Here’s more, from the literature, on those 760 million year old fossil sponges
| February 7, 2012 | Posted by News under Evolution, Intelligent Design, News |
“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
| February 6, 2012 | Intelligent Design |
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?
| February 5, 2012 | Intelligent Design |
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
| February 5, 2012 | Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Religion |
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
| February 4, 2012 | Intelligent Design |
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
| February 6, 2012 | Posted by News under Christian Darwinism, News |
“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
| February 6, 2012 | Posted by News under Biology, Evolution, News |
“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!”
| February 6, 2012 | Posted by News under Darwinism, Media, News, Religion |
“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
| February 6, 2012 | Posted by News under Engineering, News, Philosophy |
“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
| February 6, 2012 | Posted by News under Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, News |
“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
| February 6, 2012 | Posted by News under Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, News, Peer review |
… 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 …
| February 5, 2012 | Posted by News under News, Origin Of Life, science education |
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?
| February 5, 2012 | Posted by News under Biology, Intelligent Design, News |
“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!
| February 5, 2012 | Posted by News under Education, News |
“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
| February 5, 2012 | Posted by News under Intelligent Design, Neuroscience, News |
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
| February 4, 2012 | Posted by News under Atheism, Education, Intelligent Design, News |
“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 …
| February 4, 2012 | Posted by News under Extraterrestrial life, News |
“… 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
| February 4, 2012 | Posted by News under Darwinism |
“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.
| February 4, 2012 | Posted by News under Evolutionary psychology, News |
There is danger involved in labeling essentially normal kids as sick. more
Extraterrestrial life: Shaking off some of the Mars dust
| February 4, 2012 | Posted by News under Extraterrestrial life, Intelligent Design, News |
“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