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Those unscientific creationists

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Praj / 3 Comments

Meet PhD astrophysicist Jason Lisle: As Director of Research, Dr. Lisle leads ICR’s gifted team of scientists who continue to investigate and demonstrate the ev...

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Those unscientific creationists

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Praj / 1 Comment

This one might be a stretch because I couldn’t confirm that George Washington Carver was a creationist. But I think this quote is suggestive: The public l...

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Those unscientific creationists

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Praj / 4 Comments

Dan Kahan describes the protagonist in a 2012 paper on ‘cognitive apartheid’ that I highlighted yesterday (emphasis added): Krista is a high school ...

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Is it possible for scientists know but not believe?

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Praj / 2 Comments

Dan Kahan and Adam Laats continue to study people who ‘know-but-don’t-believe’ in evolution. Adam asks his readers: Too often, the implicit go...

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Theory vs. observation

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Praj / 1 Comment

My friend Victor has an interesting comment I’d like to highlight: In general, I find most of academic pursuits to be critical (self)-reflections in the w...

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Would Isaac Newton be welcome in science today?

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Praj / 1 Comment

Isaac Newton made some pretty impressive contributions to science despite holding these views: Newton considered himself to be one of a select group of individu...

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Dr. K Responds

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Praj / 5 Comments

Dan Kahan graciously responded to my post about Hindu doctors who believe in astrology (of which there are many I assure you!): The Pakistani Dr leaves nonaccep...

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On the God of the gaps

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Praj / 1 Comment

Ted Davis of BioLogos argues theology was crucial to Isaac Newton’s science: To see why Gleiser and others shouldn’t be so quick to dismiss the relevance ...

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Those unscientific creationists

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Praj / 2 Comments

As I just did for Ben Carson, I’m profiling a creationist who also succeeded in a STEM discipline. This time it’s Internet wizard and self-made bill...

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What about the Indian (Hindu) doctor?

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Praj / 3 Comments

As you know, Dan Kahan has been reflecting on the ‘Pakistani Dr.’ paradox: people who ‘disbelieve’ in evolution but use it in their dail...

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