18Sep 2020 by Post

Reform It Altogether — More on the Naturalistic Parabola

adaptive biological complexity, Ann Gauger, biology, Calvin College, Christianity, complex systems, design triangulation, Discovery Institute, Evolution, evolutionary biology, functional analysis, hamlet, Intelligent Design, Macroevolution, Michael Lynch, Michael Scriven, natural selection, naturalism, Naturalistic Parabola, Rob Koons, Stephen Meyer, Summer Seminar, Wayne State University, William Dembski
I’ve fussed about this point for a long time. And Discovery Institute colleagues have occasionally chided me for my obsession. Source
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10Sep 2020 by Post

Ouch, Huge Sky Survey Shows No “Alien Technosignatures”

alien intelligence, aliens, atheists, Chenoa Tremblay, civilization, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Curtin University, Darwinists, Discovery Institute, extraterrestrial intelligence, Gizmodo, materialists, Michael Denton, Michael Keas, Murchison Widefield Array, Physics, Earth & Space, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, radio telescope, Steven Spielberg, Steven Tingay, transcendence, Vela constellation, Western Australia
I say “ouch” on behalf of materialists, atheists, and Darwinists. Ten million stars and not a hint of alien civilization. Source
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17Aug 2020 by Post

Stephen Meyer and James Tour: Tonight, a Wide-Ranging and Personal Conversation

abiogenesis, chemical evolution, Christianity, Discovery Institute, Discovery Institute Press, faith, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, James Tour, mind, origin of life, physical processes, Rice University, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin
Does life's origin reflect the activity of a mind, or do blind, purely physical processes alone serve as a fully satisfactory explanation? Source
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31Jul 2020 by Post

Something Is Missing from Bronx Zoo’s Apology

African-American history, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, American Eugenics Society, Black Lives Matter, Bronx Zoo, Civic Biology, Cristián Samper, Culture & Ethics, Darwinian evolution, Discovery Institute, eugenics, Evolution, evolutionary science, Fox News, George Floyd, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Human Zoos, Igorot, John West, Madison Grant, Monkey Zoo, multiplication table, New York Times, Ota Benga, Philippines, pseudoscientific racism, pygmy, Robin DiAngelo, Seattle, The Passing of the Great Race, University of Washington, White Fragility, Wildlife Conservation Society
The truth is that placing a man in the Monkey House was intended as an education for the public in Darwinian evolution. Source
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21Jul 2020 by Post

Censors Claim Teachers “Advocate Evolution” More Now Than in 2007 — Don’t Believe It

biology teachers, career suicide, censorship, Center for Science & Culture, critical thinking, Discovery Institute, Education, evolutionary theory, ID The Future, National Center for Science Education, Nature (journal), Podcast, Robert Crowther, Sarah Chaffee, Science Education Policy, strengths and weaknesses, survey
How likely are biology teachers with doubts about Darwinism to participate in a survey by an organization instrumental in attacking Darwin-doubting teachers? Source
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19Jun 2020 by Post

Save the Washington Monument. But How?

BioEssays, censorship, Center for Science & Culture, cosmos, creator, Declaration of Independence, demoralization, Discovery Institute, Evolution, Founders, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, human dignity, Human Zoos, Intelligent Design, Internet, Jefferson Memorial, John West, monuments, police, Science Uprising, scientists, statues, Stephen Meyer, Thomas Jefferson, universe, vandalism, Washington DC, Washington Monument, YouTube videos
At dinner recently I said to my kids that I’m glad they’ve seen the Washington Monument in person because I’m not sure it will still be there in a year. This was following nights of rioting when news helicopters showed fires in the capital obscuring the structure. My oldest son scoffed. “They’re not talking about taking down the Washington Monument!” “Not yet,” I said.  Nobody would have predicted all the changes we’ve witnessed in 2020, what seems to be evidence of national demoralization. Freedom of assembly and of worship canceled overnight across swaths of the country, with hardly a protest? Revolutionary unrest in the cities? Statues and other monuments defaced or torn down? Serious discussion of abolishing the police? What will come next? Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture understands…
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