Can Artificial Intelligence Understand Goodness?
July 11, 2026
As Geneva prepares for the global ‘AI for Good’ summit (July 7-10), this article reflects on key questions in the AI debate pertaining to morality and ‘goodness’.
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Family Wellbeing Enhanced by Biblical Standards
May 22, 2026
The 2026 theme for International Day of Families acknowledges that not all families have equal outcomes. We discuss sociological evidence for the distinction of the Biblical standard in positive outcomes.
Is Scientific Objectivity a Complete Myth?
September 16, 2025
It is better to assume objectivity and be wrong, than deny it and be forever lost.
Archive: Sagan, Schools, Tools, Design, Noses, Fossils, Water, More
November 9, 2024
Here are some of the stories we were reporting in early November 2001, restored from archives.
Anti-Christian Science Becoming More Blatant
September 4, 2021
The first step in persecution is portraying a group as standing in the way of progress. To many, a credible synonym for "progress" is "science."
Beware the Darwinian Moralists
January 20, 2018
Darwinians want to take over the fields of ethics and psychology. Can they be trusted with such power?
Science Has to Borrow a Moral Compass
December 18, 2016
Observing facts is not enough to determine whether something is good or evil.
Imploding Ideas Unnoticed by Their Advocates
June 5, 2016
Fewer people would say foolish things if they noticed how ideas can refute themselves.
Science Cannot Defend Moral Relativism
April 3, 2016
If morality evolves, then why do some scientists cast judgment?
Archive Classic: Evolution Goes Forward, Backward and Sideways
June 15, 2014
This is a reprint from 12/19/07. It is still worth thinking about.
Secular Scientists Excuse Profanity
December 4, 2012
If everything evolves, then profanity evolves, and it's no big deal, even if it warms the atmosphere.