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Eugenics Reborn: Devaluing Down Syndrome Births (Part 2)

December 15, 2020

Did eugenics ever die? A new movement says it hasn’t! by Jerry Bergman, PhD My last report covered an article in The Atlantic magazine (November 2020) titled, “The Last Children of Down Syndrome,” by Sarah Zhang, in which she explores the eugenic results of prenatal testing in Denmark. She reported that Denmark and other Nordic […]

Politics and Ethics

The New Eugenics: Eliminating Down Syndrome

December 14, 2020

Why the left is vehemently in support of abortion and opposed to President Trump and his last Supreme Court judges, all pro-life.

SETI

UFOs and SETI Are Not the Same

December 6, 2020

A secular astronomer distinguishes belief that space aliens exist and the notion that they have visited Earth.

Bible and Theology

God Delusion, or Atheist Delusion?

November 29, 2020

"Live Science" lets a so-called "expert" equate all religion with psychological delusions. The tables should be turned on atheists.

Philosophy of Science

Readings in the Philosophy of Science

November 22, 2020

For a lazy Sunday afternoon, try learning some things about what science can and cannot do, and the biases that affect it.

Health

Do Science for Good

November 12, 2020

Scientists should get away from philosophizing and help their fellow human beings.

Health

Watch Nature for Health

October 18, 2020

You don't even have to leave the couch to benefit. Watch nature programs on a screen, and it can improve your mood.

Philosophy of Science

Science Findings Can Be Counter-Intuitive

October 17, 2020

It takes honesty and courage to report findings that don't make sense or go against "common knowledge."

Mind and Brain

Toddlers Outsmart Psychologists

September 23, 2020

You can't put a kid in a test tube. There's more going on in a little brain than psychologists dreamt of in their philosophy.

Politics and Ethics

Op-Ed: Geneticist Exposes the Party of Sexual Anarchy

September 20, 2020

Following up on his essay "Choosing Sides," geneticist John Sanford names the party most responsible for "anything goes" sexuality.

Genetics

Scientists Treat Biological Sex as Binary

September 18, 2020

Politically-correct influencers cannot deny the obvious forever. Scientists have to deal with reality every day.

Bible and Theology

Object of Meditation Matters

September 6, 2020

People with depression who have been taught mindfulness and meditation do not always get better. Why not?

Astronomy

Will Clear Starry Nights Be Lost Forever?

August 28, 2020

A classic showdown has already started between technological convenience and natural revelation.

Bible and Theology

Be Happier Conforming to the Creator’s Plan

August 23, 2020

Is it any surprise that people who choose lifestyles other than those God designed for them become miserable?

Darwin and Evolution

Darwinism Is in Tension with Human Rights

August 18, 2020

Human rights and Darwinism are contradictions in terms, but academics find ways to pretend both are simpatico.

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