Tag: Nicolaus Copernicus | Page 3 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 18, 2021

Categories
Astronomy
Evolution
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Copernican principle, Dartmouth College, earth, Encyclopedia Britannica, exoplanets, logic, Marcelo Gleiser, Mediocrity Principle, Nicolaus Copernicus, planets, solar system, The Island of Knowledge}

Astronomer: We Can’t Just Assume Countless Earths Out There

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 18, 2021

Astronomy, Evolution, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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The Copernican Principle has been misused to imply that Earth is somehow insignificant. That is a philosophical attitude, unrelated to the science. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 6, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Psychology
Tagged
, Bible, Charles Darwin, Darwinists, evolution, evolutionary theory, golf, intelligent design, Lord Byron, Nautilus, Nicolaus Copernicus, On the Origin of Species, T.H. Huxley}

Admit an “Error” by Darwin and Huxley? Here’s How It Could Be Permitted

_{David Klinghoffer
October 6, 2020

Biology, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Psychology

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As we all know, evolutionary theory, like the famed golf game of Kim Jon-il, contains no errors or weaknesses of any kind. Read More ›

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Date
July 19, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Copernican demotion, Copernican system, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, history, humanity, Jay Richards, Johannes Kepler, Michael Keas, National Geographic, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nicolaus Copernicus, scientific revolution}

Copernican Revolution Promoted Man’s Place in the Cosmos

_{Science and Culture
July 19, 2020

Physical Sciences

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In Copernicus’ day, the Earth was thought to be at the bottom of the universe, the “sump” where all the filth collected. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
July 7, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, Alfred Tennyson, Benedikt Hallgrimsson, Brian K. Hall, élan vital, evolution, evolutionary biology, Galileo Galilei, Genetics (journal), George Bernard Shaw, George Eliot, Harvard School of Public Health, heliocentric model, Henri Bergson, Herbert Spencer, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, John Cairns, Joseph Conrad, Karl Marx, Max Delbrück, Nicolaus Copernicus, Peter Bowler, Ptolemaic system, randomness, religion, Salvador Luria, Sigmund Freud, Strickberger’s Evolution, textbooks, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Kuhn}

The Triumphalism of Strickberger’s Evolution

_{Robert Shedinger
July 7, 2020

Evolution, Science Education

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The oversimplification here is staggering (Darwin and women’s rights?!) and would take an entire book to unpack. Read More ›

Portrait of Galileo Galilei and his telescope

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Date
May 22, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Faith & Science
History of Science
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Alison Abbott, Andrew Dickson White, Christianity, climate change, conflict myth, creationism, Discovery Institute, Galileo Affair, Galileo Galilei, geocentrism, heliocentrism, heresy, Inquisition, John William Draper, Jonathan Wells, Michael Keas, Nature (journal), Nicolaus Copernicus, public education, religion, Roman Catholic, science and religion, science denialism, The Milky Way, Unbelievable, Warfare Thesis, Zombie Science (book)}

Zombie History — Using Galileo to Whack Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
May 22, 2020

Astronomy, Faith & Science, History of Science, Science Reporting

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As a top science journal tells the story, the Galileo myth is relevant only to attack those who challenge the establishment consensus. Read More ›

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Author
Mike Keas

Date
April 3, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, ancient Greeks, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, Copernican demotion, Cosmos 3.0, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, earth, humankind, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nicolaus Copernicus, Roman Catholic, Unbelievable}

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Cosmos Peddle the Myth that Copernicus Demoted Earth

_{Mike Keas
April 3, 2020

Physical Sciences

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Tyson insists the Copernican demotion story is redemptive because it saves us from religious ignorance. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 21, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, Copernican demotion, cosmic perspective, Discovery Institute, earth, life, Marcos Eberlin, Michael Keas, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nicolaus Copernicus, Unbelievable, universe}

Earth as the “Presidential Suite” of the Universe

_{David Klinghoffer
June 21, 2019

Physical Sciences

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“We can detect more than a thousand problems that had to be solved in advance for life to be able to develop on Earth,” says chemist Marcos Eberlin. Read More ›

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Author
Walter Myers III

Date
May 8, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Aristotle, Christianity, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, David Berlinski, foresight, Galileo Galilei, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, James Barham, Johannes Kepler, machines, Marcos Eberlin, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Nicolaus Copernicus, Robert Boyle, Saint Augustine, Science & Culture Network, The Edge of Evolution}

On Book Tour, Marcos Eberlin Sparks Thought About the ID Movement

_{Walter Myers III
May 8, 2019

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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During the Q&A, an attendee asked why intelligent design proponents don’t just come out and explicitly say the designer is God. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 4, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Center for Science and Culture, Christopher Hitchens, Copernican demotion, cosmos, Discovery Institute, earth, Judeo-Christian tradition, mankind, myths, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nicolaus Copernicus, Unbelievable}

Science Historian Michael Keas on the Copernican Promotion

_{David Klinghoffer
April 4, 2019

Physical Sciences

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Myth-makers like Neil deGrasse Tyson think they have a superior source of human significance to substitute for the outdated, “childish” Judeo-Christian one Read More ›

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Author
Mike Keas

Date
January 11, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, __k-review, aliens, American Humanist Association, atheism, Bill Nye, Blaise Pascal, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, cosmos, heavens, Humanist of the Year, humanity, Judeo-Christian tradition, Nicolaus Copernicus, planets, Psalms, religion, scientism, Unbelievable, universe}

Myth: A Big Universe Is a Problem for Christianity

_{Mike Keas
January 11, 2019

Physical Sciences, Planetology

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Atheists say people in the Western tradition had to wait for modern science to grasp that the universe was huge, and had to shed historic Judeo-Christian views to do so. Read More ›