covid Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date December 3, 2023 CategoriesBioethicsNeuroscience & MindScience Reporting Tagged , American Psychological Association, brain, censorship, debunking, education, fact-checking, Geneva, John Horgan, lying, materialism, misinformation, Nature (journal), noble lie, propaganda, Richard Dawkins, scientific reliability, scientists, The Conversation, trust, trust in scientists, universe, University of Geneva Should Scientists Lie to Us for Our Own Good? Denyse O’Leary December 3, 2023 Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Science Reporting 5 People suspect that we are being conned about a lot of things. How would an accepted, admitted policy of conning us not make it worse? Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date September 16, 2016 CategoriesFoundations Tagged , __tedited, appeal to authority, ipse dixit fallacy, power and prestige, science journalism, scientism, sophistry, trust in scientists Science, Scientism, and the “Intellectual Yet Idiot” David Klinghoffer September 16, 2016 Foundations 4 Nassim Nicholas Taleb, of Black Swan fame, offers a wonderful and insightful tirade. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date September 12, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsEnvironment & Climate Tagged , __tedited, bioethicis, climate change, crisis, legislation, skepticism, trust in scientists The Dire Threat of “Neoskepticism” Wesley J. Smith September 12, 2016 Bioethics, Environment & Climate 2 If one "crisis" doesn't bring about the international technocracy, another will serve just as well. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 21, 2016 CategoriesScientific Reasoning Tagged , __tedited, argument from authority, design intuition, feelings, logical fallacies, persuasion, public opinion, scientific debate, skepticism, tribalism, trust in scientists, Undeniable (book) Scientists Aren’t Exempt from Feelings, Any More Than the Public Is David Klinghoffer July 21, 2016 Scientific Reasoning 6 And no, that's not entirely a bad thing. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 18, 2016 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __tedited, appeal to authority, design intuition, scientific credibility, scientists, trust in scientists, Undeniable (book) More Scientists Praise Douglas Axe’s Undeniable David Klinghoffer July 18, 2016 Intelligent Design 3 One of the refreshing things about Dr. Axe's new book is his confession that you don't have to take his word for any of it. Read More ›
Type post Author Douglas Axe Date June 15, 2016 CategoriesMedicineScience Education Tagged , __tedited, dissenters, information, laymen, public opinion, public trust, scientism, trust in scientists, Undeniable (book), Vaccines Public Opinion Is the Ultimate Peer Review Douglas Axe June 15, 2016 Medicine, Science Education 4 People aren't stupid. Science is a public enterprise, and public acceptance has always been its most significant seal of approval. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date June 9, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsPolitical ScienceScience Reporting Tagged , __tedited, ad hominem, confirmation bias, correlation, ideology, objectivity, subjectivity, trust in scientists With Stunning Admission of Error, Scientific Name-Calling Suffers a Setback David Klinghoffer June 9, 2016 Bioethics, Political Science, Science Reporting 4 The discourse of name-calling is a scourge of public life today, and it's only getting worse. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 23, 2016 CategoriesGeneticsTechnology Tagged , __tedited, awareness, biotechnology, common knowledge, Futurism, hype, synthetic biology, trust in scientists From Douglas Axe, a Sobering Take on the Limits of Genome Technology David Klinghoffer May 23, 2016 Genetics, Technology 4 Fueled by news of a closely guarded meeting at Harvard Medical School, the media abuzz are about the prospect of synthesizing a human genome. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 16, 2016 CategoriesScientific Reasoning Tagged , __tedited, common descent, insults, Response to Criticism, S. Joshua Swamidass, scientific credibility, scientific debate, theistic evolution, trust in scientists Advice to a Theistic Evolutionist David Klinghoffer May 16, 2016 Scientific Reasoning 5 Joshua Swamidass is a reputable scientist at Washington University, a passionate Christian speaking to other passionate Christians. Read More ›
Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date April 27, 2016 CategoriesIntelligent DesignPhilosophy of ScienceScientific Reasoning Tagged , __tedited, Alvin Plantinga, animals, biases, C. S. Lewis, cherry-picking fallacy, circular reasoning, education, human capacities, human condition, human nature, inference, John West, lawyers, methodology, Nancy Pearcey, naturalism, nonsense, objectivity, people, psychology, reasoning, scientific advance, scientific method, technological advancement, trust in scientists Lawyer, Scientist, or Animal? Choosing Between Evolution and Human Reason Sarah Chaffee April 27, 2016 Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science, Scientific Reasoning 4 Darwinism undercuts human reason. That's bad news for science. Read More ›
