I mark the 20th anniversary of the Dover verdict by beginning a two-part conversation with geologist, legal scholar, and Dover trial expert Dr. Casey Luskin. Source Read More Science and…
Category: Science
Ten Myths About Dover: #4, “The Dover Ruling Refuted Intelligent Design”
Expert witnesses like biochemist Michael Behe and microbiologist Scott Minnich testified about how irreducible complexity makes a positive case for design. Source Read More Science and Culture Today
Ten Myths About Dover: No. 5, “Discovery Institute Supported Dover School Board Policy”
Both Judge John E. Jones and the media have promoted the myth that Discovery was somehow behind the events that sparked the case. Source Read More Science and Culture Today
Charles Murray, Among Others, Shows the Impact of Our Work
As Stephen Meyer, John West, Steve Buri, and others got up and spoke, there was an odd shaking in the floor and windows. Source Read More Science and Culture Today
Goodbye to a Basic Clade That Has Been with Us Since 1908?
It is hard — okay, impossible — to keep up with the number of frankly stunning revisions of core evolutionary theory these days. Source Read More Science and Culture Today
CRISPR’s Long Tail of Wonder: Too Many Solutions, Too Little Time
The implication: such a significant amount of diversity raises a challenge for unguided evolutionary mechanisms. Source Read More Science and Culture Today
Ten Myths About Dover: No. 6, “Judge Jones, No Activist, Stayed Strictly Within Authority”
Federal judges are to decide constitutional questions. Deciding what is and is not science is a matter for philosophers of science. Source Read More Science and Culture Today
Ten Myths About Dover: No. 7, “Showed ID Is ‘Religious’ and a Form of ‘Creationism’”
Is intelligent design actually religious? Is it a form of Christianity? We can immediately see that it is not. Source Read More Science and Culture Today
Ten Myths About Dover: No. 8, “Behe Admitted that ID Is No More Scientific than Astrology”
Yes, that’s Michael Behe’s definition of science. In its entirety. Do you see anything about astrology or the supernatural there? I don’t. Source Read More Science and Culture Today
At a Wrenching Time, My Gratitude for Discovery’s Leadership
It was last month that another think tank — with a lot of great people there — split down the middle over the organization’s partnership with Tucker Carlson. Source Read…