Author: Jason Rosenhouse
Jason Rosenhouse is the author of EvolutionBlog, providing commentary on developments in the endless dispute between evolution and creationism.
Who Designed the Designer?
The existence of complex contrivances like computers or automobiles is routinely explained via the intelligent action of…
How Do You Spot A Bad Scientific Argument?
Anti-evolutionists are skillful at burying the weaknesses of their arguments beneath a wealth of scientific jargon.
Is Natural Selection a Tautology?
As I write this, Ann Coulter’s new book Godless: The Church of Liberalism is currently number one on the…
Does Evolution Have a Thermodynamics Problem?
Writing in a recent issue of the politically conservative magazine The American Spectator…
What Is Science?
Proponents of intelligent design (ID) offer a wide array of arguments in defense of their views. These arguments are, without…
Are there Any Important Differences between Intelligent Design and Creationism?
The Court’s decision in the recently completed trial Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School Board contains the following:
Why is it Unconstitutional to Teach Intelligent Design?
On December 20, 2005, federal judge John Jones handed down his decision in the case Kitzmiller…
Would Stephen Jay Gould Have Signed the “Steves” List?
For several years now the National Center for Science Education has maintained Project Steve. This is a list of scientists…
Can Probability Theory Be Used to Refute Evolution? (Part Two)
Arguments based on probability theory are a mainstay of creationist literature. There you can find elaborate calculations…
Can Probability Theory Be Used to Refute Evolution? (Part One)
In a privately published volume entitled The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved, in Fifty Arguments…
Why do Scientists Get So Angry when Dealing with ID Proponents?
I am sometimes asked why supporters of evolution get so angry when addressing proponents of Intelligent Design.
Why Are Scientists Confident that Complex Biological Systems Evolved Gradually?
Proponents of intelligent design (ID) assert that certain complex biological systems could not emerge from a gradual…
Should We “Teach the Controversy”?
In a recent article about the ongoing disputes about the state science standards in Kansas, Diepenbrock wrote the following: