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Shrink Validity Is Shrinking

May 18, 2012

Should you trust the diagnosis of a psychiatrist? If it helps, individuals are free to choose. Behind the scenes, however, there are severe, deep-seated debates about whether psychiatrists understand disorders, let alone diagnose them properly.

Mind and Brain

Improbable Ape Speaks Randomly

May 15, 2012

It's not uncharitable to call someone an ape when he calls himself that.

Astronomy

Dark Matter as an Escape

May 14, 2012

Employing exotic unobservable entities such as dark matter may be an escape from scientific rigor in more ways than one.

Bible and Theology

Noah's Ark Claim Not Trustworthy

May 13, 2012

A creationist group in Hong Kong is releasing a dramatic documentary filled with fantastic claims about the discovery of Noah's Ark on Mt. Ararat. Other prominent creationists are warning of fraud and scientific malpractice.

Bible and Theology

Evolutionists Need to Mind Their Matters

May 12, 2012

To a Darwinian evolutionist, the mind is the product of unguided mutations and random environmental pressures acting on material forces. This raises questions about the mind and morals: do they have any validity? Evolutionists need to "mind" their matter. The following examples show how they try to justify these non-material entities arising from matter in motion.

Darwin and Evolution

Lamarckism: Dead but Useful

May 11, 2012

Lamarck's theory of evolution was supposed to have died in 1859 when Darwin published his theory of natural selection. Despite textbook depictions of Lamarckism as obsolete, Lamarckian language still surfaces from time to time, even in prestigious journals.

Bible and Theology

From Toxin to Medicine

May 10, 2012

Botulinum toxin (botox) is now big business in health and fashion, but few may remember it derives from one of the deadliest substances known in nature. Other examples show that some forms of "natural evil" can be seen in a different light.

Darwin and Evolution

Evolution for Men and Women

May 8, 2012

Two recent entries in the evolution literature have application to one sex or the other.

Amazing Facts

Stem Cells Getting Healthier

May 6, 2012

Over the past decade, stem cells have been a hot news item. Here are some late breaking news stories about them.

Bible and Theology

We Became Human by Mistake

May 5, 2012

A new theme in human evolution is making the rounds. According to the story, a mistake led to the human brain, and the rest is history.

Dating Methods

Planetary Radiometric Dates 1/3 Younger

May 1, 2012

The half-lives of radioactive isotopes may not be as well-known as thought. One decay rate frequently used to date solar system objects had to be adjusted down to 66% of its former assumed value, impacting theories of planet formation.

Birds

Questioning the Dino-Bird Hypothesis

April 27, 2012

The scientific consensus has pretty much declared it a fact of natural history that birds evolved from dinosaurs. One evolutionary professor remains a gadfly, though. He contests the evidence on which the hypothesis is based, and also believes his maverick position is growing.

Astronomy

Planet Theories vs. the Evidence

April 26, 2012

Planet theorists are putting up a valiant fight against new findings, but in some cases, the evidence seems to be winning.

Bible and Theology

King David Ruled Cities, Not Shepherds

April 24, 2012

Ongoing archaeological finds from Khirbet Qeiyafa in ancient Judah now show conclusively that the site had fortified walls with gates, administrative buildings, bronze and iron objects, and artifacts suggesting extensive trade with foreign powers. These discoveries cast doubt on the "minimalist" chronology of some liberal scholars who claim that King David, even if he existed, was a tribal chief over pastoralists.

Dating Methods

Paradigm Shift: Impact Didn't Kill Dinosaurs

April 24, 2012

A new study casts doubt on whether asteroid impacts led to extinctions. It's based on re-interpreting geological evidence used to identify impacts. This finding, if sustained, would undermine the theory that an impact killed off the dinosaurs and a later impact led to the extinction of many large mammals. Even more significant, an overturn of the impact hypothesis would illustrate that scientists are capable of going off on wrong tangents for decades.

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