Tag: history
Thomas Reid — Recovering Another ID Ancestor
“There’s little doubt in my mind that Reid if he were alive today would be part of the intelligent design movement.”
Cancel Caribou? Another Questionable Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History
The role of science in justifying racism and eugenics is a subject that needs to be opened up wide, not decorously ignored any longer.
Weekend Reading: Heretics and Inquisitors
A heresy might be true or it might be false, but part of its attraction lies in offering a rallying cry against the smirk of the mighty.
Racism, Evolution, and Human Exceptionalism
Certain threads in the events of recent months suggest the hand of a skilled novelist.
Neil Tyson Gets Ancient and Modern Medicine Wrong
Curiously, Tyson has a future, quasi-religious myth of his own to promote: personal immortality through futuristic technology.