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Darwin’s Sacred Fiction

A book by Adrian Desmond and James Moore holds that Charles Darwin was significantly motivated in his scientific work by abolitionist sentiments. Read More ›
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Rescuing Evolution from Darwinian Myth

Does the public promotion of Darwin’s theory of natural selection match Darwin’s own private view of his theory? Read More ›
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Examining the Legacy of Baruch Spinoza in the History of Science

Join host and geologist Casey Luskin and historian of science Michael Keas for a lively conversation puncturing a series of anti-Christian myths. Read More ›
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How Tycho Brahe Set an Unhelpful Precedent for Scientists

Brahe, a 16th-century Danish astronomer, sat on his astronomical research for years, rather than sharing it with Kepler, his assistant. Read More ›
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Recognizing the Scandal in the Universities — Will It Extend to Origins Science?

The regime of methodological naturalism is affirmative action for scientific ideas. Read More ›
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William Whewell: Statesman of Science

Are there natural limits to biological change? Is the evidence for design in nature well founded? Read More ›
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When Natural and Super-Natural Explanations Work Hand in Hand

Methodological naturalism is the idea that scientists may only invoke unintelligent causes for nature’s history. Read More ›
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Ray Kurzweil Predicts: The “Singularity” by 2045

Under Kurzweil’s transhumanist vision of the future, AI promises us superhuman capabilities complete with heaven on earth and eternal life. Read More ›
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Statue of Alfred Russel Wallace
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How Evolutionary Theory’s Co-Founder Broke with Darwin

Unlike Darwin, Wallace thought that biology, chemistry, and cosmology proclaimed clear evidence of intelligent design. Read More ›
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J. P. Moreland on the Contradictions of Scientism

Scientism is the belief that only the hard sciences can provide any reliably true knowledge. Read More ›

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