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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 11, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, Bible, cars, death, disease, droughts, evil, flat tire, floods, gravity, human evil, humanity, hurricane, injury, intelligent design, microbes, natural causes, natural disasters, natural evil, naturalism, pain, poverty, Scripture, Second Law of Thermodynamics, sickness, suffering, theism, theodicy, tinkering, tornadoes, universe, water, weather}

Thoughts of Evil in a Designed World

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October 11, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Nowhere in the animal world do we see evil that comes anywhere close to comparing with the unfortunate depths of evil displayed by humanity. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 10, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Alaska, copper, COVID-19, electricity, intelligent design, isolation, logic gates, materials, nature, oxygen, radios, semiconductors, silicon, television, voltage, Zoom}

Electronic Technology Shows Foresight in Nature

_{Eric Hedin
October 10, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The principal semiconductors are silicon and germanium; silicon’s abundance in the Earth’s crust is second only to oxygen. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 4, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Mathematics
Tagged
, alligators, americans, blood pressure, cats, cattle, chickens, Dogs, domestication, Enterprise, friendship, horses, humans, intelligent design, kittens, mammals, pets, Philadelphia, pigeons, rabbits, Star Trek, stress}

Intelligent Design in Human-Animal Friendships

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October 4, 2023

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Mathematics

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A man and his emotional support alligator, Wally, made headlines last week when they tried to attend a baseball game together in Philadelphia. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
September 18, 2023

Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Americas, Asia, bread, cooking, corn, domestication, Europe, evolution, Fire-Maker, fruit, Harvard University, human brain, maize, Michael Denton, nuts, pancakes, planetary fine-tuning, roots, salt, wheat}

For Our Daily Bread, Thank Planetary Fine-Tuning

_{Eric Hedin
September 18, 2023

Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The existence of progenitor food crops (edible plants) on Earth was a necessary starting point for the availability of our food. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
September 7, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adolescence, C.S. Lewis, Canceled Science, compass, human mind, humans, intelligence, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, mainstream science, matter, mind, naturalism, planets, rationality, universe}

A Profound Challenge to Materialism, Longing Is Our “Inconsolable Secret”

_{Eric Hedin
September 7, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Longings that are unsatisfied by the provisions of Earth are not just a weary response to our often stress-laden modern lifestyles. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 30, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, adaptation, berries, birds, carnivores, cattle, chance, cows, drinking, ecosystem, evolution, fish, food, gills, goats, grasses, grazing, herbivores, horses, human intelligence, hummingbirds, intelligent design, krill, livestock, molecules, natural selection, nectar, nuts, prey, seeds, sheep, water, winter, zooplankton}

Ecosystems — A Tribute to Intelligent Design, or to Chance and Adaptation?

_{Eric Hedin
August 30, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Thinking about all the species of animals, birds, and fishes, it becomes apparent that each one requires a certain type of food, suitable for its anatomy. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 22, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aesthetics, birds, childhood, ears, emotions, evolutionary adaptation, hearing, medicine, mental health, mind, music, planets, Plato, soul, sound waves, speech, sun, UC Berkeley, YouTube videos}

The Human Mind Is Wired for Music: How Did That Come About?

_{Eric Hedin
August 22, 2023

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design

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Most of us can correctly remember melodies and lyrics learned in childhood, even years after last having heard them. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 15, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, electrons, fluid flow, mathematician, quantum mechanics, René Descartes, zero}

Intelligent Design in Imaginary Numbers

_{Eric Hedin
August 15, 2023

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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René Descartes, in 1637, is credited with being the first to assign this label to results involving the square root of a negative number. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 7, 2023

Categories
Fine-tuning
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, animals, Bible, chatbot, ChatGPT, cosmos, curiosity, DNA, history, humans, imagination, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, natural world}

Asking Questions Demonstrates Human Exceptionalism

_{Eric Hedin
August 7, 2023

Fine-tuning, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Physical Sciences

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This human trait of question-asking begins almost as soon as we learn to talk. Young children can confound their parents with their rapid-fire questions. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 27, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, Children of Light, color, Eugene Wigner, flowers, light, Michael Denton, Nanoscale, photons, sunlight, water, wavelength}

Intelligent Design in Color Vision — A Gift to Us

_{Eric Hedin
July 27, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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How different our perception of reality would be if our brains processed visual signals from the optical nerve as only varying shades of beige or pink or grey! Read More ›