Month: May 2015
Yes, Despite a Lawsuit in West Virginia, It’s Constitutional for Public Schools to Teach Evolution
The lawsuit will go nowhere. Nevertheless, the plaintiff raises a question worth considering.
In Educating the Media about Intelligent Design, It’s Good to Be Able to Report Progress
Alex Berezow at Real Clear Science is no ID advocate, but he agrees that Slate runs some truly lousy science “reporting.”
Transhumanism’s Despairing Howl
I hear all the time that human exceptionalism is arrogant — that we are not “special” in nature, nor are our lives of higher value than those of other species.
Were Paleoanthropologists Too Eager to Detect Design in Ancient “Stone Tools”?
Some critics of the theory of intelligent design complain that ID makes unwarranted design inferences.
Answering a Common Complaint: Does Intelligent Design Require Faith?
Recently I attended an informal philosophy discussion group including both theists and atheists.