Sorry, Dr. Coyne: There Is No Religion-Science Conflict

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I dare say that Michael Behe has had a far greater influence on the field of evolutionary biology than Jerry Coyne has. Source
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No. 10 Story of 2024: Evolutionary Biologist Concedes Intelligent Design Is Cutting Edge

biology, Bret Weinstein, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, cutting edge, DarkHorse Podcast, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, Darwinists, David Gelernter, Evolution, evolutionary biology, Heather Heying, Intelligent Design, Jerry Coyne, Jesus, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, The Selfish Gene, whale sharks, Yale University
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying are well-known evolutionary biologists (and husband and wife) with a podcast. Source
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Is the Human Eye Really Evidence Against Intelligent Design?

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Good empirical science searches for explanations that fit the evidence. But another kind of “science” is committed to telling stories about unguided evolution. Source
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Dawkins and Other Evolutionary Biologists May Be Learning a Hard Lesson

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Dawkins and others believe that Facebook’s ban hammer fell on his questions about Imane Khalif competing in the women’s division boxing at the 2024 Olympics. Source
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Oxford Physiologist Denis Noble: Dissent from Neo-Darwinism Has Passed a “Tipping Point”

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We were wondering when the (often very dramatic) claims made recently in arcane academic texts would begin making more of a splash in the popular media. Source
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Bees with Feelings? A Darwinist Winces

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Most naturalist philosophers of mind have held that human consciousness — maddeningly mysterious — is an illusion. Source
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Reply to Free Will Deniers: Show Me

auto accident, behavior, Belief, brains, Chemistry, choice, Clarence Darrow, Culture & Ethics, Darwinian evolution, deterministic free will, faith, free will, free will deniers, ham sandwich, human beings, Jerry Coyne, LARPing, Ludwig Wittgenstein, materialists, Meaning, Neuroscience & Mind, parking lot, philosophers, physics, physiology, Politics, rain, Robert Sapolsky, Sam Harris, Stephen Cave, The Blue Book
If you carelessly dent a genuine free will denier’s car in a parking lot, he wouldn’t hold you responsible any more than he’d hold your car responsible. Source
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Watchdog Group Calls Professor Dave “Anti-Semite of the Week”; Plus an Appeal to the New Atheists

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Does this have anything to do with intelligent design and the evolution debate? Yes, two things. Source
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Why Free Will Denial Is Self-Refuting

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The only "scientific" basis for the denial of free will is determinism, the theory that every change in nature is determined prior to its occurrence. Source
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What Deep Social Change Underlies the War on Math?

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The universal language of science is sinking under the weight of claims about trauma and privilege. Source
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