Where Did Jesus Say to Put a Nail in the Tire?
Two vehicles in a Bartram Hall (Zoology department building) parking area at the University of Florida were vandalized, apparently because
Read moreAntievolution
Responses to and critiques of the antievolution movement in all its forms
Good Reason: A Ouija Board?
There’s an essay by Randal Rauser at “Christian Post” offering what’s termed a rebuttal to a criticism of an earlier
Read moreMagical Mathematical Metrics: Intelligent Design Hijinks
Over at the “Uncommon Descent” blog, poster “niwrad” decided to dispute claims of high sequence similarity between human and chimpanzee
Read moreThe Synthese Editors-in-Chief Respond to a Petition
The main petition regarding the Synthese disclaimer published in the January, 2011 issue was signed by 470 academics. It asked
Read moreQuestions, Francis Beckwith, and a Tangible Absence of Answers
Yes, this is yet another bit related to the Synthese flap. One of the issues still outstanding is whether the
Read morePetition for Synthese to Retract the Disclaimer
Just in case there’s any academics who haven’t gotten the word yet, there’s a petition going requesting four things of
Read moreReligious Antievolutionists and Civility: Paul Giem
Professor Paul Giem, M.D., of Loma Linda University has a batch of video lectures online. One of them has him
Read moreSome of My Best Friends Are Authors…
Over at New APPS, the comments continue. Jeff Shallit, my co-author on the paper in Synthese, weighed in with a
Read more“New APPS” and Synthese Comments
Mark Lance makes an excellent point over at “New APPS” concerning the Synthese disclaimer flap. I think it deserves more
Read moreThe Synthese Editors-in-Chief Strike Back
The Synthese Editors-in-Chief issued a joint statement today about the disclaimer in the special issue. The closest approach to an
Read moreIs the Synthese Thing Just Business as Usual?
Chris Pincock at “Honest Toil” has a different take on the Synthese disclaimer issue. Pincock makes the argument that since
Read moreSynthese Shenanigans
I had a co-authored paper published in the philosophy journal, Synthese. It appeared online back in 2009 and then in
Read moreJohn G. West’s Cognitive Deficit
Discovery Institute big-wig John G. West took time out of his day to excoriate Lauri Lebo for a recent article.
Read moreFlorida: This Year’s Antievolution Bill Appears
As predicted by Joe Meert, Florida’s legislature is once again considering antievolution legislation. This particular attempt is done as a
Read moreLouisiana: Repeal the Creationism Law
There is a grassroots movement afoot to put the Louisiana law privileging creationism and other dreck under a false banner
Read moreGood One, Lauri
Lauri Lebo has a good essay up about flaws in a piece published in the Washington Post. It’s worth checking
Read moreLuskin Thinks Critics Must Be Clairvoyant
Casey Luskin takes note of the Elsberry and Shallit 2011 essay in Synthese in this way: I would have hoped
Read moreGrab the PDFs — Ends 12/31
The Synthese special issue on “Evolution and Its Rivals” allows downloads of the full PDFs for all the articles, but
Read more“Ark Park” Drivel in the WSJ
An op-ed by Wilfred M. McClay in the Wall Street Journal predictably favors a $37+ million dollar tax break offered
Read moreLooking Back at “Wherever It Leads”
I was looking for a quote from Thomas Huxley, and having found it, found out that part of the context
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