Nature's God
Tags: INTELLIGENT design (Teleology); NATURAL theology; GOD -- Proof, Teleological; CREATIONISM; CREATION; EVOLUTION -- Religious aspects
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- DOUBTING DARWIN. Adler, Jerry; Gegax, T. Trent; Raymond, Joan; Sieder, Jill; Reno, Jamie; Skipp, Catharine // Newsweek;2/7/2005, Vol. 145 Issue 6, p44
Examines a controversial new theory called "intelligent design" (ID) which asserts a supernatural agent was at work in the evolution of man. Background on the case in Dover, Pennsylvania, where the school board voted to inform students of alternatives to Darwin's theory; Background on ID, a...
- Monkey See, Monkey Do. Alter, Jonathan // Newsweek;8/15/2005, Vol. 146 Issue 7, p27
Comments on the theory of intelligent design (ID). Reference to the debate over Darwin in the Kansas schools; Suggestion that one of the reasons the U.S. has fewer science majors is the right-wing notion that conventional biology is vaguely atheistic; Approach of U.S. President George W. Bush...
- Creationism's Evolving STRATEGY. Bathija, Sandhya // Church & State;Jan2011, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p11
The article discusses the controversial issue of creationism and a case regarding the said issue which was handled by U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III. It provides an overview of the Kitzmiller versus Dover Area School District case and its decision as well as Jones' opinion reaffirming the...
- Why not consider 'intelligent designers'? Shabazz, Abdul-Hakim // Indianapolis Business Journal;11/7/2005, Vol. 26 Issue 35, p13
Presents views and insights of the author on the theory of intelligent design wherein the universe is so complex there had to be a guiding force behind it. Thoughts on the concepts of creationism and evolution; Views of the proponents of the theory on the various concepts of intelligent design;...
- ANOPA: "Statistical" Systematics for Young-Earth Creationists. Bolnick, Dan // Reports of the National Center for Science Education;Jul/Aug2006, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p22
The article reports on the statistical systematics for earth creationists. To make their views appear as legitimate science, creationists have been working hard and part of their strategy has been to get papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Two strategies have been used by...
- ATHEIST FINDS ANSWER TO BIG QUESTION. Wishart, Ian // Investigate;Jan2005, Vol. 5 Issue 49, p50
Focuses on the decision of British philosophy professor Antony Flew to abandon atheism because of Intelligent Design. Proof of the existence of God provided by Intelligent Design; Failure of evolutionary science to produce a plausible conjecture on the origin of complex molecules; Criticism...
- Defending science education against intelligent design: a call to action. Attie, Alan D.; Sober, Elliot; Numbers, Ronald L.; Amasino, Richard M.; Cox, Beth; Berceau, Terese; Powell, Thomas; Cox, Michael M. // Journal of Clinical Investigation;May2006, Vol. 116 Issue 5, p1134
We review here the current political landscape and our own efforts to address the attempts to undermine science education in Wisconsin. To mount an effective response, expertise in evolutionary biology and in the history of the public controversy is useful but not essential. However, entering...
- How Not to Attack Intelligent Design Creationism: Philosophical Misconceptions About Methodological Naturalism. Boudry, Maarten; Blancke, Stefaan; Braeckman, Johan // Foundations of Science;Aug2010, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p227
In recent controversies about Intelligent Design Creationism (IDC), the principle of methodological naturalism (MN) has played an important role. In this paper, an often neglected distinction is made between two different conceptions of MN, each with its respective rationale and with a different...
- Designed for Controversy: the Religious Right's New Creationism. Boston, Rob // Humanist;Jan/Feb2006, Vol. 66 Issue 1, p35
This article focuses on the controversy over the constitutionality of teaching intelligent design in U.S. schools. The article wonders what the court's ruling would be on the first legal challenge to intelligent design. Some arguments raised against teaching intelligent design in schools are...
