C. W. Howell in Context: A Brief History of Histories

Barbara Forrest, C. W. Howell, Center for Science and Culture, Christianity, Creationism’s Trojan Horse, Darwin Strikes Back, Designer Science, Designer Science (series), Doubts About Darwin, Dover trial, Edward Humes, Evolution, Gordy Slack, IDEA Center, Intelligent Design, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Lauri Lebo, Michael Behe, Monkey Girl, novel arguments, Paul R. Gross, PhD thesis, preconceptions, Scientific consensus, scientific papers, scientism, The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything, The Devil in Dover, Thomas Woodward
One positive aspect: Howell rightly observes that some other would-be histories of ID, especially those by written by critics, are “polemical” and “activist.” Source
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Our Lush World: Considering the Problem of Beauty

"survival of the fittest", beauty, Darwinists, Fire-Maker, geneticists, Giraffe, gratuitous beauty, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligence, intelligent beings, Intelligent Design, Jay Richards, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, nature, problem of pain, scientific discovery, Technology, The American Spectator, The Edge of Evolution, The Story of Everything, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig, zoology
“If, on the other hand, one views nature as ingenious artwork that cannot be reduced to the question of utility alone, these problems disappear.” Source
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The Bible: A Book of “Stories” or Historical Accounts? with Dinesh D’Souza

Archaeological Discoveries, Bible Evidence, Biblical Archaeology, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dinesh D’Souza, Dr. Frank Turek, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, The Stones Cry Out, theology
For centuries, skeptics have argued that parts of the Bible are legend, exaggeration, or history written long after the fact. But what happens when archaeologists start finding the names, places, civilizations, and events recorded in Scripture–do those same skeptics ever change their minds? This week, author, flimmaker, and scholar, Dinesh D’Souza, joins Frank to reveal what sparked his fascination with biblical archaeology and inspired his new book, ‘The Stones Cry Out‘. Together, they trace the archaeological evidence through the biblical timeline, from the world of Abraham and ancient Israel to King David, the New Testament, and discoveries involving people who once existed only on the pages of Scripture. During their conversation, Frank and Dinesh investigate questions like: What first got Dinesh interested in biblical archaeology, and what’s so special about…
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Scholarship Hits the Fan: Designer Science Now Gone from Multiple Sites

academics, Amazon, Amazon Prime, Artificial Intelligence, Barnes and Noble, Baylor University, C. W. Howell, Casey Luskin, centerpiece, Christianity Today, Designer Science, Duke University, e-book, Edward J. Larson, Evolution, Francis Beckwith, hardback, Intelligent Design, linchpin, Michael Behe, NYU Press, PhD, publishing, Ronald Numbers, scientists, Wall Street Journal, Winsomeness Squad
The lack of scrutiny and skepticism by professional academics reflects a crisis of its own. Source
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Orchids, Moths, and (Supposed) Evolutionary Predictions

Alfred Russel Wallace, Angraecum sesquipedale, Charles Darwin, Christoph Adami, coevolution, Evolution, evolutionary theory, experiments, insects, Life Sciences, Madagascar, natural selection, nectar, nectary, orchids, pollen, predictions, proboscis, sphinx moth, spur, The Evolution of Biological Information
What Adami has actually done is taken a prediction that has nothing to do with evolution and attribute it to evolutionary theory. Source
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The Genderbread Person, Part 1: Gender Identity

Apologetics, Christianity, Culture and Politics, gender identity, Genderbread Person, Gospel, Hillary Ferrer, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, MamaBearApologetics.com, Queer, Queer Theory, sexuality, Woke
Forget the muffin man. Do you know the Genderbread Person? If not, you need to—and especially if you have kids. The Genderbread Person is now a commonly used craft for teaching kids (at least those young enough to be interested in anthropomorphic gingerbread cookies) how to identify the various LGBTQ identities. (The Gender Unicorn is another similar curriculum that is used, but more for older students. They are basically the same concepts.) So, today we begin a four-part series discussing what aspects of sexuality and gender are being taught through this curriculum, and how parents can understand and discuss the implications of it. Before we start this series, though, I want to point everyone back to one of the original posts we did on two questions we need to ask ourselves before we begin speaking…
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NYU Press Pulls Anti-ID Book with Fabricated Quote from Michael Behe

academic publishers, Baylor University, biochemists, biology, C. W. Howell, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Christianity Today, Denis Noble, Designer Science, Designer Science (series), Discovery Institute, Duke University, Edward Larson, fake quotes, Francis Beckwith, Intelligent Design, Jennifer Hammer, John West, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, Neo-Darwinism, New York University Press, Oxford University, scholarship, Science and Culture Today, scientific reasoning, Seattle
“What happened is deeply ironic. This book was touted by the publisher as showing how ID's skepticism of Darwinism contributed to a ‘post-truth’ society." Source
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6 Reasons Why It’s OK to Judge

Apologetics, Christianity, Discernment, FreeThinkingMinistries.com, judging, Judgmentalism, Peter Rasor, The5MinuteThinker, theology, Theology and Christian Apologetics
“Hey, stop judging me! You can’t judge me and my beliefs!” How many times have we heard something like this? The implication of such an exclamation is clear: someone’s personal beliefs about religion or morality are off limits—they cannot be discerned to be right or wrong. Beliefs are subjective and thus true for some and not others. Such a sentiment fences off one’s beliefs from being analyzed and weighed for validity. But is it true that we should not judge others’ beliefs? Are religious and moral beliefs really just personal opinions? I suggest we all ought to judge people and their beliefs, and it’s o.k. Really. Here are six reasons why. A real world exists For one thing, a real world exists outside one’s own perceptions. If you disagree, just…
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In NY Post, McDiarmid on Social Isolation and the Tech Nightmare

AI necklace, Andrew McDiarmid, anti-social media, artificial inteligence, Computational Sciences, emailing, friend (tech device), friends, human interaction, humans, new york, New York Post, nightmares, personality, Silicon Valley, smartphones, Social media, startups, statistics, subway ads, surveillance, Technology, texting, The Atlantic, voice
The wearable AI necklace, Friend, opens up a whole new chapter of horror. It’s not a parody: young people wear their “Friend” on their person. Source
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Dave Farina Misunderstands Behe’s Darwin Devolves

Africa, beneficial mutations, biology, C-Harlem, cellular networks, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, Dave Farina, de novo genes, degradation, Educating Dave Farina (series), Evolution, expression, generation time, genetics, information, insults, loss of function, Michael Behe, misrepresentations, name-calling, neofunctionalization, neutral mutations, non-coding DNA, population genetics, probabilistic resources, protein folding, pseudogenes, purifying selection, strawman, The Edge of Evolution, unguided processes, YouTubers
Farina’s response to my previous series is characterized by misrepresentations, selective engagement, and reliance on insults and name-calling. Source
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