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An Interstellar Distributor
Photo: ESO 455-10, a planetary nebula, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Stanghellini.

More Dispatches from the Science/Religion Classroom

Students are adept at spotting the incongruities, double standards, and tendentious arguments that often accompany methodological naturalism. Read More ›
Lime Kiln Lighthouse
Photo: Lime Kiln Lighthouse, San Juan Island, via Wikimedia Commons.

Reuben’s Story — A Light in Troubled Times

"Methodological naturalism is a very depressing thing to be told is the truth," says an 18-year-old correspondent. "Your work may have saved my life." Read More ›
Paul Nelson
Paul Nelson
Photo: Paul Nelson, by Nathan Jacobson.

I Beg Your Pardon? More on “Mainstream Science”

Does philosopher of biology Paul Nelson reject “mainstream science”? Of course he does not. Read More ›
Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Image: Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger / Public domain.

Adam and Eve and “Mainstream Science”

“The category ‘mainstream science’ sounds plausibly neutral, capturing the sort of objective knowledge to which any well-educated adult should assent.” Read More ›
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COVID-19
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Beauty, Coherence, Semiotics, and the Coronavirus — Webinar Series Continues Thursday

Purely physical explanations have difficulty in explaining the language-like features of communication between the coronavirus and a cell. Read More ›
Statue of a young Charles Darwin
Statue of a young Charles Darwin
Photo: Statue of a young Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury School, by Ailurus~frwiki / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Darwinian Mythology in Strickberger’s Evolution

Just because something can be counted as science does not automatically mean that it is true. Read More ›
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Trapped in the Naturalistic Parabola

You may have noticed a strange loop which arises spontaneously in many sectors of the intelligent design debate. Read More ›
Darwinism
Darwin

Darwin’s Desperation?

Darwinists easily obtain a global microphone to rant against intelligent design, while ID advocates silently gain adherents. Is it a sign of desperation? Read More ›
Behe Swamidass debate

Behe and Swamidass Debate Evolution and Intelligent Design at Texas A&M

When Michael Behe’s slide show flashed to a close up of the gears, a murmur of astonishment rolled through the audience. Read More ›
Neanderthal

Reflections on Our Ancient Past

I bring this up because some have claimed that I advocate a sole genetic progenitorship model for the first couple. Read More ›

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