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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 7, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, Christianity, ID the Future, intelligent design, methodological naturalism, methodological pluralism, Michael Keas, podcast, scientific inquiry, William Whewell}

William Whewell: Statesman of Science

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 7, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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Are there natural limits to biological change? Is the evidence for design in nature well founded? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 6, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Christianity, history, humanity, ID the Future, intelligent agents, knowledge, Medieval Europe, methodological naturalism, methodological pluralism, Michael Keas, natural causes, nature, podcast, scientism, scientists, universe}

When Natural and Super-Natural Explanations Work Hand in Hand

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 6, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Methodological naturalism is the idea that scientists may only invoke unintelligent causes for nature’s history. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 1, 2023

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, blood pressure, death, degradation, Eric Anderson, health, heart, Howard Glicksman, human body, ID the Future, kidneys, life, medicine, podcast, receptors, salt, sodium, water}

Liquid Harmony: How Our Bodies Manage Salt and Water

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 1, 2023

Engineering, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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Left to their own devices, the laws of nature tend toward degradation and death, not life. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 30, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, effectors, Eric Anderson, health, Howard Glicksman, human body, ID the Future, intelligent design, life, physicians, sensors, sodium, systems, water}

How We Balance Water and Sodium to Maintain Life

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 30, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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On their own, the laws of nature don’t tend toward life. To stay alive, living things utilize ingenious solutions. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 29, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, atheism, C.S. Lewis, corruption, culture, ID the Future, intelligent design, John West, material processes, materialism, mind, relativism, scientific progress, scientism, The Magician's Twin}

Thus Saith the Science: Recalling the Wisdom of C. S. Lewis on His 125th Birthday

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 29, 2023

Bioethics, Ethics, Faith & Science

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Here, I conclude a conversation with Dr. John West about Lewis’s prophetic warnings to us about science and scientism. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 22, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, C.S. Lewis, COVID-19, freedom, government, humans, ID the Future, intolerance, John West, lockdowns, natural world, physical science, podcast, privacy, scientific progress, scientism, scientists, technocracy}

C. S. Lewis’s Prophetic Legacy on Scientism

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 22, 2023

Bioethics, Faith & Science

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As an illustration, John West discusses the COVID pandemic and how that recent public health crisis revealed much of what Lewis warns against. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bayes’s theorem, Bayesian reasoning, Big Bang, biological information, biosphere, cells, environmental fitness, evolution, ID the Future, information, information processing, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, likelihood, Lydia McGrew, nature, Thomas Bayes}

Bayesian Probability and Intelligent Design: A Beginner’s Guide

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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If the phrase “Bayesian calculus” makes you want to run for the hills, you’re not alone! Bayesian logic can sound intimidating at first. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 20, 2023

Categories
Computational Sciences
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Brian Miller, Conservation of Information, death, Design Inference, education, father, Forensics, freedom, humans, ID the Future, intelligent design, investigation, movies, murder, natural causes, pattern, podcast, relationships, The Design Inference, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

A New Design Inference for a New Generation

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 20, 2023

Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design

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Is there an empirical method to determine whether a system is the product of chance or design? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 16, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Technology
Tagged
, academia, Darwinists, education, evolution, freedom, ID the Future, intelligence, intelligent design, mathematician, podcast, randomness, The Blind Watchmaker, The Design Inference, William A. Dembski, William Paley}

Bill Dembski Reflects on the Origins of a Classic

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 16, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Technology

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Twenty-five years later, Dembski’s arguments stand firm, and a second edition with fresh analysis and insight is now available to a new generation. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 14, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biological information, cells, Charles Darwin, complex systems, consciousness, Darwin's Black Box, decision, evolution, humans, ID the Future, information, intelligent design, life, Michael Behe, microscopes, On the Origin of Species, podcast, Secrets of the Cell}

Secrets of the Cell — Behind the Scenes with Michael Behe

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 14, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

Imagine if Charles Darwin could have peered into one of today’s high-powered microscopes and seen the complexity and function in even the simplest living cells. Read More ›