Tag: science fiction
At the Altar of that Hideous Strength
C. S. Lewis’s classic science fiction tale is about the temptation to reject being human.
A Failed Attempt to Turn Darwin into Wilberforce
Nice try, Desmond and Moore. But criticizing Darwinian evolution does not make one a racist. The real Darwin is a far more ambiguous and conflicted figure.
Octopuses from the Sky: Scientists Propose “Aliens Seeded Life on Earth”
Host Sarah Chaffee and biologist Ann Gauger discuss panspermia, the topic of a peer-reviewed paper by several quite serious scientists.
Carl Sagan’s Love/Hate Relationship with Intelligent Design
Philosopher of science Paul Nelson explores an intriguing tension in the thinking of the famous scientist and science popularizer.
John West: C. S. Lewis and the “Human Fallibility of Science”
The spirt or psychology of the day gives us the science we wished for. This makes it highly fallible, and potentially dangerous.