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Review: Unscientific America
January 5th, 2010 by Joel
Unscientific America is not a bad book. It’s certainly well-meaning, considering an important topic, and with a sometimes thoughtful discussion. The unfortunate part, however, is that large chunks of the book aren’t as well thought out as others – many of the examples given really do not support the thesis.
The oddities start out, of course, [...]
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On religious allies
October 31st, 2009 by Joel
Josh Rosenau has a new post, concerning tactics for countering anti-science. My point here is not to respond to this post, which I think raised several valid points, particularly concerning the time since most high-school teachers last received biology training. Add in that many surveys show that younger people tend to be less creationist than [...]
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Militant Accomodationism
October 29th, 2009 by Joel
Over at The Intersection, Chris Mooney has made one of the most aggressive peace efforts that I’ve yet seen.
To quote:
How could this change? Well, first of all, I’m highly skeptical that it can. But if I were to suggest the conditions in which it might, I would say that a serious dialogue cannot resume without [...]
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