This movie review may seem off topic, but it raises important questions about the abuse of science in our culture. GORE’S HOT AIR By KYLE SMITH May 24, 2006 — AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH http://www.nypost.com/movies/66485.htm AL GORE’S global-warming documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” is sure to get an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary, but Gore should campaign Read More…
Month: June 2006
Biomimetics again
Scientists take cues from nature to solve modern tech mysteries GREG BLUESTEIN Associated Press http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/14740340.htm EXCERPT: On his Web site, William Dembski, a leading activist for the intelligent-design movement, cattily dissected the Georgia Tech center. “Here’s how it works: we find some amazing system in the biological realm, determine how to reverse engineer it, and Read More…
This Just In
No paleontologists reported finding any transitional forms today – yet another stunning confirmation of the theory of punctuated equilibrium. Seriously, I hope some of our Darwinists friends who post comments on this site can help me understand how evolutionary theorists deal with their cognitive dissonance when they consider the issue of gradualism and the general Read More…
The Intelligent Designer Speaks
http://www.designerspeaks.com/watch.php?clip=6&
Design detection in SETI — just fine; design detection in biology — no way!
Skeptics, ever selective in their skepticism, remain convinced that SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is a legitimate scientific program. But applying methods of design detection to biology — well that’s just plain stupid. See Robert Camp’s piece here. Design from biology fairly smacks us over the head. What about design from SETI (i.e., convincing Read More…
[humor] Haldane’s Dilemma: “Do I need a change of wardrobe?”
This is a picture of the famous geneticist JBS Haldane (no kidding). He is notoriously known for “Haldane’s Dilemma” which is a current rage in ID circles.
Respected Cornell geneticist rejects Darwinism in his recent book
Genetic Entropy & the Mystery of the Genome by John Sanford (October 2005) In retrospect, I realize that I have wasted so much of my life arguing about things that don’t really matter. It is my sincere hope that this book can actually address something that really does matter. The issue of who we are, Read More…