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Photo: A car break-in, by WhyDolls, via Flickr.

Croft, Continued: More Thoughts on Meyer’s Debate with a Skeptic

I think he’s mistaken my emphasis in the specific car break-in examples I gave, namely that the burglars’ behavior was odd and unpredictable. Read More ›
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How to Discuss Intelligent Design with Skeptics

There is so much misinformation about the theory of intelligent design that many well-intended people reject not the actual theory but a silly caricature. Read More ›
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Tom Bethell
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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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Excerpt: Letter to the Journal of Chemical Education

Unlike philosophy journals — or high school newspapers — many science journals are unwilling to publish responses by people attacked in their pages. Read More ›
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Is Joe Blow “Anti-Intellectual”?

Joe wonders how a scientist could be so wrong and still keep his job. Read More ›
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Religion, Science, and Evolution: Confessions of a Darwinian Skeptic

As I read through the scientific literature of evolutionary biology to try and convince myself of its accuracy and coherence, I was struck by the frequency with which I encountered “religious” language. Read More ›

Listen: Bought in a Slave Auction, Displayed as Evolutionary “Science”

The association with “mainstream science” is often weaponized as a way of overawing us and persuading us to stop expecting answers to hard questions. Read More ›
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Happy Darwin Day! Here’s a Video Introduction to Signers of Scientific Dissent from Darwin List

What do you give a great scientist for his birthday when he’s already got everything? Read More ›
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Rigorous Inquiry and Ruffled Feathers

The NCSE is troubled, but this just sounds like solid science. I’m all for critical analysis of data, evaluating conclusions, and rigorous scientific inquiry. Read More ›

Two Kinds of Science “Skepticism”

Science journalist John Horgan makes the great distinction between skepticism directed at "soft" versus "hard" targets. Read More ›

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