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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 19, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Philosophy
Social Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, civilization, culture, evil, experts, Human Zoos, J.P. Moreland, John West, knowledge, science, scientism, Scientism and Secularism (book), The Stream, Tom Gilson}

Scientism Is Wrong; Is It Evil, Too?

_{David Klinghoffer
October 19, 2018

Bioethics, Philosophy, Social Sciences

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Granted, scientism can aid and abet evil. Its tendency to do so is predictable. In its blindness it harms and humiliates. Read More ›

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Date
October 7, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __k-review, C.S. Lewis, creativity, Declaration of Independence, Discovery Institute, FreedomFest, George Gilder, history, Human Zoos, John West, knowledge, Ota Benga, personhood, Peter Singer, Racism, Richard Weikart, science, technocracy, Thomas Jefferson, totalitarian science}

Totalitarian Science: Past, Present, and Future?

_{Science & Culture
October 7, 2018

Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

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When science is considered the only route to knowledge, scientific experts are given the right to rule, and science becomes totalitarian. Read More ›

Golden Sunset Reflecting On A Breaking Ocean Wave

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 3, 2018

Categories
Epistemology
History of Science
Metaphysics
Tagged
, __edited, Alvin Plantinga, Aristotelianism, Big Bang, causation, Ed Feser, Enlightenment, Francis Bacon, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Isaac Newton, knowledge, Maimonides, materialism, nature, New Atheists, Newtonian mechanics, philosophers, power, René Descartes, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, scientific revolution, scientists, Steven Pinker, Thomas Aquinas}

Knowledge, Power, and the Scientific Enlightenment

_{Michael Egnor
October 3, 2018

Epistemology, History of Science, Metaphysics

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A focus on power, to the neglect of wisdom, is fine, as long as it is recognized that mechanical philosophy is incomplete. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 4, 2018

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, Claude Shannon, creativity, Discovery Institute, economics, George Gilder, Google, information theory, Karl Marx, knowledge, machines, money, Silicon Valley, Wall Street Journal, William Blake}

Life After Google — Gilder’s Vision

_{David Klinghoffer
September 4, 2018

Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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It’s the quality of vision that’s most painfully lacking in our intellectual and moral leaders, not merely diverse or polymathic knowledge Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 28, 2018

Categories
Arts
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, "poor design", Africa, ballet, beauty, biosphere, birth, disease, ecosystem, evil, evolution, intelligent design, knowledge, music, mutations, natural selection, nature, pain, painting, pelvis, Richard Dawkins, River Out of Eden, savannah, suffering, Venus}

Beauty as Evidence for Intelligent Design

_{Ann Gauger
June 28, 2018

Arts, Intelligent Design

5}

Beauty does not come from randomness. It is beauty, not ugliness that must be explained. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 16, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Psychology
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, American history, behavior, bias, Caltech, critical thinking, education, evolution, ideology, Internet, knowledge, objectivity, power, science, Scientific American, stem, students, Yale University}

Yale President Calls for Objectivity in Science Education

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 16, 2018

Evolution, Psychology, Science Education

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He might not welcome my saying so, but his emphasis on thinking critically and examining evidence is spot-on. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 15, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, Canada, evolution, First Amendment, Jordan Peterson, knowledge, lawsuit, National Post, political correctness, University of Toronto}

Lindsay Shepherd’s University Endorses Free Speech

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 15, 2018

Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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She was called into a meeting and chastised by faculty members. She recorded the meeting and publicized the recording. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
April 28, 2018

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Bible, Brian Keating, credulity, faith, hypothesis, knowledge, multiverse, PragerU, rhetoric, theists, truth, UC San Diego, video}

“Faith” and the Multiverse: A Response

_{Paul Nelson
April 28, 2018

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Philosophy, Physical Sciences

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I grasp the argument Professor Brian Keating is making in his PragerU video. Read More ›

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Author
Richard Weikart

Date
January 30, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, biotechnology, cloning, creator, evil, Frankenstein, horror, Journal of Medical Ethics, Julian Savulescu, knowledge, love, Mary Shelley, Oxford University, science, scientists}

Frankenstein 200 Years Later: Have We Heeded the Warning?

_{Richard Weikart
January 30, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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Shelley’s cautionary tale of a scientific experiment run amok has profound implications for today’s bioethics debates. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 26, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, "God of the gaps", amino acids, BioLogos, computer code, Deborah Haarsma, DNA, Douglas Axe, evolution, homeless, knowledge, March for Science, mentally ill, PJ Media, progressive, proteins, science, Seattle, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Tyler O’Neil}

Shock: Reporter Allows Stephen Meyer to Respond to “God of the Gaps” Challenge

_{David Klinghoffer
January 26, 2018

Intelligent Design, Science Reporting

5}

Commuting by bus to the downtown core of intensely progressive Seattle is never less than thought-provoking, in many ways. Read More ›