Category: Physics, Earth & Space
Listen: Did Galileo Prove the Catholic Church’s Irrational Opposition to Science?
There’s plenty here for both scientists and theologians to learn — as well as anyone who thinks Galileo shows the Church was at war against science.
Flat Earth Myth: A Favorite with ID Critics
Professor Jerry Coyne, for one, says that HarperCollins, publisher of Michael Behe’s forthcoming book, “should be ashamed at [sic] itself for publishing the biology equivalent of flat-Earthism.”
Mike Keas and Rob Simone: Differing Perspectives on the “ET Enlightenment” Myth
While Dr. Keas’s book is not directed against belief in extraterrestrials, it does cast a new light on ETs that may make skeptics and believers alike think again.
Giordano Bruno: A Martyr, Yes, but Not for Science
Bruno was not executed for his view that we live in a vast universe with vast numbers of planets.
“No Astronomical Investigations of Importance” in the Middle Ages? Not True!
Michael Keas offers an important corrective to falsehoods that students are still learning at this very moment.