That’s true … but growth increments of small numbers are much more impressive than equal size growth gains of large ones.
Month: April 2012
A law expert’s thoughts on new atheism as a religion
“Atheism refers to the affirmative belief that there is no god, and that ultimate questions of morality and purpose can be answered using the scientific method.”
Here is That Secret Gnosis Evolutionists Have
In the previous post we learned that evolutionists have a secret gnosis. They say science must be limited to naturalistic explanations (the so-called methodological naturalism), yet their science knows no limits (the so-called property of completeness) and is presented as a reasonably accurate model of reality (the so-called property of realism). Now there’s nothing wrong Read More…
Attempt to repeal Louisiana’s “okay to teach Darwin’s flaws” bill fails
If, in four years, no one has come up with an instance of violating federal or state laws, the opponents of the bill should find something better to do with their time.
Astronomers: Not searching for planets to colonize is like dismissing Columbus’1492 journey?
Not sure the analogy works. Europeans in Columbus’ day had known for millennia that China existed but didn’t know of a viable sea route for trade.
From The Best Schools: Seeing Past Darwin I: The Machine Metaphor
It’s a scandal that science journalists have been so slow to pick up on this story. For, make no mistake about it, the story is huge.
Mathematician Granville Sewell denied right to respond to rebuttals in journal
Once again, Darwinism’s questionable relationship to thermodynamics is the issue.
Astronomers find new planet capable of supporting hype
“The planet lies in what they describe as a ‘habitable zone’, neither too near its sun to dry out or too far away which freezes it.”
From The Best Schools: Why Head Start programs are usually a bust
“Low-income parents must often deal with disruptions and disorders that they did not cause.”
Hyperskeptic Michael Shermer thinks that gravity leaks out to other universes
“Nobody seems to have told Shermer that this is not an idea taken seriously by a significant number of theorists, … “
Dave Coppedge is back to keeping score on planet theories
“Mars: The dry-Marsers scored more points over the wet-Marsers this month. “
Defining Methodological Naturalism
It’s been a while since we had a good discussion about Methodological Naturalism. This time around, I want to start out simple: I’m asking everyone, particularly those who believe methodological naturalism is essential to science (Matzke, I’m looking at you) to define it. More below.
Whale evolution time frame too narrow for a Darwinian process …
“… multiple feats of anatomical novelty, innovative engineering and genetic rewiring necessary … “
Billion-year-old organism is not a fungus, alga, parasite, plant or animal ….
No one knows what it is and they are calling it “protozoa” for now.
Mammalian visual system prompts talk of design, self-organization, in journal
“Our theory of universality in network self-organization explains how they could independently develop a common design.”