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Science Without Ethics Is Dangerous

Science cannot operate with ethics. Ugly things can happen when scientists ignore ethical boundaries.

Scientists Get Religion Wrong While Eyeing Takeover

To usurp religion, a scientist would need to know both his target and his resources.

Materialists Shoot Themselves in the Foot

In science, it's never wise to propose a self-refuting theory.

Awe, Shucks: Backwards Causation in Scientific Explanation

Is it the emotion of awe that creates belief in the supernatural, or is it the other way around?

Is Belief in the Supernatural Universal?

Can evolutionists exempt themselves from the uneducated masses who cling to supernatural beliefs?

What SETI Guru Wants to Know

Seth Shostak, a SETI advocate, has two key questions for aliens.

Are Aliens Part of Evolution’s Plan, Too?

What would the discovery of intelligent aliens mean for Christianity? A recent article made a splash asking that question. Maybe, though, the question should be turned around: what would it mean for evolutionary science?

The Evolution of Religion – or Vice Versa?

A Harvard professor has evolutionized religion again.  Marc Hauser, the one who trains his little boy to adore Darwin (07/03/2007) and wrote a book on how natural selection created morality (10/27/2006), is now saying that religion is a by-product of our evolution.  “These findings suggest that religion evolved from pre-existing cognitive functions,” he wrote in […]

Exploring the Malleability of Evolutionary Explanation

Is evolutionary theory just a very malleable and ductile idea, able to adapt to changing observations, or should it be described as a strong theory, powerful in its explanatory breadth? 
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