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Jerry Coyne

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Denyse O'Leary
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February 11, 2020
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Darwinism, Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Mind
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Mike Egnor vs. Jerry Coyne on how consciousness evolved

Denyse O'Leary
February 11, 2020
Darwinism, Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Mind
Egnor: The assertion that consciousness “evolved” is either empty (it doesn’t explain the arrival of consciousness, only its survival) or it presupposes panpsychism—the presence of consciousness in inanimate matter. Panpsychism is anathema to materialists like Coyne, who desperately try to eliminate Mind from nature. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 4, 2020
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Culture, Darwinism, Ethics, Intelligent Design
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But why need a Darwinist care about fairness in hiring?

Denyse O'Leary
February 4, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Ethics, Intelligent Design
If so many of us are talking about Darwinian evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne’s moral philosophy anyway, here’s an illustration of the conundrum it creates. Jerry is concerned about unfairness in diversity hiring. Why?: Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 23, 2020
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Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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Jordan Peterson and cultural Darwinism

Denyse O'Leary
January 23, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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 17, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism
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Yes, Jerry. Split brains are weird, but not the way you think

Denyse O'Leary
January 17, 2020
Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism
Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor, who knows some details about the brain, responds: What is most remarkable about these patients is that after the surgery they are unaffected in everyday life, except for the diminished seizures. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 1, 2020
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Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Naturalism
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Jerry Coyne is distressed by National Geographic going all “woo”

Denyse O'Leary
January 1, 2020
Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Naturalism
In general, National Geographic dances to Jerry Coyne’s tune where evolution is concerned and the decline he reports, if real, has continued during that same period. The only thing we really know is that the internet has drop kicked almost all magazines. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 30, 2019
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Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Mind, Religion, Science
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Jerry Coyne bashes the Templeton Foundation, based on new information

Denyse O'Leary
November 30, 2019
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Mind, Religion, Science
The odd thing is that one part of the Templeton group is also funding things that should interest Jerry, for example the quest for an explanation of consciousness. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 6, 2019
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Intelligent Design, Philosophy, theism
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In debating Jerry Coyne, Michael Egnor tries philosophy…

Denyse O'Leary
October 6, 2019
Intelligent Design, Philosophy, theism
Egnor: The Prime Mover argument is the most popular formal argument for the existence of God, and it is often misunderstood and, when understood, often misrepresented. Atheists, in my experience, never get it right. If they did, they wouldn’t be atheists. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 1, 2019
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Academic Freedom, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Media
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What? David Berlinski and Gunter Bechly reply to Jerry Coyne … at Quillette?

Denyse O'Leary
October 1, 2019
Academic Freedom, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Media
It would be fun to discuss the history of life for once without the dead hand of Darwin overruling all. From the looks of things, it may also be possible now. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 26, 2019
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Atheism, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, theism
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If Darwinian biologist Jerry Coyne hadn’t existed, we would have had to invent him

Denyse O'Leary
September 26, 2019
Atheism, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, theism
Michael Egnor: A shimmering example of atheist idiocy (there is no other word for it) is Jerry Coyne’s recent argument, at Why Evolution Is True, against God’s existence in his post on David Attenborough’s agnosticism. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 12, 2019
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Cambrian explosion, Intelligent Design
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Half-billion-year-old predator is the mother of all spiders?

Denyse O'Leary
September 12, 2019
Cambrian explosion, Intelligent Design
Researcher: "Evidence is converging towards picturing the Cambrian explosion as even swifter than what we thought," says Aria. "Finding a fossil site like the Burgess Shale at the very beginning of the Cambrian would be like looking into the eye of the cyclone." Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 27, 2019
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Intelligent Design, Peer review, Psychology
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Darwinian Jerry Coyne makes a good point about the social science hoaxes

Denyse O'Leary
July 27, 2019
Intelligent Design, Peer review, Psychology
The distinction is that low-quality papers might happen to fall through the cracks now and then and a cherry picker could gin up an indictment of a whole field unjustly. BUT when a number of hoax papers get accepted by various journals, that points to deeper systemic rot. Especially when the social science profs are enraged rather than ashamed Read More ›