Tag: science
Rigorous Inquiry and Ruffled Feathers
The NCSE is troubled, but this just sounds like solid science. I’m all for critical analysis of data, evaluating conclusions, and rigorous scientific inquiry.
Unbelievable: Debunking Science and Faith Myths with Historian Mike Keas
Praising science as way to implicitly, or explicitly, club religion over the head is a familiar feature of our culture. It’s not new, either.
Darwin’s Rhapsody
“Evolution” in its deepest sense is a foundational metaphysical commitment, not a scientific theory that one could test.
Sociology Journal: Why Lobbyists So Persistently Call Evolution a “Fact”
The paper could cause a stir, since it has violated an “implicit agreement” that mainstream academics should never criticize public advocates of evolution.
New Book Offers History as an Antidote to the Paralyzing “Science-Denier” Label
Whether the subject is evolution or climate change, the purpose of accusing someone of “science-denial” is to keep that person in line.