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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
April 6, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Science Education
Tagged
, __cedited, Adolf Grünbaum, Arthur Schopenhauer, atheism, Bertrand Russell, Carnegie Mellon University, Cologne, depression, German, Germany, intelligent design, Jews, Joseph Stalin, National Academy of Sciences, Nazis, Protestants, Richard Feynman, Roman Catholic, Sigmund Freud, Thomas Kuhn, University of Pittsburgh, Yale University}

Opposition Is True Friendship: A Remembrance of Adolf Grünbaum (1923-2018)

_{Paul Nelson
April 6, 2020

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science, Science Education

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How an atheist philosopher of science mentored an intelligent design theorist. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 7, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, __edited, Annual Review of Genetics, Cell (journal), CRISPR, DNA, evolutionists, Francisco Ayala, functionality, gene duplication, junk DNA, MicroRNAs, mutations, Nature Reviews Genetics, proteins, pseudogenes, RNA, terminology, Thomas Kuhn, transcription}

Nature Reviews Genetics — Pseudogene Function Is “Prematurely Dismissed”

_{Casey Luskin
January 7, 2020

Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences, Technology

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As Seth W. Cheetham and his co-authors put it, biology suffers from “demotivation into exploring pseudogene function by the a priori assumption that they are functionless.” Read More ›

Students and teacher in a computer classroom.

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
December 2, 2019

Categories
Metascience
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, academic freedom, accuracy, Discovery Institute, diversity, doubt, education, evolutionary theory, Nature (journal), post-trust, post-truth, science denial, science education, Science Education Policy, scientific inquiry, scientific reliability, scientists, strengths and weaknesses, Thomas Kuhn, United Kingdom}

Breakthrough? Nature Calls for Openness in Science Education

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 2, 2019

Metascience, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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“Diversity and doubt produce creativity; we must make room for them,” according to Jerry Ravetz. Read More ›

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Date
April 11, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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, __cedited, aesthetics, Albert Einstein, Daniel Dennett, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, Elliott Sober, evolution, intelligent design, Jerry Fodor, Karl Popper, materialists, methodological naturalism, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Nancy Pearcey, Nature (journal), Phillip E. Johnson, philosophers, PNAS, science, selection, Summer Seminars, theory of mind, Thomas Kuhn, Thomas Nagel, William Whewell}

Philosophers Want Back into Science

_{Science & Culture
April 11, 2019

Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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One might call the 20th century a “philosopher of the gaps” period, with scientists basking in the headlines and philosophy finding less and less to do. Read More ›

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Date
October 9, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, Arthur C. Clarke, bats, convergent evolution, Darwinian theory, dolphins, echolocation, genes, Germany, Illustra Media, Living Waters, mammals, Michael Ruse, molecular evolution, mutations, natural selection, neutral evolution, purifying selection, Science Advances, Thomas Kuhn, whales, wonder}

Awe at Echolocation? Nah, Convergence Again

_{Science & Culture
October 9, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The passionate focus on evolutionary relationships in biology papers tends to obscure awe at the wonders in life. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
August 9, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, antibiotic resistance, atheism, BIO-Complexity, bioengineering, Christianity, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, Günter Bechly, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, materialism, Matti Leisola, pesticides, Philip Skell, Richard Lewontin, Richard Sternberg, Smithsonian Institution, The New York Review of Books, The Scientist, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn}

Correspondence: A Father, an Atheist Son, and Darwin Heretic Matti Leisola

_{Jonathan Witt
August 9, 2018

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The father had sent his son a copy of our book, urging him to read it so the two could discuss the evidence and arguments there. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
August 2, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, Arthur Koestler, Charles Darwin, creationism, Daniel Dennett, Darwinism, Edinburgh University, evolution, history, intelligent evolution, natural theology, On the Origin of Species, penicillin, socialism, South America, spiritualism, teleology, Thomas Kuhn, Victorians, William Paley}

Alfred Russel Wallace’s Greatest Journey

_{Michael Flannery
August 2, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Wallace’s formulation of evolution was quite incompatible with Darwin’s. His theory might be called intelligent evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 11, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Sociology
Tagged
, __cedited, Dover trial, elitism, eugenics, Expelled (movie), foxes, intelligent design, Internet, Lewis Wolpert, lions, Michael Ruse, multiverse, post-modernism, pseudoscience, Reformation, Steve Fuller, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, University of Warwick}

Sociologist Steve Fuller: How ID Foxes Can Beat the Darwinian Lions

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 11, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Sociology

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University of Warwick sociologist Steve Fuller is one of the few researchers in his field who knows much about intelligent design and the controversy it ignites. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 13, 2018

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __cedited, Expelled (movie), Facebook, Finland, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Witt, Louis Pasteur, March for Science, Matti Leisola, Nicolaus Copernicus, science, social media, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, Twitter, Washington DC}

Imagine Copernicus, Newton, Pasteur “Marching for Science”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 13, 2018

Scientific Freedom

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Jonathan Witt: “In the M4S subculture, dissent is a thought crime.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 19, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __cedited, academic freedom, Charles Darwin, conformity, conservative, creativity, evolution, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, paradigm, reputation, Research, science, scientists, Thomas Kuhn, University of Cambridge}

Science Philosopher: Science World Beset by “Filters,” “Conformity,” “Hidebound” Thinking

_{David Klinghoffer
October 19, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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How often have we heard the stale line about how science adores fresh thinking that topples past idols? Read More ›