Month: April 2011
NCSE’s Steve Newton and the “Creationism” Gambit
Steve Newton loves to conflate academic freedom to critique evolution with “creationism.” What’s this all about?
Catholics and Intelligent Design, Part Two
A misinterpretation of Thomas here is one source of the opposition of some Thomists to ID; Thomas, simply put, was not strictly an Aristotelian.
Recant! Pushing Creeds as Damage Control for Darwin (Update)
Biologist Thomas H. Huxley, the great defender of Darwin, once famously warned that “Science commits suicide when she adopts a creed.” Unfortunately, not all modern evolutionary biologists respect such wisdom.
When Politics Holds Science Hostage
As Klinghoffer points out, the simple fact of the matter is that adult stem cells are proven to heal, while embryonic stem cells are not. Too bad the favored narrative bars this knowledge from the discussion.
PZ Myers, the Baldwin Effect, “Wolpert abuse,” and Quote-Mining
If you accuse someone of quote-mining, you actually have to read the source that supposedly was mined, to understand the context.