Where My Conflict with Jay Richards Really Lies
Law, Darwinism, and Public Education
Legal scholar and former Discovery Fellow Francis J. Beckwith recounts the legal history of court battles over the teaching of biological origins. Though many thought that the landmark Supreme Court case Edwards v. Aguillard would permanently settle these questions by ruling creationism unconstitutional, Beckwith observes that intelligent design poses a new challenge to legal scholars. Beckwith, who has published about Read More ›
Intelligent Design is not Creationism
The Scientific Status of Intelligent Design
Editors Note: This article appeared in a collection of essays published in 2002 entitled Science and Evidence of Design in the Universe (Ignatius). “The Scientific Status of Intelligent Design” addresses a series of methodological or philosophical objections that have been lodged against the theory of intelligent design, including the claim that the theory of intelligent design is not testable. Since Read More ›
Dover Trial Witness Plays Misleading Word Games In Effort to Redefine Intelligent Design
Seattle, Oct. 6 – “Forrest is playing word games, without looking at the meaning of the words,” said Casey Luskin, program officer for public policy and legal affairs at Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture, in response to an intelligent design opponent’s testimony. Plaintiff’s witness, Dr. Barbara Forrest, pointed to the word “creation” in early drafts of the supplemental textbook Read More ›