Month: January 2024 | Page 5 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
January 16, 2024

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), Bertrand Russell, bias, C.S. Lewis, causation, Darwinian evolution, determinism, Enlightenment, evolution, free will, George Orwell, J.P. Moreland, libertarian free will, logic, Miracles (book), North Korea, rigor, The Conversation, The Design Inference, theists, thought police, Trinity College Dublin, United Nations, William A. Dembski, William Provine, Winston Ewert, Woodrow Wilson}

Freethinking Cannot Be Darwinized

_{David Coppedge
January 16, 2024

Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Freedom

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An otherwise good essay on the human right to freedom of thought falls into a Darwinian trap of illogical causation. Read More ›

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Date
January 16, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bible, Bijan Nemati, C.S. Lewis, cosmos, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, earth, events, evolution, Guillermo Gonzalez, human mind, intelligent design, Jay W. Richards, Johannes Kepler, livestream, Stephen Meyer}

Live and In-Person in Dallas, February 17: Learn About Our Privileged Planet

_{Science & Culture
January 16, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Speakers will include philosopher Jay W. Richards, astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez, and philosopher of science Stephen Meyer. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 16, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Medicine
Philosophy
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, animals, bioethicists, breeders, extinction, Homo sapiens, human extinction, humans, mastectomies, Peter Singer, puberty blockers, transhumanism}

In Prestigious Journal, Bioethicist Pushes Human Extinction

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 16, 2024

Bioethics, Ethics, Medicine, Philosophy, Reproductive Science

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The human-extinction movement used to be pretty fringy but it may be gaining traction within bioethics and philosophy. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
January 15, 2024

Categories
Chemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, Aristotle, breathing, causality, Charles Darwin, chemical reactions, chlorophyll, chloroplasts, earth, heart, Inertia, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Moon, physical constants, rationality, science of purpose, teleology, telos, theologians, Thomas Aquinas}

“All Things Are Ordered to Their End”

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
January 15, 2024

Chemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physics

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In that one simple phrase, St. Thomas Aquinas, the greatest Christian theologian of all time, echoed the fundamental teaching of Aristotle. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
January 15, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, bats, birds, common design, convergent evolution, Darwinian evolution, Emily Reeves, Europe, intelligent agents, magnetic compass, mammals, navigation, paleontologists, polarization, Royal Society, sunlight}

In Bats and Other Animals, Evidence of Common Design in a Magnetic Compass

_{Eric Cassell
January 15, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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There has been little data previously to confirm that mammals navigate long distances using the earth’s geomagnetic field. Read More ›

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Date
January 14, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ancient Greeks, Antony Flew, atheism, Bertrand Russell, Darwinian materialism, evolution, geneticists, ID the Future, Middle Ages, natural selection, Neil Thomas, paganism, paleontologists, podcast, poetry, Richard Dawkins, skepticism, Taking Leave of Darwin}

Fooled by Darwinism: A Scholar’s Cautionary Tale

_{Science & Culture
January 14, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Neil Thomas links the posturing of atheists Richard Dawkins and Bertrand Russell with the fatalism of poetry stretching back to the Middle Ages, and further. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
January 14, 2024

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, athens, early Earth, Epicurus, Eugene Koonin, evolution, molecular biology, probabilities, RNA}

Is Epicurus Smiling?

_{Paul Nelson
January 14, 2024

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Eugene Koonin pointed out that any abiogenesis scenario requires a cosmological background theory against which any local event probabilities must be evaluated. Read More ›

Mount Rushmore

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Author
John Felts

Date
January 12, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, Cambridge University Press, intelligent design, mathematician, The Design Inference, webinar, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Design Inference 2.0: FREE Webinar with Dembski and Ewert

_{John Felts
January 12, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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Join mathematician William Dembski and computer scientist Winston Ewert as they discuss the significance of their new book and answer your questions. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 12, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Dave Farina, debates, early Earth, Harvard University, James Tour, Lee Cronin, predictions, roundtable, self-driving cars}

Tour-Cronin Debate: Does Charisma Carry the Day?

_{Casey Luskin
January 12, 2024

Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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Was Tour overly aggressive at the roundtable? Having watched and then re-watched the event, I don’t think that was at all the case. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 12, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australia, bioRxiv, Bryozoa, bryozoans, Cambrian Explosion, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinists, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, green algae, Metazoa, ontogeny, paleontology, Porifera, sponges, Stephen Meyer}

Fossil Friday: Update on Cambrian Bryozoans

_{Günter Bechly
January 12, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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The authors emphasize that “the origin of the bryozoans remains a mystery” but explicitly confirm the reality of the Cambrian Explosion. Read More ›