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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
October 4, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, amino acids, Caltech, DNA, Douglas Axe, E. coli, enzymes, evolution, Frances Arnold, George P. Smith, Gregory P. Winter, industry, intelligent design, Matti Leisola, medicine, mutations, Nobel Prize, oxymoron, proteins, science, sequence space, universe, University of Missouri}

It’s Not “Evolution” — A Nobel Prize for Engineering Enzymes

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October 4, 2018

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In effect, protein engineers are using the power of random change plus intelligent design to see what if anything will improve function. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
September 18, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Psychology
Tagged
, __cedited, animals, beauty, brain, C.S. Lewis, chimpanzees, consciousness, Darwinian evolution, David Premack, emotions, Jane Goodall, love, mastodons, nerve cells, perception, poetry, rational thought, soul, University of Pennsylvania}

Beyond Adaptation: The Human Brain Is Something New

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September 18, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Psychology

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Our brains have vastly more ability than is needed for survival, most notably the capacity for language and abstract thought. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
August 28, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Genetics
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, C. John Collins, chimpanzees, common descent, David Snoke, Dennis Venema, genome, Günter Bechly, humans, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, mice, mutations, Nature (journal), providence, rats, S. Joshua Swamidass, Scot McKnight, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, theology, University of Pittsburgh, Washington University, Wayne Grudem, Y chromosome}

Answering Swamidass on Theistic Evolution: Sketchy Science, and a Swerve into Metaphysics

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August 28, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science, Genetics, Metaphysics, Philosophy

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His choice of targets for criticism and for praise have a lot more to do with his particular agenda than the defects or merits of those whom he critiques. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
August 24, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __cedited, Bible, BioLogos, Christians, deism, design detection, evolution, Francis Collins, Francis Crick, Francisco Ayala, intelligent design, John Polkinghorne, Karl Giberson, Kenneth Miller, Peaceful Science, Richard Dawkins, S. Joshua Swamidass, Stephen Meyer, The Blind Watchmaker, The Language of God, theistic evolution, theology, Washington University}

Answering Joshua Swamidass: What Do Theistic Evolutionists Believe?

_{Ann Gauger
August 24, 2018

Faith & Science

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There are innumerable descriptions and definitions of theistic evolution. How things are phrased matters a lot. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
August 22, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __cedited, Christianity, Crossway, Darwinism, Douglas Axe, evolution, Günter Bechly, homeostasis, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, Michael Egnor, motivation, nematodes, neo-Darwinian theory, neurobiology, S. Joshua Swamidass, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Washington University, Wayne Grudem}

Answering Joshua Swamidass on Theistic Evolution: A Religious Agenda?

_{Ann Gauger
August 22, 2018

Faith & Science

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He defines himself as a Christian who affirms evolution, while also rejecting the name theistic evolutionist. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
August 12, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam and Eve, BioLogos, faith, Fazale Rana, Genesis, human origins, interbreeding, John Bloom, S. Joshua Swamidass, theistic evolution, theology}

Dabar Postscript

_{Ann Gauger
August 12, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology

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A participant did not like that I called his origins model “idiosyncratic,” or that I characterized the reaction to it as “cautious.” Oh well. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
August 9, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam and Eve, American Scientific Affiliation, BioLogos, Chicago, Evangelical Christians, faith, Genesis, Hebrew, human origins, Roman Catholic, S. Joshua Swamidass, Templeton Foundation, theology}

Adventures in New Places — A Conference on Human Origins

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August 9, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology

5}

I asked fairly innocuous questions, realizing that I was being allowed to participate as long as I didn’t cause strife. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
July 17, 2018

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __cedited, Big Bang, Cambrian Explosion, causal circularity, Center for Science and Culture, cosmos, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jay Richards, Jonathan Wells, natural world, protein evolution, science, Seattle, Stephen Meyer, students, Summer Seminars, women}

The 12th Summer Seminar on Intelligent Design — I Will Remember the Faces

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July 17, 2018

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Unfortunately, the pictures we have of the Seminar need to be severely cropped, so as to protect the students’ identities. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 29, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, aesthetics, anthropomorphizing, balance, beauty, birds, elegance, harmony, peacock, proportion, sexual selection, UC Irvine}

Do Animals Recognize Beauty?

_{Ann Gauger
June 29, 2018

Intelligent Design

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One must separate beauty from mate choice in order to tell if animals recognize beauty. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 28, 2018

Categories
Arts
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, "poor design", Africa, ballet, beauty, biosphere, birth, disease, ecosystem, evil, evolution, intelligent design, knowledge, music, mutations, natural selection, nature, pain, painting, pelvis, Richard Dawkins, River Out of Eden, savannah, suffering, Venus}

Beauty as Evidence for Intelligent Design

_{Ann Gauger
June 28, 2018

Arts, Intelligent Design

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Beauty does not come from randomness. It is beauty, not ugliness that must be explained. Read More ›