Tag: universities
Flat Earth Myth: A Favorite with ID Critics
Professor Jerry Coyne, for one, says that HarperCollins, publisher of Michael Behe’s forthcoming book, “should be ashamed at [sic] itself for publishing the biology equivalent of flat-Earthism.”
Atheism’s Myth of a Christian Dark Ages Is Unbelievable
Did Christianity really drag the West into an anti-scientific “Dark Ages,” a period said to stretch from the fall of Rome to 1450 AD?
David Gelernter: “You Need To Know Who You Are To Begin With”
Knowing who you are, where you came from, is a central purpose of education, and frankly not only in the humanities but in biology.
UK: Students Should Be Allowed to “Develop Own Opinions” Even if “Unpopular, Controversial”
A “chilling effect.” Yes, that’s a result of persecuting people with unpopular opinions.
An Open Door — Reasons for Hope on Academic Freedom?
As Sarah Chaffee points out, the new Free Science website is an outstanding new resource.