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01Aug 2021 by Post

Michael Behe: What About “Bad” Designs in Biology? And Other Questions

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Also in the mix, the issue of academic pressure to distance oneself from ID, even before those involved understand what the theory actually is. Source

31Jul 2021 by Post

Michael Behe on Meaning Detection in Language, and More

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Intelligent design pioneer Michael Behe continues his conversation with philosophers Pat Flynn and Jim Madden. Source

30Jul 2021 by Post

Jordan Peterson Springs the Trap of Scientism

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There’s a gaping God-shaped hole in both Krauss and Peterson’s particular ways of spinning all this. Source

29Jul 2021 by Post

Jordan Peterson, Lawrence Krauss, and the God Hypothesis

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Stephen Meyer opens his new book with a memorable anecdote about debating Krauss live while battling a fierce migraine. Source

28Jul 2021 by Post

Following the Science, Doctors Joined the Nazis “In Droves”

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There is a tendency to sanctify the medical profession, with the white coat serving as an icon of wisdom, compassion, and morality. Source

27Jul 2021 by Post

Examining Sources of Genetic Change

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Eric Bapteste, a researcher at Sorbonne University, just co-authored a review discussing genetic change in the context of aging. Source

26Jul 2021 by Post

Did Religion Evolve, or Was It Designed, to Foster Cooperation?

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Harari’s assurance about building group cohesion is simplistic and woefully insufficient to account for common characteristics of religion. Source

24Jul 2021 by Post

Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag

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Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds. Source

23Jul 2021 by Post

The Origin of Life Was an Engineering Marvel

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Brian Miller and Eric Anderson discuss Jeremy England’s origin-of-life ideas and the RNA World hypothesis. Source

22Jul 2021 by Post

Confronting Joshua Swamidass on Confrontation

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Swamidass got it wrong, and it’s perfectly appropriate for me to confront him on that. I wasn’t talking about any approach to human argumentation at all. Source

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