Category: Science
2nd Law of Thermodynamics — an argument Creationists and ID Proponents should NOT use
| July 4, 2012 | Posted by scordova under Biophysics, ID Foundations, Intelligent Design, Physics, Science |
ID proponents and creationists should not use the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics to support ID. Appropriate for Independence Day in the USA is my declaration of independence and disavowal of 2nd Law arguments in support of ID and creation theory. Any student of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics will likely find Granville Sewell’s argument and similar… more
Did we mention a Templeton-funded Big Questions Online, relaunched?
| July 2, 2012 | Posted by News under News, Religion, Science |
Upcoming “Turing Essays” are going to be written by Jack Copeland. He thinks the mind is beyond computation, but is still a machine. more
Dennett on Competence without Comprehension
| June 30, 2012 | Posted by William Dembski under Evolution, Science |
[In response to Daniel Dennett's appeal to computer scientist Alan Turing as reductionist materialism's greatest champion next to Darwin:] …  at first blush one would think that because Turing had “invented” a “machine,” this might give even Dennett pause and lead him to take a second look at his claim that competence precedes comprehension. For… more
For record: A comment on the issues raised by Dr Fuller (HT: Gregory and Nullasalus), and onward concerns in the wider context of debates over design theory
| June 30, 2012 | Posted by kairosfocus under Atheism, ID Foundations, Intelligent Design, Science, science education, Science, worldview issues and society |
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I have just now commented in the recent thread on Dr Fuller’s thought, and think it useful to headline for record (especially given some continued abusive misbehaviour at Anti- Evo and linked sites that has come to my attention in recent days): ____________ >> Let me clip a few thought-sparker cites from Dr Steve Fuller:… more
Science and Religion at the Portsmouth Institute
| June 27, 2012 | Posted by William Dembski under Intelligent Design, Religion, Science, theistic evolution |
Some months back I was invited to speak at this summer’s Portsmouth Institute, which took place last weekend (June 22-24). The title of this summer’s symposium was “Modern Science/Ancient Faith.” See here for the schedule of talks. The speakers included Michael Ruse of Florida State University (keynote), Kenneth Miller of Brown University, John Haught of… more
UD Commenter Nick Matzke in Prestigious Scientific Journal Nature Again
| June 17, 2012 | Posted by scordova under Ecology, extinction, Global Warming, Media, Peer review, Science |
I believe this is already the 2nd time that Nick has graced the pages of the world’s leading science journal. See: Predicting a state shift in the biosphere, and communicating it. Looks like it is the cover story too! Nick and I have been opponents in the ID / Evolution debate for years. I’m glad… more
Caroline Crocker to give talk on bunk detection in science at American Scientific Affiliation meeting
| June 16, 2012 | Posted by News under Culture, Intelligent Design, Science |
Precisely because people today believe in science and find it important to our lives, separating the peaches from the pits is a game everyone must play. more
Quantifying happiness: The ultimate scientistic (not scientific) pursuit
| June 15, 2012 | Posted by News under Intelligent Design, News, Science, Society |
“No science can be about the purely objective or the purely subjective, which are both unattainable.” more
New Rosetta Stone discovered: Translations from science journalese into English!
| June 8, 2012 | Posted by News under Culture, Intelligent Design, Science |
For example: “In my experience” = once. “In case after case” = twice. “In a series of cases” = thrice. “It is believed that” = I think. more
Petition for open access to science papers now over 25,000 signatures …
| June 6, 2012 | Posted by News under Culture, News, Science |
… required for White House response. more
2001′s commercial moon flights and other cool stuff that never happened
| June 5, 2012 | Posted by News under Culture, Intelligent Design, News, Science |
“Even in the seventies and eighties, in fact, sober sources such as National Geographic and the Smithsonian were informing children of imminent space stations and expeditions to Mars.” more
Darwinism isn’t the only “sciencey” crusade in town. There’s also food.
| June 3, 2012 | Posted by News under Culture, Intelligent Design, News, Science |
“But the line between advocate and policymaker was blurring on both sides of the debate.” more
From The Best Schools: Remembering Einstein
| June 2, 2012 | Posted by News under Culture, News, Science |
” As one might expect, there are only a few scientists still alive who were directly acquainted with him.” more
Science journalism at its worst?
| May 31, 2012 | Posted by News under Media, News, Science |
Well, maybe not, but this stuff is certainly bad. more
What’s wrong with higher ed?: “Science has precisely nothing to tell us about values”
| May 30, 2012 | Posted by News under Intelligent Design, News, Philosophy, Science |
“It has nothing to do with meaning at all in fact.” more
Petition for open access to science research nears tipping point for White House response
| May 30, 2012 | Posted by News under Culture, News, Science |
Sign the petition, but if you are alumni of small universities – pledge extra funds for science publishing. more
Can open access journals harm scientists and scholars at small institutions?
| May 29, 2012 | Posted by News under Culture, News, Science |
Open access journals transfer the financial burden from the readers, who no longer pay, to the authors. more
Centenarians’ secret is optimism?
| May 27, 2012 | Posted by O'Leary under Culture, Intelligent Design, News, Science |
“When I started working with centenarians, I thought we’d find that they survived so long in part because they were mean and ornery,” … more
Climate scientists should ramp up the rhetoric to sway public opinion – science writer
| May 23, 2012 | Posted by News under Books of interest, Climate change, Intelligent Design, News, Science |
Something is missing from this picture. Going bad didn’t make the science stars good; it just didn’t stop them from winning. more
From PhD Comics: The science news cycle
| May 21, 2012 | Posted by News under Media, News, Science |
PhD makes Eyewitless News … then bloggo mondo …