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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 19, 2025

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, bacteria, behavior, biochemistry, biological information, biology, biosignatures, cells, cognition, communication, Darwinism, decision-making, digestion, emergent properties, emergentism, emotions, Eric Hedin, goals, heart rate, human beings, ID the Future, information processing, intelligent design, interviews, life, nervous system, physical laws, physicists, rocks, sensory input, sentient beings, single-celled organisms, stars, undirected processes, water}

Physicist Eric Hedin: Information Processing as a Hallmark of Life

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 19, 2025

Biology, Intelligent Design

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I begin a two-part conversation with Dr. Eric Hedin, a physicist and author who’s been asking bold questions about the hidden patterns of life. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 14, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atoms, breaking, cancer, chemicals, Darwinism, devolution, eugenics, evil, function, Guillermo Gonzalez, history, human dignity, human life, ID the Future, information, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, life, materialism, podcast, problem of evil, Return of the God Hypothesis, Social Darwinism, struggle for existence, suffering, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, Tova Forman, tradeoffs}

Intelligent Design and the Problem of Evil

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 14, 2025

Bioethics, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The presence of evil and suffering calls for justification. But which scientific view of life is better placed to help us address these issues? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 11, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Education
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Australopithecines, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Casey Luskin, Ernst Mayr, Hall of Human Origins, Harvard University, human evolution, human exceptionalism, human origins, knuckle-walking, Lucy, National Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), New York Post, podcast, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Museum, transparency, Trump Administration}

Casey Luskin Calls on the Smithsonian to Get It Right on Human Origins

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August 11, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Education

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The Smithsonian Institution has recently been called out by the Trump Administration for pushing “one-sided, divisive political narratives.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 10, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biochemists, Children of Light, circulation, coincidences, doctors, electromagnetic radiation, fine-tuning, Fire-Maker, gamma rays, hydrologic cycle, light, metabolism, Michael Denton, photosynthesis, plate tectonics, radio waves, Sarah Chaffee, sun, The Miracle of Man, The Miracle of the Cell, The Wonder of Water, universe, water, wavelength}

We Are Children of Light and Water: Dr. Michael Denton

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 10, 2025

Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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“In this vast range, there’s only one…infinitesimally small band which has the right energy for photosynthesis,” a prerequisite for human life. Coincidence? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 10, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Planetology
Tagged
, atmosphere, biochemists, chemicals, Children of Light, coincidences, Discovery Institute, doctors, Fire-Maker, human beings, intelligent design, Michael Denton, podcast, Privileged Species, Sarah Chaffee, sun, sunlight, The Miracle of Man, The Miracle of the Cell, The Wonder of Water}

How Light Sustains Human Life: Michael Denton Explains

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 10, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Planetology

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“The atmosphere lets through just the light we need,” says Denton, “and the sun puts out just the light we need." Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 7, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, cells, chemical processes, codes, dead end, Francis Crick, Hoover Institution, information, intelligent design, James Tour, languages, molecules, origin of life, Peter Robinson, proteins, Richard Dawkins, saccharides, Shannon information, specified complexity, specified information, Stanford University, Stephen Meyer}

From Dead Ends to Design: Meyer and Tour on Life’s Code

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 7, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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“Molecules,” chemist James Tour notes, “have “no propensity… to move toward life.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 4, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Doubt, digital code, DNA, Hoover Institution, James Tour, Miller-Urey experiment, origin of life, Peter Robinson, primordial soup, Rice University, scam, Signature in the Cell, Stanford University, Stephen Meyer, Uncommon Knowledge, Watson and Crick}

The Unsolved Mystery of Life’s Origin: Stephen Meyer and James Tour

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 4, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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How did life originate? For decades, many scientists clung to “primordial soup” models. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 1, 2025

Categories
Computational Sciences
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, artificial inteligence, Bard, ChatGPT, Conservation of Information, data, education, human capabilities, ID the Future, intelligent design, large language models, physical world, podcast, technology, thought, truth, Wikipedia, William Dembski}

Bill Dembski: Pursuing Truth and Trust in AI and LLMs

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August 1, 2025

Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Dembski and I also explore the potential for AI to enhance human capabilities and education if used judiciously. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 31, 2025

Categories
Computational Sciences
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Bard, ChatGPT, computer science, Grok, ID the Future, intelligent design, large language models, mathematicians, mathematics, philosophers, philosophy, poodcast, SETI, The Design Inference, tokens, William A. Dembski}

On Intelligent Design, Is AI Teachable?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 31, 2025

Computational Sciences, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Can large language models rise above the biases of sources like Wikipedia to help level the playing field for intelligent design? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 28, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, Andrew Klavan, Apologetics Profile, Big Bang, Casey Luskin, chemistry, Discovery Institute Academy, education, evolution, ID the Future, Kristin Marais, Mount Rainier, Mount Rushmore, neo-Darwinian evolution, origin of life, origin of the universe, podcast, students, teachers, The Daily Wire, universe}

Exploring Intelligent Design: A Conversation with Casey Luskin and Kristin Marais

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 28, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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Does intelligent design have a better answer for the origin of the universe and the origin of life than the standard neo-Darwinian explanation? Read More ›