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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

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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 ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 17, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, ants, cell phones, civilization, foresight, functional complexity, GPS, honeybees, information, insects, instinct, intelligent design, natural disasters, natural processes, non-life, San Diego, unguided natural processes}

The Origin of Life and the Wonder of Daily Existence

_{Eric Hedin
July 17, 2023

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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Sometimes, civilization’s design breaks down, and we then see how complex, interdependent, and fragile the system really is. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 11, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, British Columbia, earth, freedom, Genesis, human body, human history, humans, intelligent design, J.R.R. Tolkien, minerals, nature, Periodic Table, rare earth elements, stewardship, Washington State}

Complementary Design: Nature and Gardens

_{Eric Hedin
July 11, 2023

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Evidence of intelligent design shines forth when we consider how the complementarity of human need and tended earth enhances the well-being of both. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 6, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, ChatGPT, coffee, complex specified information, creativity, Energy, freedom, function, heat, humans, information, intelligent design, kinetic energy, knowledge, Law of Conservation of Information, life, luck, meaning, mind, nature, physical objects, printing press, quantum mechanics, Second Law of Thermodynamics, William A. Dembski}

Physics, Information Loss, and Intelligent Design

_{Eric Hedin
July 6, 2023

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Imagine a system where heat flows from a hot region to a cold region under the constraint of the traditional second law of thermodynamics. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, astronomers, black holes, civilization, creativity, dark energy, dark matter, electromagnetic force, electrons, elementary particles, elements, gravity, human beings, humanity, image of God, James Webb Space Telescope, Judeo-Christian tradition, laws of nature, literature, nebulae, neutrons, planets, protons, spectroscopy, stars, sunset, universe}

Intelligence Is Unnatural, and Why That Matters

_{Eric Hedin
June 30, 2023

Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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One of the advantages we have in our study of nature is our ability to observe an entire “unpolluted” universe. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 21, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino-acid sequences, Biochemical Predestination, complex specified information, Dean Kenyon, Hubert Yockey, information, information theory, Irreducible Complexity, James Tour, perpetual motion machine, Rice University, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Stephen Meyer, synthetic organic chemistry, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Washington, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Washington DC}

Information and Life’s Origin — A Retrospective View

_{Eric Hedin
June 21, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Unguided natural processes, according to the generalized Second Law, cannot systematically increase the information content of a closed system over time. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 15, 2023

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, agency, atoms, Canceled Science, cosmic fine-tuning, earth, evolutionary creationism, experience, Extrasolar Planets, fundamental forces, gravity, habitability, intelligence, intelligent design, laws of nature, matter, Moon, solar system, theistic evolution, universe}

Theistic Cosmology and Theistic Evolution — Understanding the Difference

_{Eric Hedin
June 15, 2023

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

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Astronomers have convincingly shown that the laws of nature are sufficient to account for the formation of stars and planetary systems throughout the universe. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 6, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, beauty, C.S. Lewis, earth, Francis Bacon, grass, intelligent design, light, nature, sky, sun, sunlight, Washington State, water, wavelength, winter}

Design in the Beauty of Water and Light

_{Eric Hedin
June 6, 2023

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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I remember well, one particularly cold winter, seeing Snoqualmie Falls in Washington State completely frozen throughout its 268-foot drop. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 1, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", bees, behavior, coherence, engineers, function, honey, honey bees, honeycomb, human body, intelligent design, Iowa State University, pollinators, Steve Laufmann, superorganism, waggle dance, Your Designed Body}

Natural Engineering in the Lifestyle of Honey Bees

_{Eric Hedin
June 1, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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We had no idea, but apparently a swarm of bees in May on an easily accessible branch is something to get excited about! Read More ›