Tag: Eugenie Scott
Why Science Needs a Scout Mindset: Lessons from Julia Galef
The soldier mindset, also known as motivated reasoning, leads us to defend the stronghold of our belief commitments against intellectual threats, come what may.
Yet Another Scholar Seeks to Airbrush Darwin’s Racist Legacy
Racists for decades, down to today, have looked to Charles Darwin as a champion of their ideas, and if they’re right about anything, it’s that.
Rosenhouse’s Whoppers: More Guidance on Reading Jason Rosenhouse
So much in Rosenhouse’s book is careless, giving no indication that he has carefully studied and adequately comprehended my work or that of my colleagues.
“Bizarre Bird” Highlights the Problem of Biogeography
While hoatzins are bad at flying, evolutionists have been forced to credit these birds with some impressive rafting — unbelievably impressive.
Do Non-Scientists Have Freedom to Question Darwinism?
College professors are not the only targets in academia who face discrimination because of their skepticism of Darwinism. Students can be even more vulnerable.