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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 12, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Assembly Theory, biological complexity, biological information, biosignatures, functional information, Günter Bechly, Harvard University, intelligent design, James Tour, Lee Cronin, NASA, natural selection, simulations, Steven Benner, The Design Inference, William A. Dembski}

Cronin-Tour at Harvard: How Researchers Smuggle Design into Their Theories

_{Brian Miller
December 12, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Cronin presented his Assembly Theory as a framework for understanding life’s origin. I believe he is correct but not in the way he intends. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 29, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, beta-lactamase, biologic institute, Brian Miller, Cambridge, Dennis Venema, designer, Douglas Axe, E. coli, Emily Reeves, enzyme, evolution, evolutionary theory, fitness landscapes, intelligent design, New Scientist, No Free Lunch theorems, preconditions, protein folds, Religions (journal), Rope Kojonen, Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), Unbelievable, universe}

Defending Douglas Axe on the Rarity of Protein Folds

_{Brian Miller and Casey Luskin
November 29, 2023

Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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The following examination and defense of Dr. Axe serves as a direct, empirical test of Rope Kojonen’s design hypothesis. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cheating, DNA replication, energy production, hearts, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, logic, Mars, murder, natural causes, pattern, poker, protein translation, royal flush, specification, The Design Inference, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Understanding the Genius of The Design Inference

_{Brian Miller
November 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Being dealt four poker hands that were all royal flushes would be a very rare and special pattern, pointing to someone cheating. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 20, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, amino acids, Casey Luskin, Emily Reeves, evolution, Evolution News, evolutionary mechanisms, functional sequences, functionality, intelligent design, isolation, Jupiter, laws of nature, No Free Lunch theorems, planets, protein evolution, proteins, Rope Kojonen, sequence space, spacecraft, stars, Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series)}

Proteins Are Rare and Isolated — And Thus, Cannot Evolve

_{Brian Miller
November 20, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Here is a simple analogy. Imagine a planetary rover lands on the north pole of a planet, and the humans controlling it wish to drive to the south pole. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 16, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, artifacts, Bill Gates, chance, charity, events, intelligent design, logic, natural processes, natural selection, patterns, Princeton University, probability, proteins, Robert J. Marks II, Sergiu Klainerman, The Design Inference, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Dembski Won the Argument with His Critics; New Edition of The Design Inference Shows How

_{Brian Miller
November 16, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

The expanded edition represents the culmination of decades of thought. Esteemed Princeton University mathematician Sergiu Klainerman has welcomed the book. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 14, 2023

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, Andreas Wagner, Casey Luskin, Dan Tawfik, Emily Reeves, empirical evidence, evolution, Evolution News, fitness landscapes, function, intelligent design, mutations, natural laws, natural processes, preconditions, proteins, Religions (journal), Research, Rope Kojonen, sequence space, Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), undirected process, Weizmann Institute}

To Create Functional Proteins, Evolution Would Need a Miracle

_{Brian Miller
November 14, 2023

Biology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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Theologian Rope Kojonen claims that God designed the laws of nature, which then gave rise to “fine-tuned” preconditions and smooth fitness landscapes. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 31, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, biological information, cells, Dave Farina, David Klinghoffer, deadline, early Earth, experts, glucose, intelligent design, James Tour, materialism, nucleotides, polypeptides, polysaccharides, Rice University, RNA, sugars, Tova Forman, YouTubers}

On Origin of Life, Chemist James Tour Has Successfully Called These Researchers’ Bluff

_{Brian Miller
October 31, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

4}

Tour issued his challenge in reply to the false claims made by YouTubers, like Dave Farina, about how these hurdles to life’s origin had been fully addressed. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
August 23, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bats, BIO-Complexity, Casey Luskin, common ancestry, coordinated mutations, dolphins, echolocation, evolution, fossils, humans, inner ear, intelligent design, milk, mutations, peer-reviewed literature, proteins, species, whales, Winston Ewert}

From Winston Ewert, New Peer-Reviewed Paper on Dependency Graph Model

_{Brian Miller
August 23, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Ewert's model represents a valuable tool in the developing theory of biological design, which should eventually supplant phylogenetic analyses. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
August 14, 2023

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Physics
Science Education
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Christianity, Discovery Institute, education, educators, Enlightenment, faith and science, God's Grandeur, integration, intelligent design, jesus, John Henry Newman, Logan Gage, Roman Catholic, schools, scientific materialism}

Teaching Intelligent Design to Revitalize Catholic Education

_{Brian Miller
August 14, 2023

Biology, Faith & Science, Physics, Science Education

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Many Christian schools teach the same curriculum that secular schools do with some added religious flavoring. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
July 14, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, acoustic waves, amino acids, biochemical systems, cells, Dave Farina, DNA, early Earth, energy production, equilibrium, error correction, hurricane, information processing, intelligent design, James Tour, Jeremy England, John Sutherland, life, materialism, molecular machines, proteins, RNA}