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Can a Public University Teach Religion as Science?
Jerry Coyne says no. The prominent scientist and atheist brought our attention yesterday to a course being taught at Ball State University. This course, Coyne complains, pretends to teach science,...
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Eric Hedin and the Care and Feeding of Young Scientists
Scientists aren’t necessarily stupid. Yet, as we’ve seen, some academic scientists demonstrate a curious ignorance or even proud self-delusion about important aspects of science and culture. Perhaps...
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Christianity Kicked Out of Public Universities
Ball State University doesn’t want any more attention. It has been the subject of a nationwide campaign by pundits who were shocked—shocked!—to hear that one professor spoke kindly of intelligent...
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How Far Should the Creationist Purge Go?
Is a creationist historian worse than a socialist one? That’s the question science pundit Jerry Coyne is not asking. But he should be. Like a lot of people, I’m a fan of Jerry Coyne. His tenacious...
View ArticleShut Up. No YOU Shut Up.
Is it really that simple? Do our current campus “free-speech” debates boil down to a simple shouting match? As we’ve seen, conservatives and progressives have both fought to defend speech they agree...
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