Gilson Lents Type post Author Tom Gilson Date October 29, 2020 CategoriesLife SciencesScientific Reasoning Tagged , angiosperms, beauty, California, Christianity, Discovery Institute, Europe, evolutionists, false dichotomy, flowering plants, forests, Homo sapiens, homogeneity, humans, intelligent design, logical fallacies, mountains, Nathan Lents, North America, Orange County, physiology, sarcasm, Sudoku, theism, Tom Gilson, Twitter On Fall Foliage, Nathan Lents Comes Up Short Tom Gilson October 29, 2020 Life Sciences, Scientific Reasoning 10 There is nothing in the word “gift” that entails its having been given identically to all persons at all times. That’s not hard, actually. Read More ›
jellyfish Type post Author Casey Luskin Date October 12, 2020 CategoriesBiologyIntelligent Design Tagged , Carl Sagan, Darwin's Doubt, Design Inference, DNA, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, Journal of Theoretical Biology, logical fallacies, molecular motors, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, Ola Hössjer, protein complexes, rarity, Simon Conway Morris, specification, Steinar Thorvaldsen, Stephen Meyer, Stuart Kauffman Repentant Biology Journal Offers a Weak Rebuttal to Its Own Pro-ID Fine-Tuning Paper Casey Luskin October 12, 2020 Biology, Intelligent Design 7 The authors close by quoting Carl Sagan’s famous adage that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Do they offer that kind of evidence? Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date October 26, 2016 CategoriesScientific ReasoningScientific Trustworthiness Tagged , __tedited, ad hominem, critical thinking, fact-checking, Jason Rosenhouse, logical fallacies, popular opinion Darwinism and “Astroturf” David Klinghoffer October 26, 2016 Scientific Reasoning, Scientific Trustworthiness 4 Here's a helpful concept from investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 21, 2016 CategoriesScientific Reasoning Tagged , __tedited, argument from authority, design intuition, feelings, logical fallacies, persuasion, public opinion, scientific debate, skepticism, tribalism, trust in scientists, Undeniable (book) Scientists Aren’t Exempt from Feelings, Any More Than the Public Is David Klinghoffer July 21, 2016 Scientific Reasoning 6 And no, that's not entirely a bad thing. Read More ›