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Denyse O'Leary
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February 16, 2020
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Intelligent Design
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At upcoming CSS conference: “Does anyone come to Christian faith by a rational process?”

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February 16, 2020
Intelligent Design, Religion, Science, theism
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For example, Günter Bechly: “Altogether, I suggest that the cumulative evidence against materialism and for theism is simply overwhelming. I became a Christian theist not in spite of being a scientist but because of it.” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 16, 2020
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Biology
Culture
Intelligent Design
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Jerry Coyne takes a stand: Sex is binary

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February 16, 2020
Biology, Culture, Intelligent Design
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Jerry may well be brought down by this. Increasingly, “wokeness” rather than correct factual description, will confer academic esteem in science—thanks principally due to the progressivism (that Jerry has always supported) taking hold. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 16, 2020
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Culture
Intelligent Design
Science
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At National Review: There is no “Party of Science”

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February 16, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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Now that James mentions it, the war on math and the war on science both got started at universities and the Sokal hoaxes are perpetrated on academic journals, not popular media outlets. It’s a good question whether, today, being the “party of science” is even likely to be a selling point. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
February 16, 2020
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Culture
Darwinism
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Evolution Weekend downplays Darwin, morphs into climate concern, muffles racism issue

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February 16, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Remember, anyone can be a racist if all he must say is: My ancestors were gods, yours were gobs of clay. Absent evidence, he might prevail by force of arms and entrench his view. Darwinism led to racial theories with the trappings of science. That matters and it has never been dealt with honestly because dealing with it honestly endangers the basic ideas of Darwinism. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 15, 2020
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Culture
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Science
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Was Sagan wrong about “Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence”? UPDATED!

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February 15, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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Deming: Claims that are merely novel or those which violate human consensus are not properly characterized as extraordinary. Science does not contemplate two types of evidence. The misuse of ECREE to suppress innovation and maintain orthodoxy should be avoided as it must inevitably retard the scientific goal of establishing reliable knowledge. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
February 15, 2020
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Books of interest
Darwinism
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Reformers of evolutionary biology publish book of essays, exploring views, disagreements

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February 15, 2020
Books of interest, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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It’s encouraging that the reformers are allowed to disagree on some matters. That makes biology seem more like a discipline and less like a fanatical religion. Which brings us to the “more traditionalist camp in evolutionary biology” (the heirs of Darwin). It would be remarkable indeed if, as reviewer Svensson hopes, they could acknowledge disagreements candidly. Wouldn’t they end up having to try to get each others’ publishers to reject journal articles and cancel book contracts? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 13, 2020
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Cell biology
Culture
Darwinism
Intelligent Design
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Here’s a question that new ambigram viruses raise

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February 13, 2020
Cell biology, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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“Not a random boo-boo on evolution’s part”? If the field of biology had not organized itself around Darwinian evolution (insert preferred terminology for the same sort of thing here) in the mid-twentieth century, would anyone think that up just now to account for all this? Read More ›