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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 4, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Technology
Tagged
, Christopher Hitchens, cosmos, David Berlinski, Eric Metaxas, evolution, human nature, humans, mind, nobility, progress, Romans, Science After Babel, Socrates in the City, Steven Pinker, Steven Weinberg, universe, war, wisdom}

Are Humans Progressing Toward Evolutionary Perfection?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 4, 2023

Evolution, Faith & Science, Technology

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Men are not about to become like gods. “I’m a strong believer in original sin,” quips David Berlinski. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 27, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Bayesian reasoning, chemical evolution, DNA, error catastrophe, ID the Future, Jonathan McLatchie, natural selection, naturalism, podcast, RNA world, self-replication}

Another Headache for the RNA World Theory

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 27, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Before a trial and error process like natural selection can even get started, self-replicating molecules must have a minimal accuracy rate. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 26, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biological information, bones, cells, electrical signals, evolution, femur, form, function, ID the Future, intelligent design, machines, material processes, Michael Behe, organs, podcast, Secrets of the Cell, thought experiment, tissues}

Try to Write Instructions for a Femur; Go On, Just Try

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 26, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Professor Behe invites us to join him for a sobering thought experiment: attempting to build an instruction manual for a human femur bone. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, circulatory system, evolution, evolutionary biology, evolutionary pathway, ID the Future, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, Jonathan McLatchie, Michael Behe, mutations, podcast}

Engineering Prowess of the Blood Clotting Cascade

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 24, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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“Evolution doesn’t perform particularly well when you need to make multiple co-dependent mutations,” says Dr. McLatchie. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Case Western Reserve University, devolution, Eric Anderson, evolution, genes, ID the Future, Nature (journal), Rob Stadler, The Stairway to Life, unguided processes}

The Simple Life: Abiogenesis Gets Another Reality Check

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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When it comes to biological life, even the simplest single-celled organism is an astonishingly complex multi-part system. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 13, 2023

Categories
Astronomy
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Andrew McDiarmid, archetype, artificial intelligence, Center for Science and Culture, Colorado Christian University, Discovery Institute, image, Johannes Kepler, materialists, Melissa Cain Travis, multiverse, natural theology, Paul Davies, rationality, Roger Penrose, Thinking God’s Thoughts, transhumanism}

Uncovering the Hidden Mathematical Structure of the Universe

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 13, 2023

Astronomy, Mathematics, Physical Sciences

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Genuine human rationality would not exist if a naturalistic account of the human mind were correct. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 11, 2023

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, Center for Science and Culture, Colorado Christian University, Discovery Institute, ID the Future, Johannes Kepler, Melissa Cain Travis, podcast, science history, theology, Thinking God’s Thoughts, Tycho Brahe}

Kepler’s Pursuit of a Mathematical Cosmology

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 11, 2023

Astronomy, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Dr. Travis tracks the progression of Kepler’s ideas to show how he became a key figure in the transition from ancient astronomy to a true celestial physics. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 7, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Philosophy of Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, archetype, Center for Science and Culture, Colorado Christian University, Discovery Institute, human mind, ID the Future, image, intelligent design, Johannes Kepler, Melissa Cain Travis, Middle Ages, natural theology, podcast, science history, Thinking God’s Thoughts}

Thinking God’s Thoughts: Kepler and Cosmic Comprehensibility

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 7, 2023

Faith & Science, Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Melissa Cain Travis traces the intellectual pedigree of Johannes Kepler’s ideas all the way back to the ancients. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 31, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Aleš Hrdlička, brains, Darwinian racism, documentary, evolution, human origins, ID the Future, indigenous peoples, John West, Maryland, Michael Medved, podcast, Smithsonian Institution, Washington Post}

Darwin and the Smithsonian’s Racist Brain Collection

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 31, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The motivation for the brain collection was to document how some people were supposedly lower on the evolutionary ladder than others. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 28, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Brian Miller, Charles Darwin, chemicals, Energy, entropy, evolutionary theory, God's Grandeur, ID the Future, intelligent design, materialism, materialists, multiverse, natural processes, natural theology, order, Pat Flynn, philosophers, Philosophy for the People, podcast}

The Return of Natural Theology

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 28, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Scientific Reasoning

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Influenced by a long line of materialist thinkers, Charles Darwin proposed the mechanism of natural selection as a substitute for God. Read More ›