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Denyse O'Leary
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November 20, 2020
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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The bill collector comes. “Science” candidates did poorly in the US election

Denyse O'Leary
November 20, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
Don’t believe us. This is Scientific American talking: " In the House of Representatives, just two endorsed challengers out of eight won, though one race remains too close to call because mailed ballots are still being counted." Yuh. If you are a player, you can lose. That’s why we thought it would have been smarter for the Big Science types to stick to their traditional position as referees instead of jumping into the fray with all the others. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 18, 2020
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Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life
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Researchers: An amino acid could have formed in space long before stars

Denyse O'Leary
November 18, 2020
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life
The researchers “have shown that it is possible for glycine to form on the surface of icy dust grains, in the absence of energy, through 'dark chemistry'. The findings contradict previous studies that have suggested UV radiation was required to produce this molecule.” Hmm. This might provide support for the idea that primitive life forms can travel on comets. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 18, 2020
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Culture, Darwinism, science education
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Preparing the public for the slow demise of Darwinian evolution theory

Denyse O'Leary
November 18, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, science education
Mike Behe’s new A Mousetrap for Darwin is available today and that’s the position he takes. That’s our sense too. What about New Scientist’s thirteen reasons for moving past Darwin and the doubts about speciation? Whatever else maybe said of these folk, they are not currently suffering from Darwinbrain. We need to distinguish between rubbish dropkicked from one edition to the next of a public school textbook and what alert minds are really thinking. And they're really thinking that it's time to move on. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 16, 2020
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Evidence of loss of faith in science due to political partisanship

Denyse O'Leary
November 16, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
Time will tell but the effect may prove cumulative. People lose trust for different reasons and the numbers add up, not down … When the next “Trust the Science!” panic sweeps the internet, a third group will join them, asking, “So what’s in this latest crazy for the Voice of Science?” Read More ›