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Reply to Free Will Deniers: Show Me

If you carelessly dent a genuine free will denier’s car in a parking lot, he wouldn’t hold you responsible any more than he’d hold your car responsible. Read More ›
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C. S. Lewis on Science Abuse: Join Eric Metaxas and John West for Socrates in the City, Feb. 8 in Seattle

Lewis was a critic of the growing power of scientism, the effort to apply science to areas outside its bounds. His writing on this couldn't be timelier. Read More ›
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This Is Science? Top Medical Journal Goes After … Capitalism

Having strived to transform global warming into a planetary health emergency, it has now published a screed attacking “commercialism” for killing the planet. Read More ›
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Shift from “Evidence-Based” to “Science-Based” Medicine Would Stifle Debate

Trust must be earned, not imposed. Information gatekeepers can be wrong. The danger of censorship in the name of “science” is growing. Read More ›
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“Eugenicons”? Call Them What They Are — Social Darwinists

It’s sad when once-useful words turn stale and disintegrate — like losing an old friend. Read More ›
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Co-Founder Again Blasts Wikipedia’s “Scientistic Point of View,” “So Biased as to Be Twisted”

Yet a lot of people out there still think Wikipedia is meaningfully “vetted” and if you find an inaccuracy, you can “Update it then. That’s the entire point.” Read More ›
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Douglas Axe: Science as a Human Enterprise

“The human part of science brings all the baggage and complexity that humans bring to every other discipline in science, and how could it be otherwise?” Read More ›
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War on Math Becomes a Fight Over Textbooks

At some point, it might be reasonable to ask, why is religion forbidden while politics is allowed to invade everything? Read More ›
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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya’s Next Big Idea

Known as the Norfolk Group, Bhattacharya and his co-authors hope to create a national commission to explore the official responses to Covid. Read More ›
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Listen: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on COVID-19 as One of the Most Divisive Events in American History

Action was taken to suppress heterodox voices. Wesley Smith’s guest is one of those caught in this cultural oppression. Read More ›

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