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Denyse O'Leary
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July 11, 2021
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Creationism, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
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Darwinian biologist Jerry Coyne speaks out on a SciAm op-ed’s claims that denial of evolution stems from white supremacy

Denyse O'Leary
July 11, 2021
Creationism, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
It seems obvious, on reflection, that Hopper’s piece is a disastrously clumsy effort on the part of Scientific American to get Woke. Darwinian evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne thinks the mag is not just circling the drain but “approaching the drainhole.” To the extent that the editors couldn’t find someone who at least gets basic facts right, he has a point. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 10, 2021
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Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
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Science historian Michael Flannery offers resources on Darwin and racism

Denyse O'Leary
July 10, 2021
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
It may be helpful to keep in mind that opposition to slavery was not a radical position for a British gentleman like Darwin. Britain’s economy did not depend on slavery and most of the injustices of the Industrial Revolution were done to people who were not technically slaves. The issues around exploitation in his own environment were fought out on different grounds. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 8, 2021
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Racism
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The Scientist’s obit on Harvard evolutionary biologist Richard Lewontin (1929–2021) notes his takedown of the notion of “race”

Denyse O'Leary
July 8, 2021
Racism
At The Scientist: "He also wrote a seminal 1972 paper in which he argued there is more genetic variation within members of a population of humans than there is between members of different groups, undermining the idea that there is a genetic basis for the idea of race. " Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 8, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Plants, science education
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The textbooks are wrong: Birds CAN smell

Denyse O'Leary
July 8, 2021
Intelligent Design, Plants, science education
At Science: "Other bird species may also respond to “calls” from injured plants, recent evidence shows. Two European birds, the great tit and the blue tit, locate insects that are attacking pine trees by detecting the volatile chemicals the stressed trees release ... " Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 8, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Racism
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At Scientific American: “Denial of Evolution Is a Form of White Supremacy”

Denyse O'Leary
July 8, 2021
Intelligent Design, Racism
Wow. Has the Darwin lobby hired itself a PR firm that recommended getting someone on board to accuse everyone who doubts Darwin of being a “white supremacist”? Quite simply, Charles Darwin’s Descent of Man is surely by far the most racist iconic document ever to be lauded by all the Right People! And getting someone to holler about “white supremacy” among Darwin doubters is, ahem, just a cheap shot, not a response to the stark raving racism in print of the actual document. Guys, try another one. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 7, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity
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Bacterial flagellum: Engineering design constraints

Denyse O'Leary
July 7, 2021
Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity
The flagellum is a good example of what doesn’t work in purely naturalist explanations. None of it happened by chance unless you think masses of information can just suddenly pop into existence by chance. Wouldn’t that be magic? Miracle? Read More ›