Nobody Wins in Fundamentalist ‘Creation Debate’
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. Thus far, the biggest event of the year for the scientific community was the “Creation Debate” between Bill Nye (“The Science Guy”) and Ken Ham,...
View ArticleDo Catholics Think I’m a Nazi?
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. Godwin’s Law ought to be enshrined next to Newton’s Laws or Kepler’s Laws for all posterity. For the uninitiated, Godwin’s Law states, “As an...
View ArticleTurkish Researcher Claims that Virgin Mary Was a Hermaphrodite and Souls Are...
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. The history of science is populated with three types of ideas. First, there are the great ideas. Peter Atkins counts ten of them, in his book...
View ArticleThe Smartest Person Who Ever Lived
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. Who was the smartest person to ever live? There are certainly many worthy contenders. Today, the very name of “Einstein” is synonymous with...
View ArticleSlate’s Science Page Has Gone Crazy
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. Something has happened at Slate. Until relatively recently, Slate‘s science page produced so much amazingly good content that we were tempted to...
View ArticleGreat Theologian Quotes on Science
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. From the pulpit of University Presbyterian Church in Seattle, the now-retired Rev. Earl Palmeronce said, “We have nothing to fear from science.”...
View ArticleShroud of Turin DNA Comes from All over World
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. The Shroud of Turin, the supposed burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth, has remained an object of fascination for the Christian faithful and...
View ArticleStephen Hawking Developed An Odd Penchant For Doomsday Fearmongering Late In...
He spoke with the religious fervor of a modern-day Jonathan Edwards, but instead of sinners in the hands of an angry God, we were humans in the hands of an angry universe. Read the rest at The...
View ArticleWhy the Pope Should Officially Embrace Biotechnology
In May 2015, Pope Francis issued an encyclical with the subtitle “On Care for Our Common Home.” The letter addressed various environmental issues, such as pollution and climate change, and it reminded...
View Article