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Home: Core Subjects: Science: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Science: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Teach Evolution—And Ask Hard Questions - MICHAEL J. BEHEIn response to the recent Kansas Board of Education’s decision not to teach the Theory of Evolution, Michael Behe’s New York Times editorial argues that we should teach Darwin’s elegant theory, but also be willing to discuss where it has real problems accounting for the data and where scientists seem to be engaged in wishful thinking. Read more... The (Scientific) Case for God – book review - STEPHEN M. BARRGod: The Evidence: The Reconciliation of Faith and Reason in a Postsecular World and"The Science of God: The Convergence of Scientific and Biblical Wisdom"are reviewed here by Stephen M. Barr. Read more... The article Science Magazine doesn't want you to read - Peter A. LawrenceAn academic controversy recently erupted over the decision of Science Magazine editors to refuse publication of an article about gender difference by British biologist Peter Lawrence. Though the prestigious journal had given Dr. Lawrence a publication date and article proofs, Science editor-in-chief Donald Kennedy abruptly notified the author that the piece could not be published because it did not offer "a strategy on how to deal with the gender issue." The article, in edited form, is reproduced below. Read more... The ayatollah of atheism and Darwin’s altars - Paul JohnsonHow long will Darwin continue to repose on his high but perilous pedestal? I am beginning to wonder. Read more... The Biblical Basis of Western Science - REV. STANLEY JAKINothing irks the secular world so much as a hint, let alone a scholarly demonstration, that supernatural revelation, as registered in the Bible, is germane to science. Read more... The Big Stem-Cell Breakthrough - Wesley J. SmithDid you see the size of those headlines? "Stem Cells Used to Create Artificial Liver," the New York Times screamed on its front page. Read more... The Cardinal, the Haberdashery, The Eskimos and the Third Thing - Donald DeMarcoIf there was one moment when it became obvious that the intelligent design discussion was an opportunity for the Church, it may have been when The New York Times published a contribution by none other than Cardinal Christoph Schönborn. Read more... The Christian Origins of Modern Science - James HannamThere has been no great conflict between science and religion: on the contrary, Christianity was an essential factor in the rise of modern science. Read more... The Church Opposes Science: The Myth of Catholic Irrationality - Christopher Kaczor"Christopher Kaczor is one of our finest young Catholic philosophers. In The Seven Big Myths about the Catholic Church, he shows that he is also one of our finest defenders of the Catholic faith. Essential reading for the new evangelization." - Most Reverend Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles Read more... The curious metaphysics of Dr. Stephen Hawking - Father Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.Why would a preeminent physicist make the claim that “the universe can come from nothing?” Read more... The Death of Darwinism - George Sim JohnstonNo book has so profoundly affected the way modem man views himself than Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species, first published in 1859. The notion that man is the product of a blind, materialist process which did not have him in mind is part of the intellectual air everyone breathes. Read more... The Designs of Science - Cardinal Christoph SchonbornIn July 2005 the New York Times published my short essay "Finding Design in Nature." The reaction has been overwhelming, and not overwhelmingly positive. Read more... The dispute between Galileo and the Catholic Church - Donald DeMarcoThe conflict between the Church and Galileo was not between a progressive scientist and a backward clergy, or between a blameless individual and an authoritarian Church. This paper is an attempt to examine the pertinent ideas, issues, and personalities in the Galileo affair and by trying to understand these, shed some light on what was at the very heart of the dispute between Galileo and the Catholic Church. Read more... The Evolution of Darwin - Dinesh D'SouzaThe scientist's problem with God did not spring from his theory. Read more... The Failure of Darwinism to Explain Morality - Benjamin Wiker"As an explanation of the world, materialism has a sort of insane simplicity. It has just the quality of the madman’s arguments; we have at once the sense of it covering everything and the sense of it leaving everything out." — G.K. Chesterton Read more... The Father of the Green Revolution - Henry I. MillerWithout Norman Borlaug's high-yield agriculture, millions would have starved. Read more... The Galileo Affair - George Sim JohnstonSince the Galileo case is one of the historical bludgeons that are used to beat on the Church — the other two being the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition — it is important that Catholics understand exactly what happened between the Church and that very great scientist. A close look at the facts puts to rout almost every aspect of the reigning Galileo legend. Read more... The Galileo Code - Scott WalterIf we wanted to add a twentieth-century name to the list of prophets, I would nominate Robert Nisbet (1914-1996), who would not be surprised by recent revelations that an elite group of global-warming experts have been reckless with their "science" and ruthless towards their scientific peers. Read more... The Galileo Legend - Thomas LesslThe extent to which people are mislead by the Galileo legend first began to dawn on me several years ago when I was teaching a doctoral seminar in the history of rhetoric — my own academic field. Read more... The Genesis Controversy - GEORGE SIM JOHNSTONWhile it may be too early for obituaries, the original theory of evolution, as well as the synthetic theory which has to some extent replaced it, are in serious trouble. Read more... The Genesis Problem - Father Robert BarronI’m continually amazed how often the “problem” of Genesis comes up in my work of evangelization and apologetics. Read more... The God Delusion: David Quinn & Richard Dawkins debate - The Ryan Tubridy ShowNow, this morning, we are asking, what’s wrong with religion? Read more... The Heretic - Andrew FergusonWho is Thomas Nagel and why are so many of his fellow academics condemning him? Read more... The Human Genome in Human Context - Stephen M. BarrThe perceived dangers of genetic research fall into several categories, ranging from the practical to the apocalyptic. At the practical end are issues relating to medical privacy, the insurability of people with genetically identifiable risks for disease, and the use of genetic information to stigmatize or discriminate against individuals or groups. Read more... The Humility of Science, the Arrogance of Scientists - Anthony EsolenI have no intent to demean scientists. I wish merely to see them for what they are, and to see their work for what it is, and to protect the polity from placing too much trust in their unacknowledged priesthood. Read more... Related Categories:Pages Updated On: Thu May 23 2013 - 23:56:33
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