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Tortured, Contradictory: The Legacy of James Watson

"A noxious atheist, Watson unwittingly pointed the way toward scientific evidence of a creator." Read More ›
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Dembski Has Fun with Evolution’s “Overwhelming Evidence”

From Richard Dawkins and the like, William Dembski has heard the phrase many, many times. Read More ›
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For Good or Evil: The Contradictory Legacy of James D. Watson

Let’s hope that whoever writes the future history of science will, like the bidder for that Nobel medal, be merciful to him. Read More ›
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As Evidence of a Soul, Charles Murray and Steven Pinker Debate Terminal Lucidity

Pinker himself is fresh from getting a book tour Canceled by a humanist group. He’s apparently not one of the atheist heroes any more. Read More ›
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When Science Degenerates into a Spoils System

Chemistry professor Anna Krylov forces us to look at that in discouraging detail. Read More ›
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Look Who’s Talking About New Book on Science and God

When religion wanes, what replaces it is not the calm skies of noble atheism but the snakepit of increasingly unmoored private truth. Read More ›
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False Messiah: An Addendum on Darwin and Theism

The standpoint of poet John Keats is certainly gaining resonance in our doubt-ridden 21st century. I for one welcome its openness to questioning and wonder. Read More ›
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Charles Murray and Others Rediscovering God: No Accident of Timing

Not what you heard? Well, if you heard something else from traditional media, maybe those media aren’t so reliable any more. Read More ›
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On Atheism’s Watch, Rationality in Science Went Out the Window

All of this decay when atheists were considered to be the primary spokespeople for science. And they have yielded the floor to irrational forces. Read More ›
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In Science, the Rising Power of Private Truth

Many people experience a vast liberation when they are freed from the constraints of logic, reason, and evidence. Read More ›

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