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Religion Dispatches
It’s been established by now that Dr. Hawkins’ assertion that Muslims and Christians worship the same God hardly falls outside the mainstream of orthodox evangelical theology—a point Dr. Hawkins…
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Creationism, like baseball, is an American pastime. And, like baseball, creationism can feel like a uniquely American sport—“a local, indigenous, American bizzarity,” in the words of Stephen Jay Gould…
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“Evangelicals are more science-friendly than you think,” claims the headline of Cathy Lynn Grossman’s latest at RNS. The post examines a recent survey from sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund, who found…
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Search the internet for “religion AND science,” and you’ll find plenty on creationism, Richard Dawkins, and the so-called “God spot” (where the brain seems to process religious experiences). You will…
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This past weekend creationist Ken Ham, best known to most for his highly publicized debate with Bill Nye, posted an odd reflection concerning alien life to his blog. The impetus for Ham’s post appears…
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As Joe Laycock noted here on RD, another creation museum called the “Northwest Science Museum” recently opened in Boise. That’s right, the Northwest Science Museum. Guess it’s time to trademark the…
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A recent op-ed correctly compares the anti-science beliefs of creationists and the anti-vaccine movement, but the answer isn’t more facts.
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In a recent article in the New Republic psychologist Paul Bloom charges that the evangelical scientist is using the same logic as those who push ID. Is he right?
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Will the challenge to build “an homage to the historic/literary Satan” at Oklahoma’s capital actually change anything?
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