Month: October 2011
An Ancient Greek Witness to Secularism as a Moral Corrosive
Jerry Coyne can always be counted on for a cartoonish view on modern monotheist religions — and so too on ancient polytheist ones.
Pumice and the Origin of Life
Pumice stone has other uses including the preparation of stonewashed denim. (You may find bits of it in the pockets of your newly purchased “distressed” jeans.)
In the Beginning: Watch Stephen Meyer on Hubble, Einstein
Meyer tells the story of Einstein’s visit to the Palomar Observatory and his realization that he must abandon his famous fudge factor, the cosmological constant.
Dennis Venema – Stephen Meyer Exchange in Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith Available Online
With permission from American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), we are now making publicly available all of the articles published in ASA’s journal, Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith (PSCF), by Dennis Venema and Stephen Meyer in their recent debate over Signature in the Cell.
How Do We Know Intelligent Design Is a Scientific “Theory”?
Let’s take the definition of “theory” given by ID’s most eminent scientific critics, and if ID meets that definition then there’s a good bet ID may properly be considered a scientific theory.