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Jason Rosenhouse received
his PhD in mathematics
from Dartmouth College in 2000.
He subsequently spent three years as a post-doc at
Kansas State University.
Observing the machinations of the Kansas Board of Education
led to his unhealthy obsession with issues related
to evolution and creationism.
Currently he is an Associate Professor of
Mathematics at James Madison University,
in Harrisonburg, VA.
April 26, 2007
Category: Religion
Bill Maher showed up on Scarborough Country yesterday to explain his problems with organized religion. Since I can't improve on his eloquent and spot-on comments, I will simply reproduce them beneath the fold. Enjoy!...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 5:42 PM • 35 Comments •
Category: Miscellaneous
I am happy to report that the little dust-up between Shelley Batts and Wiley has ended peacefully. Wiley has apologized for their rather heavy-handed treatment of the matter. When I read the good news over at Shelley's blog, I had...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 5:33 PM • 4 Comments •
April 25, 2007
Category: Religion
Commenting on the recommendation of the Vatican International Theological Commission to eliminate the concept of limbo, Michelle Tsai, writing for Slate, offers some interesting thoughts on past efforts by church leaders to resolve the final destination of baby souls in...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 9:13 PM • 40 Comments •
Category: Religion
From the Catholic News Service: After several years of study, the Vatican's International Theological Commission said there are good reasons to hope that babies who die without being baptized go to heaven. In a document published April 20, the commission...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 8:48 PM • 41 Comments •
Category: Miscellaneous
In this post, my SciBling Shelley Batts, of Retrospectacle, analyzed a recent paper claiming that fruit becomes healthier when consumed with alcohol. Something about boosting the antioxidant properties of the fruit. Interesting stuff. Even more interesting was what happened next....
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:28 PM • 3 Comments •
April 24, 2007
Category: Anti-Creationism
Ooblog presents a fascinating exchange that he had with Discovery Institute blogger Michael Egnor. The exchange centers on Egnor's oft repeated challenge to Darwinists to explain how it is possible for naturalistic processes to explain the growth of information during...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 8:09 PM • 14 Comments •
Category: Religion
Via P.Z. Myers, I came across this post, from George Shollenberger. He is the author of a book entitled The First Scientific Proof of God, which tells you pretty much everything you need to know about him. He seems vexed...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:40 PM • 13 Comments •
April 23, 2007
Category: Politics
If you're curious, in an interview lasting just over four and a half minutes, Bill O'Reilly uttered 609 words, while Dawkins uttered a mere 342. Considering the way O'Reilly usually treats his guests, that's a pretty good ratio. At the...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 10:38 PM • 16 Comments •
Category: Religion
Well, Richard Dawkins had his little run-in with Bill O'Reilly tonight. No doubt surprised to have an A-list guest on his show, O'Reilly managed to keep the stupidity to a minimum (though, as we shall see, he certainly did not...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 9:47 PM • 25 Comments •
Category: Anti-Creationism
For my Virginia based readers, Nikhil Rao, founder of the group Conservatives Against Intelligent Design, will be speaking to the Alliance for Science tomorrow, April 24. The talk will be held at the Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy Street...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 3:09 PM • 2 Comments •
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