Month: March 2014
Cosmos Episode Four: Fewer Errors of Commission, More Errors of Omission
Driven by a materialistic agenda, Cosmos shuts up as haunted the tabooed territory of religion’s positive influence on the development of science.
Coming Attraction: Biochemist Michael Denton and Privileged Species
Confronted with the message being broadcast each week on Cosmos, this couldn’t more timely.
"Design Features" Enters Cell Biology Vocabulary
Who knew? Evidently, it’s OK now to ignore Darwinism and speak of "design features" in living cells.
Censorship Is Atheism’s Immune System
The irony of intolerant atheists is remarkable. Are you puzzled by this? Don’t be.
The Rumors Were True: Noah‘s War on Humans
Having heard the rumors that the Russell Crowe $130 million extravaganza was distinctly anti-human and radically environmentalist, I decided to check it out.
So, What Really Drives Origin-of-Life Research?
It is depressing indeed if a major concern is, “What will the creationists say?”
So What if We Killed Off the Megafauna?
Among some anti-humanists, a wistfulness for "monsters."
Getting Ready for Russell Crowe as Noah? Read Wesley Smith’s The War on Humans
It’s a commonplace, but still true: Despite its pose as a counterweight to faith, materialism is weirdly like a religion.
Today’s Antidote to Cosmos: Stephen Meyer on the Big Bang
It’s only when the scientific details are elided or distorted, or creatively reimagined, that materialism can still stand up in light of what we now know.
It’s a Saving Grace that Coyne and Other New Atheists Are Such Lousy Students of Human Nature
At Why Evolution Is True Jerry Coyne rebukes the National Center for Science Education for being too chummy with religious people.