Francis Collins – Uncommon Descent

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Francis Collins finally awarded the Templeton Prize

He was always very much their sort of guy; one wonders what took them so long. It seems as though Templeton is returning to an earlier approach here. Collins is definitely a God Squad type, having held the right positions. There was a middle period when some of their awards gave pause for thought

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Update 2: Springer has forwarded Jerry Coyne’s concern re creationist paper

Coyne, author of Why Evolution Is True, promises to “ rest assured—for the time being.”

AaronS1978 Hmm. You gonna revel in that split hair because it’s shows a hypocrisy? Victory is yours this day? I mean... – Another reason not to teach Darwinism...
Truth Will Set You Free Jack @ 34: Well then, I guess this is the last time we will be hearing from you. A smart... – Is “string theory world” in some...
Bob O'H Jerry @ 43 - yes, a lot of that is simply because there is, by the definition used in the... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
Bob O'H Is it significant that the same people who simply do not want to accept that Darwin had transparent white supremacy... – We are informed at Nature Communications...
Bob O'H But we’ve been saying this practically forever: Quit teaching Darwinism in the public school system. Eh? I thought the Disco... – Another reason not to teach Darwinism...
ET Wow. Nutjobs, like Jack, erect and attack straw men. Would it be OK to kill soulless demon babies? What about... – Is “string theory world” in some...
Jack UD used to be a pretty good site back when DaveScot was the moderator. My my how things have changed... – Is “string theory world” in some...
Querius FWIW, In my opinion, CO2 is plant food, and all we need to do is replant the world's disappeared forests... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
Querius Haha! Yeah, I noticed that, too. They always seem to start out neutral and polite. -Q – Is “string theory world” in some...
zweston Looks like an upstart apologist has kicked the Darwin hornets' nest on youtube... want to join in the conversation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZpIXDjXzHw&lc=Ugz3GggEi2Su0RfRAYJ4AaABAg.9QKFkhqoiml9QMGwAP5Tzx... – Will the Tokyo Olympics be a...
bornagain77 Hossenfelder referenced Imre Lakatos, who was a student of Karl Popper, in order to demarcate science from pseudoscience. Specifically, in... – Sabine Hossenfelder’s op-ed not published at...
jerry he is using a study that thinks that death at 25C are due to cold in Thailand and heat in... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
ET Querius, It is very telling that as soon as one sock is banned new people start showing up. It seems... – Is “string theory world” in some...
Yarrgonaut Bob, OK, so basically he’s predicting that intelligent design won’t work. I hope you all appreciate that I find this... – ID theorists were right about junk...
Querius My suspicions as well, ET. When confronted with unsupported assertions, non sequiturs, and contradictions to statements in previous messages, these... – Is “string theory world” in some...
mohammadnursyamsu A fact is obtained by evidence of a creation, forcing to produce a 1 to 1 corresponding model of it,... – L&FP, 47: The challenge of "proof"...
Querius Doubter @4, Interesting. I didn't know "It is known that there exist codes in the cell membranes called sugar codes... – ID theorists were right about junk...
Bob O'H Marfin - Where on the EM-DAT site is that information? I had a quick look but couldn't find it. Jerry... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
kairosfocus MNY, Science includes experiments and observations that lead to empirical findings of fact. It also includes theories, models etc that... – L&FP, 47: The challenge of "proof"...
AaronS1978 Wow what a way to overdramatize something, it was a super evolutionary event when it infected India Millions upon millions... – Will the Tokyo Olympics be a...
ET We already know that natural selection is not a creative force. We already know that NS is impotent with respect... – Will the Tokyo Olympics be a...