Tag: Thomas Jefferson
On Independence Day, Remember Thomas Jefferson’s Embrace of Intelligent Design
Jefferson thought that there was scientific evidence for design in nature. In 1823, he insisted so in a letter to John Adams.
A Darwinist Deconstructs the Declaration of Independence
Yuval Noah Harari quickly gets down to business, unsentimentally shredding Jefferson’s noble phrases.
On Chicago’s Ted Williams TV Talk Show, Human Zoos Sparks Discussion of Scientific Racism
One takeaway is that, despite assurances to the contrary, modern evolutionary theory is not easily separated from malign currents in American history, currently exemplified by the Alt-right.
Why Michael Shermer’s “Case for Scientific Humanism” Fails
Shermer tries to rewrite history by insisting that science is built on atheistic assumptions.
Totalitarian Science: Past, Present, and Future?
When science is considered the only route to knowledge, scientific experts are given the right to rule, and science becomes totalitarian.
