Apr 5, 2015: Evolution News: What Could Be More Appropriate on Easter? Jerry Coyne Challenges Francis Collins on Metaphysics
National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins, who is a devout Christian, did an interview recently with National Geographic about his faith and his science. Predictably, Jerry Coyne, an atheist biologist from the University of Chicago, took exception to some of Collins's answers about the compatibility of faith in God and science.
National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins, who is a devout Christian, did an interview recently with National Geographic about his faith and his science. Predictably, Jerry Coyne, an atheist biologist from the University of Chicago, took exception to some of Collins's answers about the compatibility of faith in God and science.
Jan 2, 2015: Shadow to Light: Jerry Coyne Accuses University Chancellor of Breaking the Law
Jerry Coyne’s reaction is predictable: This, of course, violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution mandating separation of church and state. Troy University is an arm of Alabama’s government, and its chancellor has no business promulgating religion and denigrating secularism in an official university email. So he’s not only as clueless as Harvard’s Christianson, but is in fact lawless himself. His love of God has led Hawkins to break the law.
Jerry Coyne’s reaction is predictable: This, of course, violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution mandating separation of church and state. Troy University is an arm of Alabama’s government, and its chancellor has no business promulgating religion and denigrating secularism in an official university email. So he’s not only as clueless as Harvard’s Christianson, but is in fact lawless himself. His love of God has led Hawkins to break the law.
Oct 28, 2014: Friendly Atheist: Kirpan Controversy: Why Jerry Coyne Is Right and Hemant Is Wrong — Sikh Daggers Have No Place in Public Schools
Hemant wrote an eye-popping post yesterday in response to an article by Jerry Coyne about Sikh pupils habitually carrying ceremonial daggers called kirpans into U.S. public schools.
Hemant wrote an eye-popping post yesterday in response to an article by Jerry Coyne about Sikh pupils habitually carrying ceremonial daggers called kirpans into U.S. public schools.
Sept 5, 2014: Youtube: Science contradicts religion, Jerry Coyne POLSKIE NAPISY
Some believe that religion can be reconciled with religion. Jerry Coyne clearly contradicts this thesis
Some believe that religion can be reconciled with religion. Jerry Coyne clearly contradicts this thesis
Jan 6, 2014: New York Times: The Confidence of Jerry Coyne
One of the problems with belonging to a faction that’s convinced it’s on the winning side of intellectual history is that it becomes easy to persuade oneself that one’s own worldview has no weak points whatsoever, no internal contradictions or ragged edges, no cracks through which a critic’s wedge could end up driven.
One of the problems with belonging to a faction that’s convinced it’s on the winning side of intellectual history is that it becomes easy to persuade oneself that one’s own worldview has no weak points whatsoever, no internal contradictions or ragged edges, no cracks through which a critic’s wedge could end up driven.
June 2013: God of Evolution: The Discovery Institute needs your help! (To make people think their book is good!)
Now, I haven’t read the book, so I can’t comment on it yet (though that didn’t stop Jerry Coyne or the Sensuous Curmudgeon). But I will make a few observations.
Now, I haven’t read the book, so I can’t comment on it yet (though that didn’t stop Jerry Coyne or the Sensuous Curmudgeon). But I will make a few observations.
Jerry Allen Coyne (born December 30, 1949) is an American professor of biology, known for his commentary on intelligent design. A prolific scientist and author, he has published dozens of papers elucidating the theory of evolution. He is currently a professor at the University of Chicago in the Department of Ecology and Evolution. His concentration is speciation and ecological and evolutionary genetics, particularly as they involve the fruit fly, Drosophila. He is the author of the text Speciation and the bestselling non-fiction book Why Evolution Is True. Coyne maintains a website also called Why Evolution Is True