22Jul 2025 by Post

A Century After the Scopes Trial, Censoring Spirit on Evolution Still Thrives

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From evolutionists, a surge of persecutions has included tenure denials, job blacklisting, and speech codes. Source
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06Nov 2024 by Post

Remembering Michael Ruse

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Paradoxically, he was ardent in his Darwinism, mild in his atheism, and fair-minded to intelligent design. Source
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26Mar 2021 by Post

What’s Wrong with Calling Intelligent Design “Anti-Evolution”?

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The term “anti-evolution” has been used for decades, over and over, by untold numbers of defenders of Darwin and critics of the theory of intelligent design. Source
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15Nov 2019 by Post

Phillip Johnson: A Fond Farewell

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Editor’s note: Phillip E. Johnson, Berkeley law professor and author of Darwin on Trial and other books, died on November 2. Evolution News is sharing remembrances from staff, friends, and Fellows of Discovery Institute. Philosopher of biology Michael Ruse, cherished by ID proponents as a longtime friendly antagonist, is the author of The Problem of War: Darwinism, Christianity, and their Battle to Understand Human Conflict and other books. Professor Ruse directs the Program in History and Philosophy of Science at Florida State University. I have just learned of the death of Phillip Johnson. We were very much on different sides of the IDT [intelligent design theory] debate, but I think I can truly say that our intellectual (and faith) disagreements made no difference to our personal respect and (dare I say) affection. Phil was born…
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