Dan Kahan brings the data
I’ve argued time and again (and again) that there’s no evidence believing in evolution is harmful. Dan Kahan shows how it’s really done by pre...
Month: April 2014
Spreading the gospel of evolution
Adam Laats writes a fascinating sentence in his review of Adam Shapiro’s book on the Scopes Trial: Textbook authors, Shapiro writes, tended to work collab...
Different visions of the good life
David makes a sharp observation on my last post: “it’s partly the realization that science doesn’t always give people what they crave. It’s an attempt to help p...
Junkies don’t come clean after learning evolution
Last summer as my wife and I left Pike’s Peak, we met two men hitching a ride down the mountain after hiking up it. On the drive we learned that one of th...
Forget science and religion. Think scientists and religious people.
Barbara Herrnstein-Smith nails why scientists and religious people are better units of analysis than science and religion: The effort to reconcile science and r...
Why do we need religious freedom?
(Sorry for the light posting. I’ve been traveling for work.) Robert Tracinski rejects religious freedom for something more expansive: The oldest rule of f...
Creationists and unity, cont.
In addition to Victor’s thoughtful comment, I recommend Derek Rishmawy on writing off fundamentalists (emphasis added): And yet, I can’t help but note thi...
Creationists and Christian unity
Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. ...