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Denyse O'Leary
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October 20, 2020
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Intelligent Design
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Free will makes more sense of our world than determinism—and science certainly allows for it

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October 20, 2020
Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism, Philosophy
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Scientists weigh in on both sides but accepting free will allows us to avoid some serious problems around logic and personal freedom. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 20, 2020
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Intelligent Design
Peer review
Philosophy
Science
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Some researchers arrive at an important truth about “consensus science”

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October 20, 2020
Intelligent Design, Peer review, Philosophy, Science
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Researchers: “When individuals are fully independent, even under highly unfavorable circumstances a consensus provides strong evidence for the correctness of the affirmed position. This no longer remains the case once dependence, polarization, and external pressure are introduced. With such interventions, the probability of a false consensus increases dramatically. ” “Shut up, he explained” is not consensus, it’s false consensus. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 19, 2020
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Culture
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Science
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Science writer mourns the slow suicide of science

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October 19, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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Alex Berezow: "Political partisanship. There was a time when scientists knew better than to deal in politics. That time is now gone. Openly cheering for one side of the political spectrum over the other, scientists and science media outlets are gambling with their reputation." Well, from an international perspective, here’s the obvious problem: If the US Prez is THAT important, science ain’t what it used to be. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 18, 2020
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Culture
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Science
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Religion, science, … and the religion of science facing COVID-19

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October 18, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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In fact, during the COVID crisis, a great deal of the blather for science made no sense at all, a fact that is becoming more and more evident. People won't immediately give up believing in science as a result. Rather, they will begin to treat it as the superstition of the social elite. It doesn’t make sense and doesn’t need to. It is wisely got around wherever possible.That's not what science used to be but that;s what many policy decisions have made it. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 15, 2020
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Culture
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Science
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And now… New Scientist tells us herd immunity is “bad science”… Rob Sheldon responds

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October 15, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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Rob Sheldon: We have the data to improve our models and the much-attacked Greater Barrington declaration suggests that we should, since the DATA from Sweden show that lockdowns are neither necessary nor even helpful. But this author suggests that the models are perfect, and therefore the data must be rejected in the name of science, of course. He is displaying, even in his own scientific subfield, the same TRUST in science, that we disparaged in Nature. The disease of deification begun by Darwin is far more pervasive than anyone wants to admit. You might say that herd immunity hasn't yet been reached. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 7, 2020
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Academic Freedom
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Science
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Ethan Siegel at Forbes on “finally” making the United States a “scientific nation”

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October 7, 2020
Academic Freedom, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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Siegel: “It is a fundamentally misinformative act to present multiple sides of a controversial issue equally when the scientific consensus overwhelmingly favors one perspective.” Actually, consensus is achieved in many ways, including some that contribute to the likelihood that the consensus will be wrong, no matter how many experts believe it. In fact, the surest way to often be wrong is to adopt the very attitude Siegel displays here. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 3, 2020
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Culture
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Science
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At American Council on Science and Health: Postmodernism and the slow suicide of American science

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October 3, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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Berezow: Until it received a public backlash, the Smithsonian published a web page claiming that an "emphasis on the scientific method" and a focus on "objective, rational linear thinking" are examples of "white culture." Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 30, 2020
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Culture
Intelligent Design
Laws
Philosophy
Science
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At RealClearScience: Replace juries with scientists!

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September 30, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Laws, Philosophy, Science
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So. In a science world where Scientific American broke with a 175-year tradition to endorse a candidate for U.S. President, we are still supposed to believe in some objective gold standard of science? Precisely what those people GAVE UP is any claim to be considered objective. Sorry. Scientists can’t just deke in and out of objectivity whenever it suits them. And they’ll sure miss it when it’s gone. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 29, 2020
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Books of interest
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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Book by classical philosopher of design in nature is now available after 200 years

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September 29, 2020
Books of interest, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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At Amazon: The Lectures on Natural Theology were not included in the ten-volume Edinburgh Edition of Reid's collected works. Moreover, while two earlier editions of these lectures exist, both contain serious mistakes of transcription and annotation. For these reasons, this carefully revised edition of this important text fills an important gap in the literature. Read More ›