Month: November 2012
"Epistemic Closure" at the Wall Street Journal
The phrase refers to a willed ignorance and refusal to come to terms with complex realities.
DNA a Stupid Design? Can Benner Do Better?
What if these researchers do succeed some day in improving on life’s code? Would it support the case for materialism?
More Functions for “Junk DNA”
New “genome-wide evidence that jumping genes may shape when a gene is turned on or off in stem cells.”
Defending the Science of Intelligent Design at the Seattle Analytic Philosophy Club
The moderator’s opening presentation was excellent. He recounted how philosophers of science have largely rejected demarcation criteria.
In Indiana, Academic Freedom on the Horizon
The Darwin Brigade is gearing up for a fight in the state.