Monthly Archives: June 2007
Okay: So evolutionary biologist Larry Moran does NOT believe in evolutionary psychology …
| June 22, 2007 | Posted by O'Leary under Intelligent Design |
Responding to something I wrote at the Post-Darwinist about the popularity of evolutionary psychology among atheists, Moran (a textbook co-author you may well have suffered through in school), responds: Just for the record, Denyse, I’m one of those evil atheists that you like to rant about but I’m totally opposed to evolutionary psychology. But you… more
Eugene Koonin: REALLY Big Numbers Solve the Problem of the Origin of Life — and Hence, There’s No Need for Design
| June 22, 2007 | Posted by Paul Nelson under Intelligent Design |
If you visit Eugene Koonin’s lab at the NCBI — that’s Dr. Koonin standing just to the right of the woman in the red sweater — brush up on your Russian. Many of the most prolific scientists in comparative genomics work in Koonin’s group, hail from Russia, and love the Big Questions, such as the… more
Senators Clinton and Boxer learn from Darwin zealots
| June 22, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design |
In an interesting bit of news Senator Inohofe stated he overheard Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) saying they wanted to stifle conservative talk radio via legislation. Now where have we seen this tactic before – when people want to criticize something and you can’t counter it with facts you turn instead to… more
China now #1 producer of CO2 in the world
| June 22, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Global Warming, Off Topic |
China Overtakes U.S. as No. 1 Emitter of Carbon Dioxide By Audra Ang June 21, 2007 7:54AM Excerpt: A new study by a Dutch research group said China, which relies on coal for two-thirds of its energy needs and makes 44 percent of the world’s cement, produced 6.23 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in… more
Point-Counterpoint: Steven Weinberg vs. Eugenie Scott
| June 21, 2007 | Posted by William Dembski under Religion, Science |
“The world needs to wake up from the long nightmare of religion. Anything we scientists can do to weaken the hold of religion should be done, and may in fact be our greatest contribution to civilisation.†–Steven Weinberg, NYT, 21nov06 “Scott describes herself as atheist but does not discount the importance of spirituality. . .… more
Zuck is out of luck, marsupial findings vindicate Behe, Denton, Hoyle
| June 21, 2007 | Posted by scordova under Creationism, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Science |
I attempted mathematics….but I got on very slowly. The work was repugnant to me, chiefly from my not being able to see any meaning in the early steps in algebra….I do not believe that I should ever have succeeded beyond a very low grade. Charles Darwin, writing of his ineptitude and dislike of math The… more
Yet Another Earth Scientist Debunks Global Warming
| June 21, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Global Warming, Off Topic |
Read the sunspots The mud at the bottom of B.C. fjords reveals that solar output drives climate change – and that we should prepare now for dangerous global cooling R. TIMOTHY PATTERSON, professor and director of the Geoscience Centre, Carleton University Published: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Excerpt: Our finding of a direct correlation between variations… more
The Edge of Evolution: The Obvious, Presented With Details
| June 20, 2007 | Posted by GilDodgen under Darwinism, Intelligent Design |
I’ve read Michael Behe’s The Edge of Evolution. Michael offers hard evidence for what most people recognize. (Those who have been blinded by Darwinist indoctrination are obviously excluded.) Mutations break things. However, on occasion, with huge probabilistic resources, a broken thing can promote survival in a specific environment (e.g., bacterial antibiotic resistance). But broken things… more
The Church of the Living Darwin
| June 20, 2007 | Posted by William Dembski under Darwinism, Evolution |
The Legacy of Dover
| June 20, 2007 | Posted by William Dembski under Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design |
“The Irrationality of Richard Dawkins” — by Frank Beckwith
| June 20, 2007 | Posted by William Dembski under Philosophy, Religion, Science |
This just appeared at FIRST THINGS: The Irrationality of Richard Dawkins By Francis J. Beckwith Wednesday, June 20, 2007, 6:47 AM In his 2006 book, The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins laments the career path of Kurt Wise, who has, since 2006, held the positions of professor of science and theology and director of the Center… more
The European Council for the Advancement of Atheism
| June 20, 2007 | Posted by William Dembski under Intelligent Design |
The Council of Europe may justly be renamed as “The European Council for the Advancement of Atheism.” To believe in a God who acts in the world (aka theism) henceforward constitutes “religious extremism.” It will be interesting to see at what point advocacy of ID is regarded in Europe as a “hate crime” against …… more
How much information is needed to construct a human?
| June 20, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design |
A commenter in another thread prompted this. I didn’t approve the comment because it was so impoverished but thought the discussion warranted a thread of its own. The commenter basically said that 30,000 proteins w/regulatory regions is enough – a mere fraction of the DNA in a human egg – implying that plenty of DNA… more
Evolutionary biologists: Allstar atheists, apparently, or — very occasionally — teddy bears for Jesus
| June 19, 2007 | Posted by O'Leary under Intelligent Design |
In “Evolution, Religion and Free Will†(American Scientist, Volume 95, 294ff), Gregory W. Graffin and William B. Provine found that, of 149 eminent evolutionists polled, 78% were pure naturalists (no God) and only two were clearly theists (traditional idea of God). Some were in between these poles. The authors describe most of them as deists… more
How many honorary doctorates does Judge Jones have now?
| June 19, 2007 | Posted by William Dembski under Intelligent Design |
Here is Judge John E. Jones III receiving an honorary doctorate just six months after rendering his decision in Kitzmiller v. Dover (check out Dickinson College’s reasons for conferring the degree). How many honorary doctorates has the Judge racked up since then? (I’m told four, but I have yet to confirm that.) Not bad for… more
Scientist Says Global Warming Stopped in 1998
| June 19, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Global Warming, Off Topic |
High price for load of hot air by Bob Carter, June 18, 2007 12:00am Professor Bob Carter is an environmental scientist at James Cook University who studies ancient climate change. Here’s some of what he has to say: The salient facts are these. First, the accepted global average temperature statistics used by the Intergovernmental Panel… more
So many ID books, so little time! ID-sympathetic book by Gingerich (2006)
| June 18, 2007 | Posted by scordova under Culture, Intelligent Design, Religion, Science |
Biologist John Lynch seems to think there is surprising silence over Behe’s book. I speculated that his perception is due to the fact that there are so many pro-ID or ID-sympathetic books and activities out there now. In addition to the activities of the ID community, there is renewed activity in the creationist community. There… more
Michael Ruse Reviews The Edge of Evolution
| June 17, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design |
The whole review can be found for free here. One of the first things to note is repetition of a common fallacy about ID being illegal to teach due to the Dover decision. Michael writes: IDT has been remarkably successful. George W. Bush is one among many who have stated flatly that it should be… more
Jerry Coyne: The Henry Ford of Evolution?
| June 17, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design |
Jerry Coyne in his disastrous attempt to educate laypersons in evolutionary dogma has this to say: If evolution is a car, then natural selection is the engine and mutation is the gas. … Although Darwin had no idea where this variation came from, we now know that it is produced by mutation–accidental changes in the… more
With enemies like Coyne, who needs friends?
| June 16, 2007 | Posted by scordova under Humor, Intelligent Design |
The attempted refutation of Behe’s work by the Darwinists has been so anemic that even the prominent names in the Darwinist blogsphere are beginning to lament the lackluster performance of their All-Stars against Michael Behe. For example, Jason Rosenhouse, one of the most brilliant authors at PandasThumb, has decided to break ranks and openly criticize… more