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Now Creationism Is a “Mental Illness”?

_{Stephen A. Batzer
September 16, 2013}

In arguments, the same logical fallacies are committed again and again. Two textbook examples are floridly on display in an article from Psychology Today.

Why Darwinism and Incivility Seem to Go Together

_{Stephen A. Batzer
May 3, 2013}

One thing that draws me to the ID movement is that it has the polite and understated ethic that science is supposed to have -- but does not have when the subject is evolution.

Evolution of the Mammalian Eye: Ho-Hum, No Big Deal?

_{Stephen A. Batzer
March 21, 2013}

Many ENV readers will be familiar with the Nilsson and Pelger paper that purports to show how the emergence of the complex mammalian eye is no problem at all for undirected natural selection.

Data Peeking, an Indispensible Implement in the Darwinian Toolbox

_{Stephen A. Batzer
November 19, 2012}

It's also called "Bad Faith." Here is how it works.

Duke University’s Mohammed Noor Shares the “Fact” of Darwinian Evolution with an Online Audience

_{Stephen A. Batzer
October 15, 2012}

As the course proceeds, perhaps students will learn more about what else Dr. Noor considers factual. I have generated a list of candidate "facts" for his consideration

Without Speciation, There Is No Evolution

_{Stephen A. Batzer
August 27, 2012}

Not long ago, biochemist Larry Moran responded to an ENV article by Casey Luskin.

Dilbert’s Boss Syndrome

_{Stephen A. Batzer
June 14, 2012}

Geneticists, in spite of their job title, never have to design genes. Actively doing nothing except critiquing is pretty easy.

From Jerry Coyne, More Table-Pounding, Hand-Waving

_{Stephen A. Batzer
May 30, 2012}

Telelogy is data. And that should be repeated ten times before lunch, every day.

Understanding Bayesian Analysis, the Evolution Skeptic’s Friend

_{Stephen A. Batzer
May 24, 2012}

Many of us recall being asked by our parents, "If everyone were jumping off a bridge, would you do that too?"

Darwinism as a “Bottoms Up” View of Life

_{Stephen A. Batzer
May 10, 2012}

Suppose each of the members of an orchestra were to compose and record a demo piece independently, and then the collection of 25 audiotapes were to be run concurrently.