Tag: Politics
Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: Coppedge’s Accusers Don’t Understand Intelligent Design
David Coppedge was surrounded by people on the Cassini project who hadn’t studied ID, and knew virtually nothing about it, but were generally hostile towards ID, and despite their self-confessed ignorance, are sure it’s a religious viewpoint.
David Coppedge’s Jet Propulsion Lab Accusers Consistently Saying Inconsistent Things
Apparently Weisenfelder has no problem when political views are expressed at work, so long as she agrees with them.
Governor of Tennessee Duped by Darwin Lobby Rhetoric about the Need to Protect Academic Freedom
Governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam allowed his state’s academic freedom bill to become law, but he also bought into some of the falsehoods being spread by the Darwin Lobby.
“Social Darwinism”: How a Catch-Phrase Grew
“Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes reportedly said that one good catch-phrase can stop thinking for fifty years. This one certainly has.”
Glenn Reynolds: For More Skepticism on Science, Not Less
“The very core of the scientific method is supposed to be skepticism.”