Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date July 29, 2016 CategoriesScientific Freedom Tagged , __tedited, “consensus science”, democracy, intellectual freedom, limits of science, Politics, scientism, scientocracy, values, worldview Scientism, Values, and the Public Interest Sarah Chaffee July 29, 2016 Scientific Freedom 4 One cannot use scientific reasoning to arrive at values. Read More ›
Type post Author Steve Laufmann Date June 6, 2016 CategoriesBiologyEngineering Tagged , __tedited, analogy, bioengineering, biological machines, biomimicry, coordination, design constraint, interdisciplinary, optimization, reverse-engineering, Systems Biology, systems engineering, worldview Foundational Question: Is Biology Engineering? Steve Laufmann June 6, 2016 Biology, Engineering 9 Look at the photo at the top of this post, and ask yourself: What's the best-engineered object in view? Read More ›
Type post Author Steve Laufmann Date May 31, 2016 CategoriesIntelligent DesignPhilosophy of ScienceScientific Reasoning Tagged , __tedited, causality, causation, defining terms, demarcation criteria, falsifiability, historical sciences, inference to the best explanation, methodological materialism, methodology, motivated reasoning, objectivity, predictive-success, presuppositions, pseudoscience, scientific method, scientific reasoning, testability, worldview Foundational Question: Is Intelligent Design Science? Steve Laufmann May 31, 2016 Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science, Scientific Reasoning 7 It's long been said that the path to the right answers lies in asking the right questions. Read More ›
