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Commentary on the Endless Dispute Between Evolution and Creationism
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.
October 30, 2008
Category: Anti-Creationism
Not really, of course. But I like his zombie analogy: When the distinguished philosopher Philip Kitcher recently addressed the creationist movement in his Living With Darwin, he judiciously assessed creationism in its latest incarnation as historically respectable but currently bankrupt,...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 2:16 PM • 19 Comments •
October 29, 2008
Category: Politics
I know, I know. The candidates can't be held responsible for the acts of a few crazy supporters. But does anyone doubt that this sort of thing is far more common among McCain supporters than among Obama supporters? Can anyone...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 7:01 PM • 28 Comments •
Category: Chess
The big chess match is over. Anand is the victor. He won three games to Kramnik's one, with seven draws. The final game saw Anand, playing white, opening with his e-pawn. This is Anand's usual choice, but he had avoided...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:51 PM • 11 Comments •
Category: Politics
The editors of SEED magazine have endorsed Barack Obama for President. A fine choice, in my opinion. Far more important is this: Science is a way of governing, not just something to be governed. Science offers a methodology and philosophy...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 5:55 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Religion
Last night I completed one of the least ambitious reading projects I have ever undertaken. I have now read all sixteen volumes of the Left Behind series. As I am sure you are aware, this is a series of novels...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 5:35 PM • 45 Comments •
October 28, 2008
Category: Chess
Vladimir Kramnik has announced his intention to fight to the end of the big chess match, and games nine and ten have certainly been his best efforts yet. When last we checked in (pun intended), Kramnik was down three points...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:32 PM • 10 Comments •
October 22, 2008
Category: Chess
Anand won game six of the big chess match. He has now won three out of the six games played (the other three ended in draws.) Kramnik will have to repeat that feat just to tie the match. Not too...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 4:56 PM • 12 Comments •
Category: Politics
In an interview this past Sunday with Fox News' Chris Wallace, John McCain said the following. Wallace had asked him whether Governor Palin had turned out to be a drag on the ticket. (The phrase “cold political calculation” cam from...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 1:19 AM • 37 Comments •
Category: Politics
Browsing through the blog of The New Republic I came across this post, entitled “The Not-So-Soft Bigotry of Rachel Maddow's Low Expectations.” I was puzzled by the title (and remain puzzled even after reading the post), but I was fairly...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 12:22 AM • 12 Comments •
October 21, 2008
Category: Evolution
Over at BeliefNet, Ken Ham and Karl Giberson are mixing it up on the subject of evolution and creationism. One post each so far. Giberson got the ball rolling. After presenting a bit of his biography (grew up fundamentalist, lost...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:41 PM • 63 Comments •
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