Concrete Academic

I want to discuss the scientific status of Intelligent Design, but please note the specificity of my purpose. This is not about whether or not it should be taught in public school, or academic discrimination, or the origin of bacterial flagella. And when I say “Intelligent Design,” or ID, I don’t mean the Discovery Institute, [...]

“That’s an interesting theory, but do you have any proof?” But what’s a theory, and what is proof? Does a lot of proof turn a theory into a fact? Do lots of facts prove a theory? Can you theorize facts into proofs? Before wading into some deeper waters tomorrow, I want to do some ground [...]