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Rebecca Heald, "Serving Up a Plate of Chromosomes" (2006)

"Science" 20 January 2006, vol. 311, s. 343-344.

W.R. Stoeger, G.F.R. Ellis, and U. Kirchner, "Multiverses and Cosmology: Philosophical Issues" (2006)

Date (revised v2): Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:53:06 GMT (42kb); http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0407/0407329.pdf --- Abstract --- The idea of a multiverse -- an ensemble of universes or universe domains -- has received increasing attention in cosmology, both as the outcome of the originating process that generated our own universe, and as an explanation for why our universe appears to be fine-tuned for life and consciousness. Here we carefully consider how multiverses should be defined, stressing the distinction between the collection of all possible universes, and ensembles of really existing universes, which are essential for an anthropic argument. We show that such realised multiverses are by no means unique, and in general require the existence of a well-defined and physically motivated distribution function on the space of all possible universes. Furthermore, a proper measure on these spaces is also needed, so that probabilities can be calculated. We then discuss several other major physical and philosophical problems which arise in the context of ensembles of universes, including the emergence and causal effectiveness of self-consciousness, realized infinities, and fine- tuning, or the apparent need for very special initial conditions for our universe -- whether they or generalized generic primordial conditions are more fundamental. Then we briefly summarise scenarios like chaotic inflation, which suggest how ensembles of universe domains may be generated, and point out that the regularities which must underlie any systematic description of truly disjoint multiverses must imply some kind of common generating mechanism. Finally, we discuss the issue of testability, which underlies the question of whether multiverse proposals are really scientific propositions.

Jeff Israely, "Rome Weighs in (Gently) on Intelligent Design" (2006)

"Time" Posted Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006; http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1150808,00.html

Chhavi Sachdev, "Herbert Gintis: The flip side of altruism" (2006)

"Science & Theology News" January 16, 2006; http://www.stnews.org/altruism-2544.htm

Steve Reuland, "How to Falsify ID" (2006)

"Talk Reason" published: Jan 21, 2006; http://www.talkreason.org/articles/Falsify.cfm --- Abstrat --- Steve Reuland shows the fallaciousness of the ID advocates' position which equates the testability of some of their particular assertions to the testability of ID as a general concept. Reuland demonstrates the sheer lack of logic and the inherent contradiction in ID's position. A discussion of this post can be seen at the Panda's Thumb blog (http://www.pandasthumb.org/archives/2006/01/how_to_falsify.html).

""Intelligent design" not science: Vatican paper" (2006)

Reuters Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:51 AM ET; http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=uri:2006-01-19T155128Z_01_L19111788_RTRUKOC_0_US-RELIGION-CATHOLIC-EVOLUTION.xml

Ian Fisher and Cornelia Dean, "In 'Design' vs. Darwinism, Darwin Wins Point in Rome" (2006)

"The New York Times" January 19, 2006; http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/19/science/sciencespecial2/19evolution.html?emc=eta1

Randall Walton, "Headline" (2006)

"The Testimony of Truth" January 2006, No. 506, pp. 2-3; http://www.people-livinggod.org/current.htm#HEADLINE

"Vatican paper article says 'intelligent design' not science" (2006)

"USA Today" Posted 1/18/2006 4:36 PM; http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2006-01-18-vatican-article_x.htm

Rozmowa z prof. Kielan- Jaworowską, "Jesteśmy wytworem ewolucji" (2006)

FORUM AKADEMICKIE, NR 1, styczeń 2006 http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/4868,1570,1305807,1,czasopisma.html

Polly Toynbee, "Opowieści z Narnii: Lew, Czarownica i stara szafa. Narnia - to, co najbardziej odpycha w religii" (2006)

The Guardian,styczeń, 2006 http://film.onet.pl/0,0,1303395,1,600,artykul.html

Adam Synowiec, "Religia przyszłości" (2006)

Nowa Fantastyka Nr 1 2006, http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/0,8348,1303873,czasopisma.html

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Laura Sheahen, "The Problem with God: Interview with Richard Dawkins" (2005)

beliefnet http://www.beliefnet.com/story/178/story_17889_1.html

Tom Heneghan, "Catholics and Evolution: Interview with Cardinal Christoph Schönborn" (2006)

beliefnet Posted Jan. 5, 2006; http://www.beliefnet.com/story/182/story_18220_1.html

Albert Alschuler, "The Dover Intelligent Design Decision, Part III: Compatibility" (2005)

The University of Chicago. The Law School. The Faculty Blog December 31, 2005; http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/2005/12/the_dover_intel_2.html

Bradley Monton, "Is Intelligent Design Science? Dissecting the Dover Decision" (2006) pdf

"PhilSci Archive" http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/archive/00002583/; http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/archive/00002583/ --- Abstract --- In the case of Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District, et al., Judge Jones ruled that a pro-intelligent design disclaimer cannot be read to public school students. In his decision, he gave demarcation criteria for what counts as science, ruling that intelligent design fails these criteria. I argue that these criteria are flawed, with most of my focus on the criterion of methodological naturalism. The way to refute intelligent design is not by declaring it unscientific, but by showing that the empirical evidence for design is not there.

Mark Perakh, "Sewell's thermodynamic failure" (2006)

"Talk Reason" published: Jan 03, 2006; http://www.talkreason.org/articles/Sewell.cfm --- Abstract --- Young earth creationists used to fallaciously refer to the 2nd law of thermodynamics as an allegedly insurmountable obstacle to evolution. Since straightforward young earth creationism gradually retreated to such fringe outlets as Answers in Genesis, the Institute of Creation Research, and Hovind's entertainment shops (being replaced by intelligent design movement as the main anti-evolution force), reference to the 2nd law of thermodynamics has rarely been heard as an anti-evolution argument. However, this pseudo-scientific argument has not been completely abandoned by anti-evolution forces, both of YEC and ID varieties. From time to time it recrudesces in the writing of this or that advocate of creationism. One example of such a misuse of the 2nd law of thermodynamics is a recent article by professor of mathematics Granville Sewell, titled Evolution's Thermodynamic Failure. In this post Mark Perakh, drawing on his expertise in thermodynamics, discusses Sewell's article, and demonstrates Sewell's misinterpretation of certain thermodynamic concepts which led Sewall to unsubstantiated conclusions, as in fact the 2nd law of thermodynamics in no way prohibits evolution.

Jason Rosenhouse, "Why is it Unconstitutional to Teach Intelligent Design?" (2006)

"Talk Reason" published: Jan 02, 2006; http://www.talkreason.org./articles/Unconstitutional.cfm --- Anstract --- Professor Rosenhouse surveys the outcome of the Kitzmiller vs. DASD case. While the entire decision by Judge Jones is exciting reading, this survey may be handy for those readers who would like to have rather a more succinct (but still fairly complete) report on the main points of the decision. Originally posted on CSICOP site (http://www.csicop.org/intelligentdesignwatch/dover.html).

Jean E. Barker, "The Christian roots of capitalism" (2005)

Review of "The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success" by Rodney Stark (Random House 2005), "San Francisco Chronicle" Sunday, December 25, 2005; http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/12/25/RVGDDG9CUE1.DTL