Larry Krauss is a good scientist who has written some fascinating articles and books. But as Bill Vallicella makes clear, that doesn’t excuse him for saying something totally stupid. Einstein wasn’t kidding when he said the man of science is a poor philosopher.

The New York Post has a funny review of the Golden Compass. Best line: The film is not as silly as it sounds; it’s much sillier. Remember the worst line in “Star Wars”? “But I was gonna go to the Tashi station to pick up some power converters!” Imagine a whole movie like that.

Memo to Dinesh D’Souza: Hire a debating coach. D’Souza debated Daniel Dennett at Tufts on November 30th, on the question of whether God is a man-made invention. The QuickTime of the full debate is here. While Dennett was laid back, I didn’t find his points particularly challenging, but in response D’Souza was shrill beyond belief.… Continue reading

Intelligent Design as scientific career killer. John M. Lynch takes a closer look.

There’s simply nothing else to say about this appreciation, except…beautiful.