Here’s more, from the literature, on those 760 million year old fossil sponges

“That these organisms arose prior to the ‘snowball earth’2 and survived its extremes, presents a challenge to contemporary scientific thought.” more



Evolution is a Big Word, Part 2: Diving Deeper into the Theories of Evolution

In the article Evolution is a Big Word, I cover several issues. In our last installment, we discussed what the multiplicity of theories means for the claims of a consensus opinion about evolution. In this installment, I wanted to talk about the theories themselves. There are several questions I would like to propose to our… more

Evolution is a Big Word, Part 1: Is There a Consensus?

With so many theories of evolution floating about, is there really a consensus of opinion? A new article looks at this closely. more

What Catholics didn’t like about Darwin – and still don’t

Darwinism is now a sea of nonsense and contradiction, and fighting the sea is not a day’s work. more

Either I have lost my mind, or materialists have lost theirs

With what is now known about the fine-tuning of the laws of physics for the production of a universe that “knew” we were coming (Freeman Dyson), and with what is now known about the sophisticated information-processing systems and technology found in even the simplest living cell (not to mention the human mind), it is incomprehensible… more

Richard Weikart asks Christian Darwinists some pretty obvious questions

“If Stephens and Giberson had written their book a century earlier, they could have blasted conservative evangelicals for rejecting the eugenics movement and compulsory sterilization for the disabled, which many secular intellectuals considered progressive and scientific. ” more

760 million year old animal found in South Africa

“a 150 million years earlier than when other animals emerged in the fossil record.” more

A well-read Catholic responds to claims that “The Pope believes in Darwin!”

“I recommend people read JPII’s statement in full. It is a nuanced careful statement that identifies key places where Darwinism cannot be compatible with the Church’s understanding of who we are as human beings.” more

Engineering and Metaphysics 2012 Conference to feature Walter Bradley as speaker

“This conference explores ways in which non-reductionistic views of humanity influence and impact engineering and design disciplines.” more

Rupert Sheldrake: An early non-Darwinian biologist looks back on it all

“His hope is that there will be a ‘coming out’ moment in science. ‘It’s like gays in the 1950s,’ he suggests.” more

Wikipedian Darwinism: Higher Truth edits out lower-case truths

… the sort of person who would erase the corrections and substitute boilerplate talking points actually does know that he is bending or breaking the truth. And he probably feels okay with that. more

Indiana Senate passes bill to teach Christian, Hindu, and Scientology origin of life – among others …

The crazy part is that “origin of life” normally means the origin of the first living cells, and most religious groups have avoided detailed explanations of that. more

Latest issue of Synthese: Should scientists even try to define life?

“I conclude that scientists, philosophers, and ethicists should discard the project of defining life.” more

Off topic: Why many proposed improvements to failing schools don’t really work, Part I: Self-esteem rules!

“If they had self-esteem, the argument went, they would value a degree from a good university, a stable relationship before starting a family, and freedom from the intrusions of law enforcement.” more

The “connectome”: This is your brain on wiring

If the connectome doesn’t kill neuroscience, it may teach it something. more

New interview with William Lane Craig – that Christian guy Dawkins wouldn’t debate

“Well, in hindsight I have to say that Dawkins’ attacks in The Guardian and elsewhere turned out to be the best publicity for the event .” more

Latest super-Earth is practically inhabited already …

“… with today’s technology, we could send a robotic probe out there, and within a few hundred years, it could be sending back picture postcards.” more

Bill Dembski on the future of intelligent design in science

“One of the main lessons I’ve drawn from this is that most of the academic world, Christian included, is not so much concerned with truth as with fitting in and looking good.” more

Why science should stay out of understanding human nature … before something worse than this happens.

There is danger involved in labeling essentially normal kids as sick. more

Extraterrestrial life: Shaking off some of the Mars dust

“This implies that liquid water has been on the surface of Mars for far too short a time for life to maintain a foothold on the surface.” more

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