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Wes Widner on August 27th, 2011

[HT A Queer Thing Happened to America] It was pointed out 11 years ago how time and again “scientists have claimed that particular genes or chromosomal regions are associated with behavioral traits, only to withdraw their findings when they were not replicated. Findings linking specific genes to complex human behaviors all were announced with great [...]

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Wes Widner on July 20th, 2011

Here is a textbook example of how to discuss what it means to “teach the controversy”. Casey Luskin does a great job of diffusing the “anything other than accepted Darwinist dogma is religious in nature!” argument that is rather common among the high priests of Darwinism.

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Wes Widner on May 10th, 2011

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On Quora I was invited to help answer the question “Is God the only possible foundation for objective morality?”. The following is my contribution. Yes, without an objective moral lawgiver the notion of an objective moral law is absurd. The fundamental question when it comes to the establishment of any moral system is where obligation [...]

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Wes Widner on April 1st, 2011

I’ve weighed the evidence, listened to the best debaters, and carefully examined the scriptures. And I’ve reluctantly come to the conclusion that I simply can’t believe in it anymore. The most articulate priests and prophets were unable to persuade me of the validity of their position. And they were wholly unable to answer the serious [...]

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Wes Widner on March 26th, 2011

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Wes Widner on March 11th, 2011

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Wes Widner on December 30th, 2010

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Wes Widner on November 7th, 2010

Climate heretic Judith Curry posted recently on the dogma that exists among most climate scientists. She writes: My posts on positive feedback loops (here and here) have engendered some interesting discussions, particularly at Collide-a-scape and Die Klimazweibel. While many are pondering the points I raise, most of the “insiders” don’t like the idea of “IPCC [...]

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