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Denyse O'Leary
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September 8, 2021
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Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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How materialism is enforced when the evidence is against it

Denyse O'Leary
September 8, 2021
Darwinism, Intelligent Design
Luskin at The Federalist: More than 1,100 scientists have signed a list agreeing they are “skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural selection to account for the complexity of life.” As a scientist, I’ve signed that list. But as an attorney, I can attest that many of these scientists — and others who are afraid to sign the list — face discrimination because they won’t toe the Darwinian line. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 8, 2020
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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Nature: Scientists “aghast” that Biden didn’t win a landslide in the US

Denyse O'Leary
November 8, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
It’s hard to understand why these people imagine that the Big Science response to COVID-19 would be viewed by many people as a success. Many people around the world have experienced it as one panicfest after another, featuring contradictory opinions on all sorts of things shouted at us from “the science.” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 15, 2019
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Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Naturalism, theism, theistic evolution
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New Pew Survey creates a huge middle on evolution

Denyse O'Leary
February 15, 2019
Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Naturalism, theism, theistic evolution
Actually, it’s not surprising at all. Pure naturalist atheists are not that common once you get off campus and a safe distance from the raging Woke. Most people would rather you think they were creationists (provided you don’t push it too far), which likely accounts for the drop in the second set, when a clear alternative for theists is provided. Some of us think this change in question is long overdue. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 15, 2018
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Academic Freedom, Education, Intelligent Design, Naturalism
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Science writer: Academia is in meltdown

Denyse O'Leary
October 15, 2018
Academic Freedom, Education, Intelligent Design, Naturalism

And, he says, there is no nice way to put it: A new survey by Gallup shows that only 48% of U.S. adults have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in academia, down from 57% in 2015. And it’s not just due to partisanship; confidence has fallen among people of all political persuasions. While it is true that confidence has fallen the most among Republicans (17 points), it’s also down among Independents (4 points) and Democrats (6 points). Alex Berezow, “Confidence In Academia Falls Nine Points In Three Years” at American Council on Science and Health Here’s the survey. About the only group enjoying a lot of confidence are the military and small business. Pollsters are not mindreaders, of Read More ›