“Recant!” A Sternberg Story that (Almost) Got Away

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The priest cited to Sternberg the experience of Greeks when they lived under harsh Turkish rule. Source
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Congratulations to Jay Bhattacharya, Replacing Francis Collins at NIH!

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How can our country get more Bhattacharyas and fewer Collinses? That is one way of phrasing the question that Dr. West sets out to answer. Source
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Francis Collins Stands Up for DEI, High Overhead, and Unethical Research?

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At least Collins has made it harder to ignore his real agenda by appearing at this partisan political rally. Source
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How Stockholm Syndrome Christianity Hinders Scientific Progress

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In a nutshell, theistic evolution is the attempt to reconcile belief in God with the standard evolutionary account of life’s origins. Source
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The Slippery Slope of Theistic Darwinism: The Sad Cases of Howard Van Till and Karl Giberson

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After retiring from Calvin, Howard Van Till evolved well beyond Christianity. Indeed, he eventually evolved beyond theism. Source
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