Listen: Greater Science Literacy Leads to Greater Acceptance of Evolution…Oh, Really?

_{Science and Culture
July 29, 2018

Evolution

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Jonathan Witt, co-author of the recent book Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, was skeptical when he heard that one. Read More ›

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Date
July 28, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, bioengineering, book reviews, Darwinism, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute Press, evolution, faith, Finland, Helsinki University of Technology, Heretic, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, life, Lutheran Church, materialism, Matti Leisola, Mind Matters, non-life, salvo, Terrell Clemmons, third rail}

Review: Heretic Takes Aim at Science’s Third Rail

_{Science and Culture
July 28, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design

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“Well, we can’t touch the third rail, so the question becomes, How can we safely get past it?” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 17, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, computer science, contagion, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute, George Montañez, Günter Bechly, Internet, John West, Jonathan Witt, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, Museum of Flight, René Girard, Robert J. Marks II, robots, Seattle, smart machines, Steve Buri, unemployment, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski}

New Bradley Center Launches; Will Consider Promise and Threat of Artificial Intelligence

_{David Klinghoffer
July 17, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind

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The theme of the evening was framed by a question: “Will the Machines Take Over? Human Uniqueness in the Age of Smart Machines.” Read More ›

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Date
June 12, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, "God of the gaps", Ann Gauger, Bible, BioLogos, C. John Collins, Casey Luskin, Colin Reeves, common design, concordism, David Klinghoffer, Denis Lamoureux, DNA, evolution, fossil record, Francis Collins, Günter Bechly, hominid fossils, Homo erectus, Homo naledi, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation, Lawrence Krauss, Ola Hössjer, pseudogenes, Rick Potts, RNA, Stephen Meyer, teeth, theistic evolution, Tree of Life, universal common ancestry}

On Hominid Fossils and Universal Common Ancestry, Denis Lamoureux Distorts

_{Science and Culture
June 12, 2018

Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Lamoureux is the theistic evolutionist who left an indelible impression a couple of years ago when he debated Stephen Meyer and atheist Lawrence Krauss. Read More ›

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Date
June 8, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, abrupt appearance, academic freedom, Amazon, BioLogos, critics, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute Press, evolution, fossil record, gradualism, Greg Cootsona, Günter Bechly, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Matti Leisola, Neo-Darwinism, Ola Hössjer, paleontology, reviews, scientists, stasis, Stockholm University}

Heretic Is for the ID Critic, or the Curious Reader, in Your Life

_{Science and Culture
June 8, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Yesterday on Twitter we had the opportunity to recommend it to an ID critic who wrote a book chapter on intelligent design without first doing his homework. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 5, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Bernard Acworth, BioLogos, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Christians, Darwinism, evolution, Fuller Theological Seminary, Greg Cootsona, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, intelligent design, John West, Jonathan Witt, Marvin Olasky, Matti Leisola, Mere Christianity, miracles, The Magician's Twin, World Magazine}

Mere Manipulation — Using C.S. Lewis to Pitch Evolution to Christians

_{David Klinghoffer
June 5, 2018

Faith & Science

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Marvin Olasky, editor of World Magazine, wryly observes that Lewis “should have trademarked ‘mere.’” Read More ›

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Author
Rachel Adams

Date
May 2, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, Alfie Evans, Avengers: Infinity War, bacteria, box office, C.S. Lewis, earth, Ebola, euthanasia, Forbes, Forrest Mims III, genocide, human population, Jonathan Witt, life, Marvel Cinematic Universe, National Review, Paul Ehrlich, technocracy, Thanos, The Abolition of Man, The War on Humans, Wesley Smith}

Avengers: Infinity War — The Culture of Death Goes Galactic

_{Rachel Adams
May 2, 2018

Bioethics

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The archvillain's motivations are crystal clear, and very familiar if you know about the views on human population associated with Paul Ehrlich or, even more so, Eric Pianka. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 19, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, alphabet soup, Bill Clinton, bioengineering, cookbook, Discovery Institute, evolution, Gutzon Borglum, intelligent design, John Zmirak, Jonathan Witt, Matti Leisola, microorganisms, Mount Rushmore, mutations, The Stream}

Sonny and Cher Meet Witt and Leisola

_{David Klinghoffer
April 19, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Leisola, of course, is a Finnish bioengineer who realized through his work that life could not have assembled itself through unguided processes. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 13, 2018

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, Expelled (movie), Facebook, Finland, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Witt, Louis Pasteur, March for Science, Matti Leisola, Nicolaus Copernicus, science, social media, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, Twitter, Washington DC}

Imagine Copernicus, Newton, Pasteur “Marching for Science”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 13, 2018

Scientific Freedom

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Jonathan Witt: “In the M4S subculture, dissent is a thought crime.” Read More ›

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Date
April 13, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, bioengineering, Darwin's House of Cards, Douglas Axe, evolution, Finland, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Jonathan Witt, Karl Popper, Matti Leisola, natural selection, neo-Darwinian theory, Norman Macbeth, phlogiston, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Lewontin, Stephen Jay Gould, Tom Bethell, Undeniable (book), W. Ford Doolittle, Zombie Science (book)}

Four Darwin Heretics: A Reader’s Roundup

_{Science and Culture
April 13, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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When you read Matti Leispola’s account of his adventures with a persecuted enclave of Darwin skeptics, you’ll understand why he has a smile on his face. Read More ›