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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 21, 2024

Categories
Anatomy
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Aldovanda, carnivorous plants, carnivory, Charles Darwin, chitinase, Cologne, convergence, Darwin's Black Box, digestion, digestive enzymes, Dionaea, enzymes, evolution, Genlisea, Germany, Heinz-Albert Becker, insects, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, morphology, Nepenthes, nutrients, On the Origin of Species, prey, tentacles, Utricularia, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

Carnivory in Plants: A Problem for Evolution

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 21, 2024

Anatomy, Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The paper highlights features of carnivorous plants that exhibit irreducible complexity, a characteristic of designed systems, citing the work of Michael Behe. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 20, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Alpha Centauri, argument from ignorance, atheism, biological information, complex life, consciousness, David Klinghoffer, Frank Turek, honesty, human consciousness, intelligent causes, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, moral choice, natural laws, natural theology, naturalism, philosophers, Richard Swinburne, Secular Outpost, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, theism, Twitter, Victor Reppert, Volkswagen Beetle, William Laine Craig}

Atheist Philosopher Explains Why Intelligent Design Is Not a “God of the Gaps” Argument

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 20, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Despite our many disagreements, I sincerely appreciate Lowder’s spirit and intellectual honesty. I hope the next generation of secular thinkers follow his lead. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 8, 2024

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, birth, calcium ions, chromosomes, cilia, diploid cells, egg, embryonic development, fallopian tube, fertilization, follicle, germ cells, glycoprotein, humans, intelligent design, meiosis, oogenesis, ovulation, ovum, plasma membrane, seminal fluid, sperm cells, uterus, zona pellucida}

The Exquisite Design of Egg Cells

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 8, 2024

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

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Oogenesis (the process of egg cell formation) begins during embryonic development when the primordial germ cells are specified. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
December 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, acrosin, acrosome, acrosome phase, bacterial flagellum, calcium ions, cap phase, capacitation, cervix, Daniela Nicastro, DNA, dyneins, egg cell, ejaculation, fertilization, fertilized egg, flagellum, foresight, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Golgi phase, haploid genome, Harvard University, human reproduction, hyaluronidase, infant, intelligent design, intent, intercourse, Irreducible Complexity, Jianfeng Lin, middle piece, mitochondria, ovum, reproductive tract, seminal fluid, sperm, sperm cells, teleology, uterine tubes, uterus, zygote}

No. 9 Story of 2023: Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells

_{Jonathan McLatchie
December 24, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

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Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
December 4, 2023

Categories
Epistemology
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, bias, Big Bang, climate change, closed-mindedness, confirmation bias, denialism, education, epistemic virtues, Eugenie Scott, evidence, evolution, global warming, human evolution, intellectual humility, intelligent design, Julia Galef, motivated reasoning, nanotechnology, open-mindedness, polarization, popular opinion, Science Literacy, self-correcting, self-deception, Stem Cell Research, TEDx talk}

Why Science Needs a Scout Mindset: Lessons from Julia Galef

_{Jonathan McLatchie
December 4, 2023

Epistemology, Scientific Reasoning

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The soldier mindset, also known as motivated reasoning, leads us to defend the stronghold of our belief commitments against intellectual threats, come what may. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
November 30, 2023

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, birds, cerebral cortex, cochlea, ear, eardrum, electrical signals, equilibrium, fish, foresight, hair cells, hearing, Howard Glicksman, incus, malleus, middle ear, natural selection, ossicles, outer ear, pinna, reptiles, sound waves, Steve Laufmann, tympanic membrane, vertebrates, vibrations, Your Designed Body}

The Sense of Hearing Is a Masterpiece of Engineering

_{Jonathan McLatchie
November 30, 2023

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It strains credulity to suppose that an unguided process of random variation sifted by natural selection could assemble such a delicately arranged system. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 27, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, acetylcholine, Actin, ADP, ATP, calcium ions, endoplasmic reticulum, evolution, intelligent design, ion channels, muscle contraction, muscle fibers, muscles, myosin, neurotransmitter, polarization, sodium ions, titin, undirected process}

Understanding the Biochemistry — and Intelligent Design — of Muscle Contraction

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 27, 2023

Biochemistry, Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Muscle contraction, which we so easily take for granted, is an incredibly complex and elegant process. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 26, 2023

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biceps, bones, brain, cellular respiration, circulatory system, connective tissue, evolution, force, intelligent design, joints, mitochondria, motor neurons, movement, muscle contraction, muscle fibers, muscle tone, muscles, naturalism, nerves, nervous system, oxygen, physiology, pianist, respiratory system}

The Incredible Design of Muscles

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 26, 2023

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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At the very least, on the supposition of intelligent design, the existence of muscles is not particularly surprising. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 9, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, ATP, barnacles, Caenorhabditis elegans, Darwin's Black Box, ejaculatory reflex, evolution, fertilization, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jackson Wheat, Michael Behe, microtubules, middle piece, mitochondria, molecular machines, Nick Matzke, purifying selection, roundworm, sperm cells, sperm flagellum}

How NOT to Argue Against Irreducible Complexity

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 9, 2023

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

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This roundworm produces non-flagellated sperm, though these sperm cells are amoeboid, meaning that they move by extending and retracting protrusions. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
September 26, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, Actin, brain, calcium ions, ejaculation, human physiology, humans, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, motor neurons, muscles, myosin, penis, seminal fluid, seminal vesicles, sperm cells}

For Males, an Engineering Marvel that Originates in the Brain

_{Jonathan McLatchie
September 26, 2023

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Reproductive Science

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The male erection and ejaculatory reflex require multiple physiological processes to work together in an incredible coordinated manner. Read More ›