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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 17, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Alexander T. Englert, Apostle Paul, atheism, Denyse O'Leary, Energy, human mind, immortality, Institute for Advanced Study, Isaac Newton, John Bell, light, mathematician, matter, New Testament, Niels Bohr, particles, physical reality, quantum entanglement, soul}

Incompleteness Theorems Point to a Hidden Realm

_{Eric Hedin
January 17, 2024

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics

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A “hidden realm” behind the common-sense realm of “local realism” — this is the actual nature of the reality in which we live. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 9, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, Australia, chicken, chicken-and-egg problem, complexity, Cyanobacteria, DNA, egg, elementary particles, evolution, Granville Sewell, intelligent design, John von Neumann, Model T, natural processes, universe}

Evolution’s Chicken and Egg Problem — Explained

_{Eric Hedin
January 9, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The conclusion based on a mathematical analysis of self-replication is that asking which came first, the chicken or the egg, is getting way ahead of the game. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 8, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Wiker, birth, Canceled Science, Charles Darwin, children, Christmas Eve, evolution, faith, future, history, intelligent design, Kentucky, materialism, Napoleon, newborn, pregnancy, providence, United States}

Design in the Grand Human Story

_{Eric Hedin
January 8, 2024

Biochemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Two famous individuals who share the birthdate of February 12, 1809, are Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
December 20, 2023

Categories
Astronomy
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Biola University, Israel, J.P. Moreland, Jerusalem, jesus, john lennox, Jupiter, Messiah, New Testament, Old Testament, Oxford University, Saturn, University of Cambridge}

The Christmas Star — A Sign of Design

_{Eric Hedin
December 20, 2023

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

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Part of the difficulty with arriving at a satisfactory theory for the Star stems from a compartmentalized approach. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
December 13, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, consciousness, darkness, Darwinian mechanism, evolution, eyes, human flourishing, information, intelligent design, memory, mind, muscles, nervous system, obesity, rapid eye movement, sleep, St. Louis, stimuli, wakefulness, Washington University}

Sleeping and Waking — A Designer’s Gift

_{Eric Hedin
December 13, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Why is sleeping, in which the conscious mind/brain is asleep, categorically more restful and recuperative to the body than merely lying down? Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
December 12, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amygdala, birds, brain, brainstem, dopamine, dreaming, Flight, hippocampus, Howard Glicksman, humans, insects, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, mammals, mice, neurotransmitters, reptiles, sleep, speed, Steve Laufmann, strength, thalamus, unconsciousness, wakefulness, Your Designed Body}

Sleep — Designed for Our Good

_{Eric Hedin
December 12, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The evolutionary mindset operates as a major obstacle to the scientific understanding of sleep. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
December 5, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Casey Luskin, Darwinism, facts, gravitation, ideas, intelligence, intelligent design, J.R.R. Tolkien, living cell, professors, students, The Lord of the Rings, tyranny, universe, wisdom}

As a Physics Professor, I Can Tell You: Wisdom Transcends Intelligent Design

_{Eric Hedin
December 5, 2023

Biochemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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The fine-tuning of the physical parameters, forces, and laws of nature could hardly have been established by a bottom-up approach. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
November 27, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, carbon, cosmic inflation, Durham University, elements, Goldilocks, information theory, intelligent design, multiverse, Phillip Goff, philosophers, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, universe}

A Philosopher Rejects the Multiverse but Embraces Mythology

_{Eric Hedin
November 27, 2023

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Ascribing sentience or cosmic purpose to forces or the particles on which they act is to step out of the realm of science into the realm of myth-making. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
November 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antarctica, carbon dioxide, design detection, intelligence, intelligent agency, magnetic field, Michael Egnor, minds, natural forces, Paul Nelson, probability, water, William A. Dembski}

Design: A Scientific Proxy for Intelligence

_{Eric Hedin
November 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The Dead Sea Scrolls are an example of a design artifact for which intelligence is inferred as the source. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 16, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, beauty, biochemical systems, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, complexity, David Klinghoffer, divine image, evil, food, free choice, George Ellis, good, humans, information, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, laws of nature, life after death, lifespan, living cell, nuclear weapons, Templeton Prize, universe}

Nature Reflects an Intelligent Design — But Also a Moral One

_{Eric Hedin
October 16, 2023

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

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Human beings must have freedom of choice if our actions are to have any meaning beyond the impersonal and predictable outcomes governed by the laws of physics. Read More ›