Month: February 2007
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Science VS Religion: Ryan VS Darin Round One
The following is an exchange between my brother and I concerning Intelligent Design VS Evolution, which spread into the areas of Religion VS Science. I think it’s an important exchange because it illustrates: 1. There is more than one version of Intelligent Design, and allowing one requires allowing them all. ID proponents need to consider…
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Letter to the Editor: Creationists deny dynamism of life
This is a letter to the editor I published at the Daily Advance. Posted here for posterity, since they have no online archive: I am appreciating the irony of creationism expert Steve Grohman’s claim that science is “flawed” while enjoying the benefits of agricultural, medical and technological sciences that feed him, keep him in good…
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Review of Stephen J. Gould’s “The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Magister’s Pox: Mending the Gap Between Science and the Humanities”
There are two kinds of inquisitive minds, Hedgehogs and Foxes. In nature, Foxes rely on a wide range of crafty strategies to avoid prey. Hedgehogs rely on one tried and true defense, rolling up into a ball and baring their quills. Intellectually, Foxes dart from topic to topic, surveying a wide range of ideas across…