells examines widespread falsehoods that evolutionists use to sway, and fool, the rest of us. Read More ›
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Methodological Naturalism: A Rule That No One Needs or Obeys

The only real motivation for holding to MN is to keep the bad guys at bay, as an all-purpose "Press Button in Case of Emergency" defeater for ideas like intelligent design. Read More ›

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