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Summary Against Modern Thought: God Is Intelligent
See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. Saint Wiki…
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Build Your Own Embryo DNA Kits, Because Justice
A curious statement in Guy Ringler's "Get Ready for Embryos From Two Men or Two Women": ...There likely will be a time when reproductive science could create an embryo from…
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When Should The Church Meddle In Science? Guest Post by Bob Kurland
A longer version of this essay can be found at Kurland's site. Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each…
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Reporting On So-Called Climate Reporters: Update 4
Update Be sure to come back on Sunday and see my wrap-up column. The first section of this article contains background on the subject which should be read, the second…
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Pew’s Public and Scientists’ Views on Science and Society Survey
Pew did a survey on the Public and Scientists' Views on Science and Society that is of modest interest. Turns out civilians love whitecoats. Science holds an esteemed place among…
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Climate Change Causing Short Peruvians!
Who remembers those crank scientists who wanted to genetically engineer human beings so that they would be sprier and narrower and thus have smaller "carbon footprints"? We don't need 'em!…
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On That New “Gay Gene” Study
First and most important point: there is no way we're going to cover in 750 words the whole of this field. Much will be left out. This small article is…
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Jerry Coyne Has A Go At Pope Francis. Shoots Self In Foot
Since it's Halloween, we may as well examine the spooks, hobgoblins, and bogeymen which taunt and haunt the minds of our public undead, which is to say, our intellectuals. Now…