Tag: Francis Collins

Atheists say that the National Academy of Sciences should not lend its prestige to the Templeton Prize by hosting the award ceremony.

Bill Maher interviews Sam Harris on Real Time

My recent op-ed in the New York Times, in which I questioned the appointment of Francis Collins as head of the NIH, inspired a fair amount of discussion in the media and on the Internet. As many of Collins’ defenders do not seem to be fully acquainted with his beliefs, or take it for granted that others won’t be, I have written a longer essay on the subject.

Atheism can express intolerance and hatred quite as well as religion. Sam Harris proves it

Faith, reason, and the NIH nominee.

Harris is right to question the wisdom of Collins leading the NIH. If Collins rejects the possibility of a scientific understanding of human nature he is rejecting the effort of cognitive scientists and other scientists engaged in that very task. Science, and the nation, deserve better.

Sam Harris discusses the appointment of Francis Collins as Director of the National Institutes of Health.

Scientists who blast religion are hurting their own cause.

President Barack Obama has chosen influential genetic scientist Francis Collins to head the National Institutes of Health. Known for helping to unravel the human genetic codes, he is also known for trying to find common ground between belief in God and science and is author of the 2007 best-seller The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief.

The Discovery Institute, which promotes intelligent design, has launched a new website attacking the pro-evolution arguments of geneticist and evangelical Christian Francis.

Evangelical Christian, Francis Collins, is likely to run the National Institutes of Health (NIH).