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Denyse O'Leary
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January 26, 2020
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Atheism
Religion
Science
theism
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Peter Atkins vs Jonathan McLatchie debate: “Is there a God?”

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January 26, 2020
Atheism, Religion, Science, theism
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A friend writes to comment on Atkins’s “smarmy condescension.” Indeed. In an age when serious scientists wonder whether the universe itself is conscious—because they cannot otherwise account for intelligence in nature— it’s not clear what smarmy condescension would achieve. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 25, 2020
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Creationism
Culture
Darwinism
Intelligent Design
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Large and giant virus proteins not linked to any known virus lineage

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January 25, 2020
Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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So giant viruses often boost host metabolism instead of destroying it and “the team was still unable to link 20,000 major capsid proteins of large and giant viruses to any known virus lineage”? Creation ex nihilo? Hey, don’t laugh.. Look, these days, they can’t even get mouse or human sperm to buy into Darwinism. Why would giant viruses care? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
January 24, 2020
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Cosmology
Information
Intelligent Design
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Could information be—at long last—the missing “dark matter”?

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January 24, 2020
Cosmology, Information, Intelligent Design
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One physicist now suggests that this “fifth state” of matter (the other four non-dark states are solid, liquid, gas, and plasma) might be information. But then information must be a physical thing… Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 23, 2020
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Culture
Darwinism
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Jordan Peterson and cultural Darwinism

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January 23, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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On these types of topics, University of Toronto psychologist Peterson often sounds as though his approach is very much in the midst of formation and he is or feels forced to say something now, on account of his celebrity for other reasons. But he is worth keeping an eye on, so a bit of background. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 23, 2020
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Culture
Darwinism
Intelligent Design
Science
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French administration tries to subject scientists to “Darwinism”; revolt follows

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January 23, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Science
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Rob Sheldon: On the whole, Darwinism looks like it makes short-term gains at the cost of long-term stagnation. It clearly sacrifices the group for the sake of a few aggressive individuals. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
January 22, 2020
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Academic Freedom
Intelligent Design
Peer review
Science
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At Times Higher: Is Defending Expertise Worthwhile These Days?

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January 22, 2020
Academic Freedom, Intelligent Design, Peer review, Science
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Taking issue: Persecution stories are only a small part of the picture. The insistence that anyone be allowed to have whatever they are doing, saying, or thinking regarded as science in order to do justice to wronged groups doesn’t in fact arise from scientists who are on the outs with their colleagues about an ingroup issue like Vit C injections or HPV vaccines. It arises from a social justice demand that the professional and academic spoils of science be shared among a host of new claimants, making a variety of claims. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
January 21, 2020
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
speciation
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NOW what? Another walking shark discovered in the tropics

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January 21, 2020
Evolution, Intelligent Design, speciation
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One wonders, is it possible that a number of other species of shark could convert to “walking” if they had to? That is, they don’t need to evolve the trait from scratch; they need the circumstances that makes it a useful behavior. Read More ›