Sal Khan – Uncommon Descent

Culture Darwinism Evolution Intelligent Design Natural selection

Asked at Oscillations: Why is the Khan Academy so stuck on “natural selection” in evolution?

Suzan Mazur notes that the Khan Academy has tended to promote natural selection as “evolution” generally.

kairosfocus F/N: Let me simply note for record from IBD: https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/sorry-despite-gun-control-advocates-claims-u-s-isnt-the-worst-country-for-mass-shootings/ Sorry, Despite Gun-Control Advocates' Claims, U.S. Isn't The Worst Country... – Defend the Children
Barry Arrington KF "BA, likely, they were under orders to do cordon off and negotiate." Perhaps. And if that order were given,... – Defend the Children
ET Yes, someone dropped the ball. Maybe people became complacent. And there are too many conflicting stories coming out. – Defend the Children
Lieutenant Commander Data Chuckdarwin Get real, KF. The NRA is a cesspool of corruption and lobbying overreach…… I think you are very confused... – Defend the Children
kairosfocus ET, why didn't the teachers start by locking the doors once shooting was diagonally across the street, why was there... – Defend the Children
ET The question is how do cells evolve, Bob- by design or willy nilly? Planes evolved by means of intelligent design.... – Reasons to Believe: Should we Expect...
kairosfocus CD, your blanket smears are duly noted, it is a fact that in their membership one will find a pool... – Defend the Children
ET Bob O'H: So you’re saying that the correct response to situations that are too dangerous for the police is to... – Defend the Children
ET What a joke. Your alleged "actual, real scientists" don't have a scientific explanation for our existence. They don't even know... – At Evolution News: Günter Bechly repudiates...
chuckdarwin Get real, KF. The NRA is a cesspool of corruption and lobbying overreach...... (https://www.amazon.com/Inside-NRA-Tell-All-Corruption-Political/dp/1538737256) – Defend the Children
chuckdarwin ET/1 Actually, I think Discovery Institute folks relish these faux controversies with bloggers like Professor Dave. It's like taking candy... – At Evolution News: Günter Bechly repudiates...
kairosfocus LCD, rum is enough much less a strong dose of ganja as we call it where I come from. CD,... – Defend the Children
bornagain77 As to: "Who doesn’t want the trains to run on time? When stuff runs like clockwork, we’re happy. And thankfully,... – At Nautilus: Were It Not for...
kairosfocus F/N: Found, a May 26 officially given timeline: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/paula-bolyard/2022/05/26/timeline-shifts-again-in-uvalde-school-shooting-n1601275 Victor Escalon, South Texas regional director of the Department of Public... – Defend the Children
chuckdarwin AD/294 The old seatbelt analogy, huh? Sounds like a silly NRA talking point to me.... – Defend the Children
doubter The notion that all possible information is already inherent in the physical system of Nature doesn't make sense. For instance... – Eric Hedin: Information and Nature
Lieutenant Commander Data Police cuffed and pepper-sprayed parents trying to rescue children ‘They didn’t do that to the shooter, but they did that... – Defend the Children
kairosfocus BA, likely, they were under orders to do cordon off and negotiate. Given prospective lawsuits, they seem to be in... – Defend the Children
kairosfocus BO'H, notice that in 32 he endorsed 30 above. He has in mind a bigger picture similar to what Israel... – Defend the Children
Barry Arrington Bob at 308. You don't seem to understand my proposal at all. I am not calling for school staff to... – Defend the Children
kairosfocus Dr Hedin, I think we need to ponder local clock time with relativistic effects and cosmological time as seen on... – Astronomy.com: The struggle to find the...