Tag: New Atheism
David Goldman on Gelernter’s Darwin Apostasy
Against the backdrop of materialist science’s failure, what accounts for the rise of modern determinist mythologies, led by astrology and transhumanism?
Sean Carroll’s Preposterous Universe
The material universe must be caused, and it cannot be the cause of its own existence.
You Might Think Twice Before Signing Up for a “Skeptics” Conference
Thoughtful reader Steve asks, “Do ID conferences ever have to post something like this?”
Positively “Science-y”! Calling Out Evolutionary Psychology
“Scientists are inclined to give it a break because they cleverly use the word ‘evolutionary’ in the name.”
Christopher Hitchens, RIP
Hitchens was a first-rate intellectual, a terrific writer and an effective provocateur.