Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
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2018

Eye design

This Thanksgiving, Be Grateful for the Intelligent Design of Your Eyes

We take them for granted, but our ability to interact with the world through vision is beyond remarkable. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Davyd Betchkal, via National Park Service.

Theistic Evolution and the Moral High Ground

C. John Collins points out that Venema’s use of “language evolution” is a poor analogy for (his form of) biological evolution. Read More ›
J.P. Moreland
J.P. Moreland
Photo: J.P. Moreland, at a launch event today for book Theistic Evolution, in Providence, R.I., by Doug Axe.

J.P. Moreland Schools an Obnoxious Atheist

Dr. Moreland explains what “scientism” means and the conversation proceeds to a recounting of a conversation at a well known medical school with a John Hopkins PhD. Read More ›
Berlin Wall
science & faith
Photo: Berlin Wall, Potsdamer Platz, in 1989 via U.S. Department of Defense.

Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, January 18-19: “Tear Down This Wall!”

One view, favored in the media and academia, says that faith stands separate from science, or that science has displaced faith. Read More ›
memory
cells
Photo: Memory (sculpture, marble), by Daniel Chester French, 1886–1887, Metropolitan Museum of Art,  via Wikimedia Commons.

Memory — New Research Reveals Cells Have It, Too

A memory of past events helps a cell learn how to respond to recurring threats and protect the genome. Read More ›
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evolution
Photo: Michael Behe, author of Darwin Devolves, via Discovery Institute.

Evolutionist Attacks Behe Book’s Title

But here’s the lamest thing of all: as a prominent participant in a debate, decrying an idea you don’t understand and on which you haven’t bothered to educate yourself. Read More ›
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Hypocrisy Watch: What to Expect When Behe Book Comes Out

“Oh, Michael Behe happens to be a Catholic, therefore we don’t have listen to him on the science.” Well that’s poppycock. Read More ›
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Photo: Scallop eyes, by Matthew Krummins [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Can You Say That in Nature? Dobzhansky’s Evolution Cliché Is Becoming Passé

“Nothing in biology makes sense except…” Go ahead; complete that sentence yourself, with a yawn.  Read More ›
More Cellular Roles
RNA
Image credit: Illustra Media.

More Cellular Roles Found for RNA

Previously relegated to servant tasks under the master DNA molecules, ribonucleic acids continue to surprise scientists. Read More ›

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