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Debate over Darwin theory evolves into danger to academic freedoms (part 3 of 3)

_{Bruce Chapman
May 30, 1997}

If an established academic truth is challenged by new scientific insights, should authorities allow classroom discussion of such challenges? That was the question many people believe was placed on the national stage by the famous Scopes Trial on evolution in Dayton, Tennessee in 1925. … » Go

Evolution criticized as lacking evidence

_{Unspecified
May 30, 1997}

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Scientists, attorneys and teachers who support intelligent design instead of naturalistic evolution presented their side of the debate at a day-long symposium Saturday. More than 350 people attended a national symposium called “Darwin, Design and Democracy: … » Go

The Soul of Silicon

_{George Gilder
May 1, 1997}

Published on May 1, 1991, Centesimus Annus returns to the themes of a lapidary encyclical of 100 years before, Rerum Novarum, which refuted Marxism long before it had refracted into a global plague of tyranny and murder. The critique of socialism, however, did not signify an affirmation of … » Go

The Sterility of Darwinism

_{Michael J. Behe
March 1, 1997}

As it struggles to comprehend nature, science sometimes has to completely re-think how the world works. For example, Newton’s laws apply to everyday objects but can’t handle nature’s tiny building blocks. Propelled by this discovery, quantum mechanics overthrew Newton’s … » Go

Michael Behe’s Response to Boston Review Critics

_{Michael J. Behe
March 1, 1997}

The following is Michael Behe’s response to the essays published by Boston Review following Allen Orr’s review of Darwin’s Black Box. Allen Orr Professor Orr has a mistaken notion of irreducible complexity. I thought I made that clear in my reply, but from his response I … » Go

Intelligent Design as a Theory of Information

_{William A. Dembski
February 20, 1997}

Abstract: For the scientific community intelligent design represents creationism’s latest grasp at scientific legitimacy. Accordingly, intelligent design is viewed as yet another ill-conceived attempt by creationists to straightjacket science within a religious ideology. … » Go

Darwin Under the Microscope

_{Michael J. Behe
October 29, 1996}

In his statement, the Pope was careful to point out that it is better to talk about “theories of evolution” rather than a single theory. The distinction is crucial. Indeed, until I completed my doctoral studies in biochemistry, I believed that Darwin’s mechanism — random … » Go

Evidence for Intelligent Design from Biochemistry

_{Michael J. Behe
August 10, 1996}

A Series of Eyes How do we see? In the 19th century the anatomy of the eye was known in great detail, and its sophisticated features astounded everyone who was familiar with them. Scientists of the time correctly observed that if a person were so unfortunate as to be missing one of the … » Go

C. S. Lewis and the Materialist Menace

_{John G. West
July 15, 1996}

The following is edited from an address delivered on July 15, 1996 as part of the annual C. S. Lewis Institute at Seattle Pacific University. The author would like to thank Prof. Michael Macdonald for his encouragement and for inviting the author to present the lecture. During the summer of … » Go

The Origin of Life and the Death of Materialism

_{Stephen C. Meyer
April 1, 1996}

Introduction Alfred North Whitehead once said that “when we consider what religion is for mankind and what science is, it is no exaggeration to say that the future course of history depends upon the decision of this generation as to the relations between them.” Whitehead spoke early … » Go

John Stuart Mill, Charles Darwin, and the Culture Wars

_{John Angus Campbell
April 1, 1996}

The two controversies are the teaching of ethics in the public schools — especially from Junior High through High School — and the teaching of science, specifically the teaching of Darwin’s theory of evolution.

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A Report on the ASA Conference Debate on Pandas and People Textbook

_{Paul Nelson
September 1, 1995}

On Sunday, July 23, 1995, at its annual meeting, the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), an organization of Christians in the sciences, sponsored a debate on the supplemental biology textbook Of Pandas and People: The Central Question of Biological Origins, 2nd ed. (Dallas, TX: Haughton, 1993). … » Go

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