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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 2, 2024

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Christianity, Darwinism, faith and science, history, ID the Future, Judeo-Christian tradition, materialists, Melissa Cain Travis, modern science, natural theology, podcast, science, scientific revolution, United States, Warfare Thesis}

Did Christianity Help or Hinder the Rise of Science?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 2, 2024

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Melissa Cain Travis explains why her new course gives special attention to the “warfare thesis,” a late-19th-century idea championed by materialists. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 30, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, college, Darwinian evolution, Forrest Mims, ID the Future, intelligent design, Maverick Scientist, NASA, podcast, science writers, Scientific American, skepticism}

Can a Successful Scientist Be Self-Taught?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 30, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

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Without a college science degree, Mims taught himself the fundamentals of engineering and atmospheric science. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 26, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, curiosity, Discover Magazine, Forrest Mims, ID the Future, intelligent design, magazines, NASA, Nature (journal), NOAA, podcast, Science (journal), Scientific American}

Forrest Mims: The Making of a Maverick Scientist

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 26, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology

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What does it take to be a scientist? For Forrest Mims, the answer is simple: you just have to do science. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 21, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, biochemists, bioengineering, Casey Luskin, Denis Noble, Evolution News, funding, genome, hydrothermal vents, ID the Future, Joana Xavier, Nature (journal), Nick Lane, organisms, Oxford University, primordial soup, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, tenure}

Two Articles in Nature Call for Rethink in Biology

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 21, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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These frank acknowledgements from evolutionary scientists are encouraging signs and serve to confirm what ID theorists have long argued. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 16, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, circulatory system, complexity, connective tissue, evolutionary mechanisms, intelligent design, Jonathan McLatchie, Michael Behe, muscle contraction, muscle fibers, muscles, nervous system, respiratory system, tendons}

The Incredible Design of Muscles

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 16, 2024

Biochemistry, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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To understand the limitations of evolutionary mechanisms, we have to “bite the bullet of complexity,” as biochemist Michael Behe writes. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 10, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, complexity, Emily Reeves, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, laws of nature, philosophers, podcast, protein evolution, Rope Kojonen, Stephen Dilley, theologians}

The Incompatibility of Evolution and Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 10, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Though Dr. Rope Kojonen acknowledges the design of the flagellum, he credits a rigged evolutionary process with its creation. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 8, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, Brian Miller, careers, Center for Science and Culture, curiosity, elegance, Emily Kurlinski, Emily Sandico, friendship, humanities, ID the Future, intelligent design, interview, Natural Sciences, natural world, nature, order, podcast, pseudonym, Research, science, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design}

Transformative: “Mary,” a PhD Biochemistry Student, on the Summer Seminars on ID

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 8, 2024

Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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Why does she use a pseudonym in the interview? You may be able to guess, but listen in to hear her explanation. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 6, 2024

Categories
Biology
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, Emily Reeves, evolution, evolutionary biology, gravity, growth, ID the Future, intelligent design, intelligent designer, laws of nature, podcast, Rope Kojonen, scholarship, Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, theologians}

Can the Laws of Nature Design Life? Emily Reeves Considers the Compatibility of Evolution and ID

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 6, 2024

Biology, Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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As an example, Dr. Reeves describes how the law of gravity interacts with a growing plant. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 29, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, evolution, evolutionary mechanisms, evolutionary theory, ID the Future, intelligent design, mutations, natural processes, podcast, proteins, Research, Rope Kojonen, sequence space}

Brian Miller: Rarity and Isolation of Proteins in Sequence Space

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 29, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Miller reports on research showing that the probability of a protein continuing to work after each mutation drops precipitously. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 26, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, common ancestry, common design, convergent evolution, creativity, Emily Reeves, evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary theory, front-loaded design, hummingbird, ID the Future, intelligent design, intuition, natural processes, organisms, podcast, Religions (journal), Stephen Dilley, theistic evolution}

Can Evolution and Intelligent Design Work Together in Harmony?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 26, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Or is that wishful thinking? Casey Luskin concludes his conversation with philosopher Stephen Dilley about a recent proposal. Read More ›