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Pope Francis, Evolution, and the Curia

The Pontifical Academy of Sciences is “just another office down the street,” as one Vatican insider told me. Read More ›
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Weaponizing Science, Journals Indulge in Political Partisanship

I would say the same thing if they abused the name of science to wrap a Republican, or a Democrat, in it. Read More ›
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How the Public Health Establishment Squandered Our Trust

The Covid pandemic was devastating, not only for society generally, but also to the reputations of our once-trusted health agencies. Read More ›
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Joe Lieberman, the Sabbath, and Intelligent Design

In simplest terms, the Biblical institution of a Sabbath is intended as a weekly reminder of intelligent design. Read More ›
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In Pope Benedict XVI, Science Had a Friend and Neo-Darwinism a Foe

That Benedict meant to implicate neo-Darwinism in its flight from evidence is not mere wishful thinking on the part of the design community. Read More ›
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How Has Darwinism Negatively Impacted Society?

The late Morris Goodman of Wayne State University argued that humans are “only slightly remodeled chimpanzee-like apes.” Read More ›
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John Derbyshire: A Useful Darwinian Racist

Darwinian evolution will never succeed in disentangling itself from racism because it must always have its “official subhuman.” Read More ›
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“Simulation Hypothesis” and Star Trek — Intelligent Design by Another Name

The universe may be intelligently designed and yet not be a simulation. The theory of intelligent design does not rise or fall with the simulation hypothesis. Read More ›
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Iconoclast: Farewell to Tom Bethell

I remember having an exchange with Tom about the meaning of his last name, which seems to correspond to the Biblical place name Beth El, meaning "House of God." Read More ›
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Shaw, Chesterton, and the Critique of Darwinism

Chesterton was a friend of Shaw but also an ideological opponent, who often debated with him on public stages. Read More ›

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