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Gilder and Johnson in the News

Here are two articles related to ID that may interest you: The evolution of George Gilder The author and tech-sector guru has a new cause to create controversy with: intelligent design Boston Globe article — go here. Phillip Johnson’s Assault Upon Faith-Based Darwinism A modern monkey trial isn’t what Phillip Johnson expected when he wrote a critique of evolution that launched intelligent design — or was it? East Bay Express article — go here.

Jason Rosenhouse at the Pandasthumb

Jason Rosenhouse has been writing an series of reports on the 2005 Creation Mega Conference that took place last week. I refer readers specifically to his latest report (#5) on the talk of Werner Gitt, who is the author of In the Beginning Was Information. In reading that book, I had many of the same concerns about Gitt’s concept of information that Rosenhouse raised in response to Gitt’s talk. Read More ›

Backing away from the term “Darwinism”

Many Darwinists are now finding that it no longer suits them to be called “Darwinists.” But, as we all know, calling a tail a leg doesn’t change that fact that a dog still only has four legs. Likewise, backing away from standard terminology and assigning to themselves other labels doesn’t change the fact that most evolutionists are indeed Darwinists. Read More ›

Niall Shanks

After recently reporting about Niall Shanks’s rising star on this blog (here), I ran across this article about his new position at Wichita State University: go here for the article. For all my disagreements with him, he’s a nice guy and I wish him well in his new post. In the article, note the reference to the exchange on NPR’s Justice Talking between him and Paul Nelson. For the details about that exchange, go here.

Uncommon Dissent Forum

Dressing down for Darwin: Forum takes on father of evolution By KELLY DAVIS Anderson Independent-Mail July 22, 2005 Named “Uncommon Dissent Forum: Scientists Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing,” the three-day event Aug. 4 through Aug. 6 at the Palmetto Expo Center is to consist of a panel of nine individuals, six of them scientists, all of them prominent in the cultural debate raging about the origins of life. He offers a $30 discount to the $145 registration fee to students and teachers. Supported by the Discovery Institute, he plans up to 15 similar conferences around the nation over the next five years if the Greenville event draws enough interest. Mr. Young’s desire to set up the forum was kindled last November Read More ›

The Opposition Facing High School Biology Teachers Who Support ID

Below are two emails forwarded to me from a friend of mine along with his commentary. To protect my friend, I’ve given all the individuals here pseudonyms. My friend here is “Kevin Nichols.” He’s a Ph.D. high school biology teacher who supports ID. His principal is “Lauren Long.” And the parent opposing ID is “Serge Abrams” (with son “Ryan”). Read More ›

Cashing in on ID

It’s gratifying to see that ID is helping people make careers and bring home the bacon. Robert Pennock is happily ensconced at Michigan State University for criticizing ID. Barbara Forrest was promoted to full professor at South Eastern Louisiana State University for her work debunking ID. And most recently Niall Shanks moved from East Tennessee State University to an endowed chair at Wichita State University so that he can provide a counterblast to ID in Kansas (go here for the announcement of Shanks’s appointment — I understand that this appointment involved a hefty pay increase). Meanwhile, ID supporters are not just having a hard time getting academic jobs but even getting their PhDs (e.g., the case of Bryan Leonard).