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Stu wrote: Let's see your evidence for a non-teleological origin of life. Cell biologist Franklin Harold published a book with Oxford University Press titled The Way of the Cell. In it he says:

Stu wrote: Sure, you can call it creationism but if you do most persons are going to think you mean this: Definition of creationism from Dictionary.com: 1. the doctrine that matter and all things were created, substantially as they now exist, by an omnipotent Creator, and not gradually...

Guillermo Gonzalez, Nobel Laureates and Founders of Modern Science See Purpose as Best Explanation for Fine-Tuned Cosmic Habitat by Jonathan Witt June 5, 2007 In a weekend essay in the Des Moines Register, Iowa State Physics Professor John Hauptman explains that ISU astronomer...

Stu wrote: Nonsense. Design detection is not based on the premise of supernatural agency but on the observation of phenomena which would in other contexts clearly indicate intelligent agency. ID does not say, "We have no idea how non-intelligent forces could have possibly created such...

ISU President Geoffroy and the Elephant in the Living Room by John West The President of Iowa State University, Gregory Geoffroy, has issued a statement defending his denial of the tenure appeal of Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez. In the statement, Geoffroy claims that he concluded that Gonzalez...

Would Dr. Arno Penzias, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Be Blacklisted at Iowa State? by Michael Egnor Guillermo Gonzalez is the outstanding astronomer who was blacklisted from tenure at Iowa State University because of his support for intelligent design. As my colleagues here on ENV have...

Another Way to Defeat the ID = Creationism Meme Casey Luskin Darwinian logic often contends that because a given proportion of ID proponents are creationists, ID must therefore be creationism. It's a twist on the genetic fallacy, one I like to call the Darwinist "Genesis Genetic...

Iowa State Department Faculty Acknowledge ID Played Role in Gonzalez's Tenure Denial by John West on May 18, 2007 According to a story to be published in the May 26 edition of World Magazine, two faculty members of the department that denied tenure to Guillermo Gonzales at Iowa State...

The Truth about Research Grants, Gonzalez and ISU by John West June 1, 2007 As evidence has mounted that intelligent design played a role in the denial of tenure to gifted astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez at Iowa State University, efforts to distract attention from that fact have also...

Astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez Appeals Tenure Denial to Iowa Board of Regents By John West on July 11, 2007 Pro-intelligent design astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez is appealing his denial of tenure at Iowa State University to the Iowa State Board of Regents. Dr. Gonzalez's first appeal was...

Pro-Darwin Biology Professor Laments Academia's "Intolerance" and Supports Teaching Intelligent Design By Casey Luskin June 22, 2007 3:57 PM Charles Darwin famously said, "A fair result can be obtained only by fully balancing the facts and arguments on both sides of each question."...

Secularist Europe Silences Pro-Lifers and Creationists From the desk of Paul Belien on Sat, 2007-06-23 18:53 Last week, a German court sentenced a 55-year old Lutheran pastor to one year in jail for “Volksverhetzung” (incitement of the people) because he compared the killing of the...

The Nature Editorial: Either Intelligent Design is Science, or Senator Brownback Got it RIght by Michael Egnor In a remarkable editorial, the editors of Nature recently responded to Senator Sam Brownback’s essay What I Think about Evolution in the New York Times. Senator Brownback...

Verizon Deniers’ Find a Cellphone Posted by Michael Egnor on June 15, 2007 Is the brain alone necessary and sufficient to cause the mind? Here’s a thought experiment: Imagine scientists living on an isolated island who have developed sophisticated science and culture, with one...

Gonzalez Co-Author Says "Tenure Denial Springs From Ignorance of Design Theory and Scientific Hubris" The Des Moines Register has today published a letter by CSC Senior Fellow, Dr. Jay Richards, defending his and Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez's work in their book The Privileged Planet. Below you...

Evolution and Dissent This opinion piece by David K. DeWolf ran in the Boston Globe, June 11, 2007 IT'S THE QUESTION that won't go away. Twice during the Republican presidential debates and once at a forum for Democratic candidates, candidates were asked about evolution. For example, in...

University President Denies Appeal in Tenure Case of Intelligent Design Astronomer at Iowa State University by Robert Crowther Design Astronomer at Iowa State University Ames, IA – Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez, co-author of The Privileged Planet and an advocate of the scientific theory of...

BloodTrader wrote: Intelligent design has nothing to do with a literal interpretation of the Bible or this creationist museum.

Outside research funding is not a published criterion for earning tenure in Dr. Gonzalez's department, therefore, any funding from any source is icing on the cake. I wouldn't equate NASA with the pinocchio institute. And it's being investigated whether everyone that got tenure in Dr. Gonzalez's...

The Truth about Research Grants, Gonzalez and ISU by John West As evidence has mounted that intelligent design played a role in the denial of tenure to gifted astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez at Iowa State University, efforts to distract attention from that fact have also increased. The...