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C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
Image: C. S. Lewis, by Anca Budisan.

C. S. Lewis Criticized Scientism, Not Science

Scientism is the idea that science is the ultimate path to knowledge and wisdom — the only sure path — and that the spiritual realm is a mirage. Read More ›
Pamela Newkirk
Pamela Newkirk
Photo: Pamela Newkirk in a scene from Human Zoos.

Journalist Finds a “Cover-Up” by the Bronx Zoo

It wasn’t until they were forced by events that the Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society admitted this black life mattered. Read More ›
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Image credit: DonkeyHotey / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).

“In Fauci We Trust”? C. S. Lewis Foresaw Scientific Authoritarianism

Who would have predicted all that Americans have experienced in the past five months? Read More ›
Monkey House
Monkey House
Photo: Bronx Zoo, Monkey House, by Antigng / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Something Is Missing from Bronx Zoo’s Apology

The truth is that placing a man in the Monkey House was intended as an education for the public in Darwinian evolution. Read More ›
Margaret Sanger
Photo: Bust of Margaret Sanger, National Portrait Gallery, by Cliff, via Flickr.

Memory Purge: Eugenicist Margaret Sanger Gets Canceled by Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood seeks a way to quiet a controversy without searching its own soul. Read More ›
C. S. Lewis statue
C. S. Lewis statue
Photo: C. S. Lewis statue, by "Genvessel" / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).

Why C. S. Lewis Rejected the “Argument from Undesign”

One contribution Lewis made to the intelligent design project wasn’t a specific argument but the example he set. Read More ›
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History, by Ingfbruno / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).

Nightmare at the Museum

This week we've been taking a look behind the scenes at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Read More ›
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Photo: Display of Grant’s Caribou at the AMNH, by Ehblake / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Cancel Caribou? Another Questionable Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History

The role of science in justifying racism and eugenics is a subject that needs to be opened up wide, not decorously ignored any longer. Read More ›

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