Tag: science
Copernicus, You Are Not Going to Believe Who Is Using Your Name
A far more effective materialist response to fine-tuning is the “Copernican” Principle (though Copernicus would have rejected it), sometimes called the Principle of Mediocrity.
Small Shelly Fossils, and the Length of the Cambrian Explosion
Meyer does not fail to mention the small shelly fossils and he does not exaggerate the brevity of the Cambrian explosion.
Big Bang Exterminator Wanted, Will Train
What help has materialism been in understanding the universe’s beginnings?
Citation Counts Are Challenged as Metric of Scientific Merit
An otherwise scientifically sound paper might not be cited for reasons that are political, not scientific. In the intelligent-design movement, we’ve seen this many times.
What Has Materialism Done for Science? Introducing “Science Fictions”
As a journalist who has covered the intelligent design controversy for 12 years, I ended up asking a question repeatedly: What exactly has materialism done for science?