Tag: John West
John Lennon, Darwin Doubter
Reaching the status of superstar legendary entertainer must, like being a very aged person, grant you a certain immunity from the need to shape your opinions to secure social approval.
Over 500 Scientists Proclaim Their Doubts About Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
“We are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural selection to account for the complexity of life.”
Don’t Stereotype Darwin Doubters and ID Proponents
It fascinates me that people often assume that if you are an advocate of intelligent design — or even if you merely question Darwinism — you must be a religious zealot of one stripe or another.
“Intelligent design is Sorely Misunderstood”
CSC associate director John West has a nice op-ed in today’s Seattle Post-Intelligencer. In “Intelligent design is sorely misunderstood” West makes the point that the ID scientific research program is sometimes highjacked by people who have little or no understanding of what the theory is about.
Theocracy Charges and Ad Hominem Attacks on the Rise
More and more we’re seeing ridiculous charges from Darwinists that CSC scientists, and scientists skeptical of Darwinism in general, are religious zealots and right-wingers with theocratic leanings. It reminded me of Giuseppe Sermonti’s comment about Darwinism being the only politically correct science. So, now you have dogmatic Darwinists seeking to discredit anyone who speaks out against Darwinism in order to protect a politically correct scientific viewpoint.