Monthly Archives: July 2005
Hip-Hop Band Weighs in on ID
| July 28, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design |
If the pop-culture is starting to understand the gross inadequacies of Neo-Darwinism to explain the origins and the diversity of life in this universe, perhaps a paradigm shift is closer than we think. more
New ID Blog — Mind Over Matter
| July 28, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Intelligent Design |
http://onemindovermatter.blogspot.com more
Evo Devo Challenges ID
| July 27, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Evolution, Intelligent Design |
For an exchange on evo devo between Michael Ruse, Sean Carroll, and me at Science & Theology News, go here. more
Gilder and Johnson in the News
| July 27, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Intelligent Design |
Here are two articles related to ID that may interest you: The evolution of George Gilder The author and tech-sector guru has a new cause to create controversy with: intelligent design Boston Globe article — go here. Phillip Johnson’s Assault Upon Faith-Based Darwinism A modern monkey trial isn’t what Phillip Johnson expected when he wrote… more
Jason Rosenhouse at the Pandasthumb
| July 26, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Religion, Science |
Jason Rosenhouse has been writing an series of reports on the 2005 Creation Mega Conference that took place last week. I refer readers specifically to his latest report (#5) on the talk of Werner Gitt, who is the author of In the Beginning Was Information. In reading that book, I had many of the same… more
Quality Science Education for All vs. National Center for Science Education
| July 25, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Evolution |
California Academy of Sciences Publishes Retraction Settles Libel Claim over Article by Leading Darwin Advocate Larry Caldwell For IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2005 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – more
Backing away from the term “Darwinism”
| July 24, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Darwinism, Evolution |
Many Darwinists are now finding that it no longer suits them to be called “Darwinists.” But, as we all know, calling a tail a leg doesn’t change that fact that a dog still only has four legs. Likewise, backing away from standard terminology and assigning to themselves other labels doesn’t change the fact that most… more
Niall Shanks
| July 24, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Evolution, Intelligent Design |
After recently reporting about Niall Shanks’s rising star on this blog (here), I ran across this article about his new position at Wichita State University: go here for the article. For all my disagreements with him, he’s a nice guy and I wish him well in his new post. In the article, note the reference… more
Uncommon Dissent Forum
| July 23, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Evolution, Intelligent Design |
Dressing down for Darwin: Forum takes on father of evolution By KELLY DAVIS Anderson Independent-Mail July 22, 2005 Named “Uncommon Dissent Forum: Scientists Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing,” the three-day event Aug. 4 through Aug. 6 at the Palmetto Expo Center is to consist of a panel of nine individuals, six of them scientists, all of… more
The Opposition Facing High School Biology Teachers Who Support ID
| July 22, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Intelligent Design |
Below are two emails forwarded to me from a friend of mine along with his commentary. To protect my friend, I’ve given all the individuals here pseudonyms. My friend here is “Kevin Nichols.” He’s a Ph.D. high school biology teacher who supports ID. His principal is “Lauren Long.” And the parent opposing ID is “Serge… more
Appealing to the Pope
| July 21, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Evolution, Intelligent Design |
Kenneth Miller, Francisco Ayala, and Lawrence Krauss have decided to go to the top, asking Pope Benedict XVI to clarify his views on evolution and design. more
Cashing in on ID
| July 20, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Intelligent Design |
It’s gratifying to see that ID is helping people make careers and bring home the bacon. Robert Pennock is happily ensconced at Michigan State University for criticizing ID. Barbara Forrest was promoted to full professor at South Eastern Louisiana State University for her work debunking ID. And most recently Niall Shanks moved from East Tennessee… more
Design Principles in Protein Science
| July 19, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Evolution, Intelligent Design |
The Protein Society’s upcoming big annual meeting (July 30 to August 3, 2005) has a session that should give proponents of unintelligent evolution pause and proponents of intelligent design courage: more
An Islamic Perspective on ID
| July 18, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Intelligent Design |
Ahmed K. Sultan Salem’s “The Non-Science of Intelligent Design” is probably the most ambivalent article about ID that I’ve ever read. Here’s a sample: more
Ken Miller — Ever the Valiant Defender of Science
| July 16, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Evolution, Intelligent Design |
Knowing how the good Cardinal’s words will be misused by the enemies of science in our country, it is important to set the record straight. more
“Signs of Intelligence?” — The Weekly Standard
| July 15, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Evolution, Intelligent Design |
Signs of Intelligence? What the neo-Darwinists don’t understand about theories of Intelligent Design by Isaac Constantine more
[Off topic:] Richard Wagner Pretending to Be Japanese
| July 15, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Education |
Macroevolution: One Long Argument from Ignorance
| July 15, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design |
The charge is often made that ID constitutes an argument from ignorance (a charge I’ve shown to be false here). But a case can be made that conventional evolutionary theory, insofar as it tries to explain macroevolutionary changes, itself constitutes an argument from ignorance. In Gary Jason’s book Critical Thinking (p. 133), he characterizes the… more
[Off topic:] The Soap Opera That Is Baylor
| July 14, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Education |
Just when you thought the soap opera that is Baylor was in its last season, here they come up with some priceless new material. The following piece of investigative reporting appeared today on the front page of the Waco Trib. I’d like to nominate it for a Pulitzer Prize. Also, I’m awaiting further investigation to… more
Roger Ebert weighs in on ID
| July 14, 2005 | Posted by William Dembski under Evolution, Intelligent Design |
Yes, Roger Ebert, the movie reviewer, has now weighed in on ID — and in a review of The War of the Worlds, no less: more