Month: November 2005
Krauthammer’s ID Strawman
Charles Krauthammer’s syndicated essay against intelligent design ran opposite mine in today’s Seattle Times. The piece is full of problems, which Tom Gilson and Lawrence Seldon explore in loving detail here and here. Now I would have framed a couple of points in their otherwise fine analysis a little differently. In one place,
Students Let the ID Genie out of the Lamp
Faced with a realization that support for “diversity” at
Cornell does not extend to academic viewpoints, some 80
students have organized an IDEA chapter on campus and are
educating themselves.
“Good Humored” Cardinal Inspired by Pope in Debate Over Evolution and Intelligent Design
The Catholic church is struggling to make the mainstream media understand and report its position on science, Darwinism, and materialism. This is no more apparent than the recent speech by the Pope and now a followup by Cardinal Schoenborn senior editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Read “Good Humored Cardinal Inspired by Pope in Debate Over Evolution and Intelligent Design” at www.evolutionnews.org.
In Evolution Debate the Media Are More Catholic Than the Pope
The Pope’s comments on intelligent design in nature have been missed, or misreported, by much of the mainstream media. Read the full article, “In Evolution Debate The Media Are More Catholic Than The Pope.”
Kansas Definition of Science Consistent With All Other States Contrary to Media Claims
Kansas reinstated a traditional definition of science which reads: “Science is a systematic method of continuing investigation that uses observation, hypothesis testing, measurement, experimentation, logical argument and theory-building to lead to more adequate explanations of natural phenomena.” This is nearly identical to the definition of science adhered to in 40 states across the country (nine states do not define science at all). Kansas is the only state that did not have a traditional definition of science.