Creationists aren’t the same as Holocaust deniers
In a typically eloquent post on trying to understand those whose beliefs we deem abhorrent, Ta-Nehisi Coates takes an unnecessary swipe at creationists: “...
In a typically eloquent post on trying to understand those whose beliefs we deem abhorrent, Ta-Nehisi Coates takes an unnecessary swipe at creationists: “...
Given my long standing interest in clarifying the public vocabulary of science and highlighting the diversity of scientific practices, I was heartened to see Ba...
I just finished Barbara Herrnstein Smith’s wonderful book Natural Reflections: Human Cognition ad the Nexus of Science and Religion, and I can’t rec...
From page 9 of Natural Reflections: …contemporary research and theory suggest that the cognitive tendencies that give rise to much of what we call religio...
Not just a hodge-podge, but a miscellaneous hodge-podge. Here’s what I’ve been reading: 1. A critique of the medical revolution by Emily Yoffe in ...
I don’t want to beat this issue to death, but I should draw attention to Matt Steinglass’s impressive take down of Sam Harris. It’s the type ...
Since my last post a few weeks ago, the blogosphere erupted with reactions to this Sam Harris TED talk (video below). Harris strangely believes science can be...
So yet again creationism is flaring up, this time in a small Ohio town. Right now it looks like a lot of he said-she said. Did the teacher actually burn a cr...