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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 3, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, Brooklyn, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, Darwin's Corrosive Idea, Donald Trump, John West, mysticism, New York Times, occult, religion, Richard Dawkins, science, Theosophy, witchcraft}

New York Times Links Darwin, Dawkins, and Witchcraft Chic

_{David Klinghoffer
November 3, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science

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It's pretty remarkable to see these ideas connected so explicitly. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 25, 2017

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, bestseller, Brian Miller, Darwinism, Eric Metaxas, evolution, intelligent design, J. Scott Turner, life, materialism, New York Times, Purpose and Desire: What Makes Something "Alive" and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It, State University of New York}

Under Materialism, No Meaning to Life — and No Life, Either

_{David Klinghoffer
October 25, 2017

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Biologist Scott Turner’s spot-on phrase, the “Reverse Pinocchio,” captures the idea well. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 10, 2017

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
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, __edited, abiogenesis, atheism, Brian Miller, Charles Darwin, Dan Brown, Discovery Institute, Edmond Kirsch, fiction, intelligent design, Jeremy England, MIT, New York Times, Origin, Sarah Chaffee, Spain}

Dan Brown Thriller Has MIT’s Jeremy England in It; Brian Miller Puts the Science in Perspective

_{David Klinghoffer
October 10, 2017

Human Origins and Anthropology, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics

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I’m reading Brown’s new Robert Langdon novel, Origin. There’s a decent chance you are too. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 28, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Science Reporting
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, __edited, Colorado River, environmentalism, farmers, forests, lawsuit, lawyer, mining, New York Times, personhood, rivers, Supreme Court, swamps, trees}

Claiming “Person” Status, the Colorado River Sues

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 28, 2017

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Science Reporting

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The river's lawyer and an environmental group win friendly coverage from the New York Times. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 26, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, agency, Charles Darwin, Darwinian theory, evolution, J. Scott Turner, life, New York Times, Purpose and Desire: What Makes Something "Alive" and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It, Wall Street Journal}

Scott Turner’s Darwin-Skeptical Purpose and Desire Wins Praise from the New York Times

_{David Klinghoffer
September 26, 2017

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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A “notable” addition to the Darwin literature, a “good read and a strong pitch” – agreed, though we’d go further. If Turner is right, his argument would change everything. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 10, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, assisted suicide, Canada, diagnosis, doctors, emergency room, euthanasia, New York Times, palliative care, pills}

The Worst MDs Can Become Death Prescribers

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 10, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

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One just needs the terminal diagnosis -- sometimes mistaken -- to qualify for the lethal pills. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 9, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, bacteria, Fifth Way, Homo habilis, intentionality, Joseph Carter, mind, myths, nature, New York Times, purpose, Sean Carroll, Summa Theologica, teleology, Thomas Aquinas}

How Is Purpose Related to Teleology in Nature?

_{Michael Egnor
August 9, 2017

Faith & Science, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Materialist philosopher Joseph Carter denies the existence of teleology in nature, but he is mistaken. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 8, 2017

Categories
Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Aristotle, DNA, enzymes, evolution, Francis Bacon, Joseph Carter, mitochondria, myths, nature, New York Times, quantum mechanics, relativity, teleology, universe}

Philosopher in NY Times: The Universe Has No Purpose, But We Can Pretend…

_{Michael Egnor
August 8, 2017

Biology, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences

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As I noted yesterday, Joseph Carter wrote a fatuous essay in which he denies purpose in the universe and does an amusing dance around the implications that follow. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 7, 2017

Categories
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Aristotle, causality, disorder, entropy, final cause, Joseph Carter, nature, New York Times, order, purpose, teleology, University of Georgia}

Does Nature Show Purpose? Reply to a Materialist Philosopher

_{Michael Egnor
August 7, 2017

Philosophy, Physical Sciences

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Aristotelian teleology is, as Joseph Carter points out, manifested by order in nature. More precisely, teleology is consistency: natural processes tend to consistent ends. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 15, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Daniel Everett, David Brooks, David Foster Wallace, evolution, New York Times, Noam Chomsky, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe}

Evolution and the Insensitive Sandwich

_{David Klinghoffer
July 15, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution, Science Reporting

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David Brooks of the New York Times has taken a lot razzing for a column about social class signifiers and how they serve to insulate the upper middle class. Read More ›