Tag: William F. Buckley Jr.
Michael Behe’s Darwin Devolves — When You’re Ready to Think for Yourself
The idea that scientists are like tribal elders, to be respected and never questioned, much less smirked at (God forbid), is one possible perspective.
Intelligent Design as “Daft Rube-Bait”: Round 2 with Kevin Williamson
“He is saying that critics of Darwin should allow themselves to be abused — by non-scientists like Kevin Williamson — and just take it.”
Kevin Williamson on Intelligent Design
No intellectually challenging idea has attracted more uninformed criticism than ID.
“Gatling Gun in the Living Room”: Two Missed Chances to Defend a Humane View on Bioethics
John West reviews two books by conservatives, Yuval Levin and Eric Cohen, who “seem more interested in criticizing their fellow conservatives who challenge Darwinism than in criticizing Darwinism itself.”
Hugh Hefner, Charles Darwin – The Connection
Hefner was a modern-day exponent of evolutionary relativism, which he restyled as the “Playboy philosophy.”