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Joe Biden

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
March 4, 2021
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Culture, Darwinism, Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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US Prez accuses Texas and Mississippi governors of “Neanderthal thinking”

Denyse O'Leary
March 4, 2021
Culture, Darwinism, Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine
How about New York governor Cuomo packing nursing homes with COVID patients, which resulted in thousands of deaths? Now that we have channelled Neanderthal man anyway, does he have an opinion on that? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 14, 2020
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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Now Nature endorses Joe Biden for US Prez—and doesn’t seem to realize what it is doing to itself

Denyse O'Leary
October 14, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
Nature was founded in 1869. Between then and now, many U.S. Prezzes have come and gone. The puzzling part is why Nature (and stablemate Scientific American) would throw themselves into the fray like this, as if they had no reputation or credibility, apart from politics, to defend. If it’s all really about politics, fine. Many suspected that but no one could prove it. Now, any statement made on behalf of “science” will be wisely read as on behalf of “politics.” That will harm genuinely urgent causes the most. When there’s no daylight between “Stop plastic in the oceans!” and “Vote for Schmeezer!”, most people will make up their own mind about plastic in the oceans/Schmeezer. The authority of science becomes indistinguishable from Schmeezer's media outreach. Well, at least they brought it on themselves. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 15, 2020
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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Scientific American breaks with 175-year tradition, endorses Joe Biden for US President

Denyse O'Leary
September 15, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
They can break with tradition in this way if they want, of course. But then they will no longer be able to say that their science is not tainted with (drenched in?) politics. Which is why, no matter what the crisis, no one did it in the past. The outcome, no matter who wins the U.S. election, will be reduced public trust in science. Scientific American could well find itself down there with “media” generally, in terms of public trust. Read More ›