On “using” evolution and expertise
I was all set to write a post asking what it meant to “use” evolution. But then a commenter went ahead and did it for me, and added some smart thoug...
Category: Authority
Historical truth, creationism, and fighting
Adam Laats (whose blog you should be reading!) wonders how historians should respond to textbooks that peddle neo-confederate falsehoods: So what’s an historian...
The central meaning-giving task in our lives
As I said before, I’m shifting to a different lens on this issue. I’m going to work through passages of William Galston’s Liberal Pluralism an...
Vaccines and the right to refuse
Scientists have been studying disease transmission since at least the 19th century. We now have reams upon reams of peer-reviewed research and detailed mathemat...
Tolerance and the right to be wrong
Jonathan Haidt describes the moral reasoning of educated Americans: If you’re an educated and politically liberal Westerner, you’ll probably acknowl...