The Center for Science and Culture
NOTE: This letter is a response to a letter published last week in the Ames Tribune. Click here to access a PDF of the original letter. It is well known among rhetoricians that to resort to ad hominem attack is to admit you have no valid argument against your opponent’s position. This is precisely what Mr. Patterson does in his Read More ›
In July of 2005 The New York Times published an opinion by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the archbishop of Vienna who was the lead editor of the official 1992 Catechism of the Catholic Church. In a rare instance of a newspaper reporting on its own editorial page, the Times’ published a front-page article Saturday about Schönborn’s piece where he explained that Read More ›
Conspiracy theorists in the media continue to recycle the urban legend of the “Wedge” document, which Discovery Institute has responded to in the past, in detail. Click here to read the Discovery Institute response to charges regarding the “Wedge” document, as well as seeing the exact original document in question. (Originally published in 2003) Click here for the truth about Read More ›
Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture has long advocated the idea of teaching the strengths and weaknesses about Darwinian evolution. There have been a surprising number of recent articles advocating this approach, and below are a number of linked articles relating to the topic. Evolution: Debate itBy: Stephen C. Meyer & John Angus CampbellUSA TodayAugust 14, 2005Stephen Meyer is Read More ›
In March 2004 The Privileged Planet, which I co-authored with Jay Richards, was published, evoking both enthusiastic and negative reactions from a number of leading scientists. The argument covers everything from the fine-tuning of the constants of physics to the initial conditions of the Big Bang; from our host star and planetary neighbors to our atmosphere and moon. Our conclusion? The Read More ›
SEATTLE—Discovery Institute has sent a letter to the Pennsylvania State Legislature opposing a proposed bill that would authorize school districts to require the teaching of intelligent design. In a letter to Rep. Jess M. Stairs, Chair of Pennsylvania’s House Education Committee, Discovery Institute officials stated that they “strongly oppose any effort by the government to mandate the teaching of intelligent Read More ›
In a recent interview with USA Today (March 23, 2005), Barbara Forrest, a professor of philosophy at Southeastern Louisiana University and a critic of intelligent design, states incorrectly that “[design theorists] aren’t published because they don’t have any scientific data.” Similar critics of intelligent design have said similar things. Initially, it’s not clear what Forrest is arguing. Obviously she’s not Read More ›
TOPEKA, KS – A new draft of science standards to be presented to the Kansas State Board of Education this week is drawing praise for recognizing that students need to study all the scientific evidence relating to chemical and biological evolution. At the same time, the new draft standards make clear that they do not cover the concept of intelligent design. Read More ›