Tag: consensus
Michael Egnor on Scientific Consensus and Apocalypse Now
When someone tells you to believe something simply because it’s “the scientific consensus,” reserve judgment. Consensus, says Egnor, is “a political concept, not a scientific one.”
Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design — A Note to Parents; And an Upcoming Deadline
Think of it: Wealthy parents are bribing their kids’ way into universities where the ultimate mystery of existence doesn’t even get a hearing.
Sean McDowell: As an Introduction to Intelligent Design, Heretic Is a Top Pick
It’s surprising to reflect that no scientist up till now had fully shared his own experience in rethinking Darwinism.
Quiet Self-Censorship and the Academic “Consensus”
Here is a sneak preview: Very shortly we will be opening up nominations for Censor of the Year.
Second Thought About the Idea of “Consensus”
Sometimes scientists do not, in fact, follow the evidence. The consensus, then, could be wrong.