Category Archives: Design arguments

Doesn’t Louisiana have enough on its plate?

Posted on August 1, 2010 by PH

I’m not sure this school board in Louisiana has thought this through. Benton said that under provisions of the Science Education Act enacted last year by the Louisiana Legislature, schools can present what she termed “critical thinking and creationism” in … Continue reading →

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Where’s the gardener?

Posted on January 5, 2010 by PH

Anthony Gottlieb,writing in the online journal More Intelligent Life takes a look back at philosopher John Wisdom’s parable and an examination of the meaningfulness of statements about God. The parable went like this. “Two people return to their long neglected … Continue reading →

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E.T. phone the Vatican

Posted on November 10, 2009 by PH

OK. Here’s more on the Vatican and space. This time a search for alien life. In the interview last year, Funes told Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano that believing the universe may host aliens, even intelligent ones, does not contradict a … Continue reading →

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Design arguments and Darwin

Posted on January 31, 2009 by PH

While we won’t be examining the “intelligent design” (ID) argument(s) in detail, there certainly is lot of debate on the argument. This especially is true with respect to ID and education. This NY Times review of four books caught my … Continue reading →

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