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Tag: Post-Truth

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Science journalist tells Steven Pinker, yes, we ARE living in a post-truth society

Evolutionary psychologist Steven Pinker is rebuked for the view he represents in a recent essay for Skeptic, “Why We Are Not Living in a Post Truth Era”

Posted on November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 Author News Comments(12)
Creationism Intelligent Design

Native American creationism viewed favorably in a recent court ruling in Canada

Post-truth science will not be, in principle, either positive or negative about creationism; everything depends on the role it plays in power struggles.

Posted on June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 Author News Comment(1)
Intelligent Design Philosophy Science

Getting at what we MEAN by “truth”

Yeah, truth. In an age when fishwraps claim to be telling us “The Truth” even while books are written about post-truth (Oxford’s Word of the Year 2016), a look at the different things people can mean does not come amiss.

Posted on December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 Author News Comments(62)
Culture Darwinism Intelligent Design Science

Darwinism vs. ID: A game of foxes vs. lions

From my (O’Leary for News) review of sociologist Steve Fuller’s book, Post-Truth: Knowledge as a Power Game: How ID Foxes Can Beat the Darwinian Lions Fuller clearly finds the foxes more interesting and sympathetic figures than the lions: “The lion rules by focused shows of force, as opposed to the fox’s diverse displays of cunning.” Read More…

Posted on July 11, 2018 Author News Comments(4)

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