Tag: Pennsylvania
Michael Behe: Kafka in Dover, Pennsylvania
Behe concludes here, “Courts are not good places to discuss ideas.” Yet ID critics continue to cite the Dover case as scientific gospel.
Phillip Johnson’s Legacy in Science Education and the Law
A Christianity Today obituary contains some misstatements about the law and legislative history regarding evolution education.
Watch: Behe and Metaxas Talk Evolution, Design, Implications, and Academic Freedom
Metaxas is hilarious, and Behe has a fine sense of humor himself. They make the science in Professor Behe’s already accessible new book even more accessible.
Sold Out Evening with Michael Behe, Eric Metaxas Was a Blast; Video to Follow
The house was packed and the two stars signed books and made new friends. A great and highly entertaining event.
From Scopes to Dover, and Everything in Between
Just in time for Monday’s thought-crime trial in Dover, Pennsylvania, H. Wayne House has an extensive review here of cases in the U.S. dealing with Darwinism and the public schools: “Darwinism and the Law: Can Non-Naturalistic Scientific Theories Survive Constitutional Challenge?” It’s an excellent resource for anyone covering the trial, though I could quibble with a few elements. For instance, if House means to include contemporary design arguments in biology, it would be more precise to say “Non-Materialist Scientific Theories.”