Scott Jacobsen

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Scott Jacobsen

Scott Douglas Jacobsen is the Founder of In-Sight Publishing and Editor-in-Chief of "In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal" (ISSN 2369–6885). He is a Freelance, Independent Journalist with the Canadian Association of Journalists in Good Standing. Email: Scott.Douglas.Jacobsen@Gmail.Com.

Epystemology, Humanism, Progress, Religions, Science

Jerry Coyne on Dover, Intelligent Design, and the Science–Religion Clash

by Scott Jacobsen November 9, 2025 0

How does Jerry Coyne show that intelligent design fails scientific tests, and why does religiosity predict resistance to evolution? Jerry Coyne is an American... Read more.

Aboriginal, Academic Freedom, Child well-being, Education, Epystemology, Freedom of expression, History, Journalism, Persecutions, Science

Dr. Frances Widdowson on Kamloops, Evidence, and Truth in Residential Schools

by Scott Jacobsen October 17, 2025 1

What evidence threshold should resolve the Kamloops residential school claims? Frances Widdowson is a Canadian political scientist, author, and commentator known... Read more.

Critical thinking, Education, Progress, Science

Do Large Language Models Think? Gleb Lisikh on Reasoning, Symbolic AI, and Propaganda Risks

by Gleb Lisikh, Scott Jacobsen September 6, 2025 0

Do large language models truly think, or are they probabilistic text engines—and what does this imply for truth standards, persuasion risks, medicine, and legal... Read more.

Critical thinking, Education, Science

Intelligent Design Adrift: A Tale of Hard Work with One Paddle

by Scott Jacobsen August 20, 2025 0

“The Act impermissibly endorses religion by advancing the religious belief that a supernatural being created humankind.” Supreme Court of the United States (Edwards... Read more.

Child well-being, Discrimination, Education, Humanism, Psychology, Sex and Gender

Where Wayward Sons Wander To and Wonder Fro

by Scott Jacobsen June 17, 2025 2

Introduction How do loosely connected online communities shape young men’s views on gender and mental health, and what does scientific analysis say about these... Read more.

Anthropology, Discrimination, Education, Humanism, Sex and Gender, Sociology

Building Canada’s Support System for Men and Boys: Justin Trottier and the Rise of CCMF

by Scott Jacobsen June 8, 2025 0

How is Justin Trottier and the Canadian Centre for Men and Families transforming mental health support for men and boys to address Canada’s high male suicide rate... Read more.

Academic Freedom, Cancel culture, Censorship, Education, Freedom of expression, Law, Persecutions, Wokism

The Widdowson Case: Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Institutional Censorship in Canadian Universities

by Scott Jacobsen June 1, 2025 0

Does the dismissal of Dr. Frances Widdowson from Mount Royal University signal a threat to academic freedom in Canada’s post-secondary institutions? Academic freedom... Read more.

Atheism, Democracy, Education, Secularism

It’s Time for Canada’s Census to Get Real About Religion

by Scott Jacobsen May 27, 2025 0

How does Canada’s outdated census question on religion distort public policy, and why are humanists calling for reform to reflect the country’s growing secularism?... Read more.

Atheism, History, Persecutions, Progress, Religions

Rev. Gretta Vosper: Atheist Minister, Progressive Christian Leader, and Post-Theist Advocate

by Scott Jacobsen May 26, 2025 0

How did Gretta Vosper become a leading atheist minister in the United Church of Canada and a pioneer of progressive Christianity? Reverend (Margaret Ann) Gretta... Read more.

Anthropology, Education, History, Journalism, Persecutions

Global Wars by Decade: From Somalia’s 1991 Conflict to the Gaza War (2023)

by Scott Jacobsen May 25, 2025 0

What are the major active wars worldwide since 1991 and how have they evolved by decade? The Nature of War War is an organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict... Read more.