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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 8, 2019

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Biology
Cosmology
Evolution
Linguistics
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Physics
Social Sciences
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, __cedited, "survival of the fittest", act, adaptation, Albert Einstein, Aristotle, Darwinian theory, Darwinists, Erwin Schrödinger, form, genotype, Isaac Newton, matter, phenotype, potency, Prime Mover, quantum mechanics, theory, Thomas Aquinas, Universal Darwinism}

Aristotle and Universal Darwinism

_{Michael Egnor
April 8, 2019

Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Linguistics, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Physics, Social Sciences

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The greatest engine of atheism in modern times — Darwin’s theory — is nothing more than a bastardization of the strongest philosophical argument for God’s existence. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
April 5, 2019

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Biology
Cosmology
Evolution
Physics
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, __cedited, atheism, disorder, entropy, evolution, Fifth Way, form, ignorance, information, knowledge, medicine, metaphor, mind, neuroscience, quantum physics, teleology, Thomas Aquinas, Universal Darwinism}

On Universal Darwinism

_{Michael Egnor
April 5, 2019

Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Physics

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Universal Darwinism is the belief that Darwin’s theory can be applied fruitfully to many scientific disciplines, not just to biology. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
March 3, 2019

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Intelligent Design
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, __cedited, camera eye, Darwinism, embryo, embryology, evolution, genetic code, heart, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, natural selection, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve}

Welcome, Jerry Coyne, to the Exciting Field of Intelligent Design Research

_{Michael Egnor
March 3, 2019

Anatomy, Biology, Intelligent Design

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The anatomy, embryology, and evolution of the recurrent laryngeal nerve are fascinating. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
March 2, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __cedited, abortion, baby, birth, conception, culture, culture of death, darkness, doctors, infanticide, Nebraska, newborns, patients, right to life, U.S. Senate, woman}

Darkness Rising: As It Turns Out, Not All Newborns Have a Right to Life

_{Michael Egnor
March 2, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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The culture of death — the dehumanization of the vulnerable and the unwanted — is fast upon us. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
March 1, 2019

Categories
Archaeology
Astronomy
Biology
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __cedited, bacterium, cryptography, DNA, intelligent design, molecular genetics, organisms, quantum mechanics, SETI, teleology, Thomas Aquinas, Thomism}

What Is Intelligent Design? A Thomistic Perspective

_{Michael Egnor
March 1, 2019

Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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What is it, metaphysically one might say, that distinguishes design in the ID sense from ubiquitous teleological design, in a Thomistic sense? Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
January 17, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __cedited, animals, choice, crime, evil, free will, genes, good, human dignity, Jerry Coyne, justice, morality, neurotransmitters, punishment, totalitarianism}

Jerry Coyne and the Consequences of Denying Free Will

_{Michael Egnor
January 17, 2019

Bioethics

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Without free will, there is no guilt and there is no innocence. There are merely animals to be managed. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
December 19, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __cedited, climate change, DDT, earth, extinction, Gaia, humans, junk science, morality, nature, New York Times, ocean}

Would Human Extinction Be Immoral?

_{Michael Egnor
December 19, 2018

Bioethics

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The oceans might be cleaner without man, but they would neither know nor care nor judge. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
October 29, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __cedited, bacteria, biomolecules, citrate, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinists, E. coli, evolution, Frances Arnold, function, gene, George P. Smith, Gregory P. Winter, intelligent design, intelligent evolution, loss of function, Michael Behe, Nobel Prize, oxygen, proteins, Richard Lenski, Scott Minnich, The Edge of Evolution}

The Nobel Prize and Intelligent Evolution

_{Michael Egnor
October 29, 2018

Intelligent Design

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The contrast between the evolutionary sterility of Lenski’s unintelligent Darwinian evolution and the evolutionary potency of Arnold, Smith, and Winter’s intelligent evolution is striking. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
October 15, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, biomolecules, cellular metabolism, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, DNA, Frances Arnold, George P. Smith, Gregory P. Winter, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jerry Coyne, junk DNA, Linus Pauling, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Nobel laureates, Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines (film)}

Behe’s Irreducible Complexity Validated by Chemistry Nobel

_{Michael Egnor
October 15, 2018

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Darwinist Jerry Coyne misunderstands design science. Intelligent design is two scientific inferences. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 8, 2018

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, bioengineering, cellular metabolism, Darwinian mechanism, Design Inference, Frances Arnold, Francis Crick, genetic code, George P. Smith, Gregory P. Winter, intelligent design, James Watson, junk DNA, Linus Pauling, Nobel Prize, proteins}

Intelligent Design Wins Another Nobel Prize

_{Michael Egnor
October 8, 2018

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The design inference is obvious but often implicit, because explicit acknowledgement of design in biology carries with it substantial career risk. Read More ›