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October 23, 2020

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Intelligent Design
Technology
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, bacteria, butterflies, calcium carbonate, cryptochromes, Darwinian evolution, Developmental Dynamics, fruit flies, horizontal gene transfer, Israel, Living Waters, Magnetosome Islands, magnetotactic bacteria, mapping, memory, otoconia, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, prokaryotes, Robert Fitak, Robert Wells, salmon, The Scientist, United Kingdom, University of South Florida}

Magnetic Navigation May Be a Gift from Bacteria

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October 23, 2020

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New clues to the prevalence of magnetotactic bacteria suggest that diverse animals may employ microbes for help with long-distance navigation. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 24, 2020

Categories
Chemistry
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, humanoids, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, nature, purpose, The Miracle of the Cell, universe}

Behe on Denton’s Latest: “The Universe Miraculously Got [It] Right”

_{David Klinghoffer
September 24, 2020

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"Michael Denton is the world’s most profound thinker about the physical and chemical requirements for the existence of a humanoid species like ourselves." Read More ›

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Author
James A. Herrick

Date
August 24, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Technology
Tagged
, C.S. Lewis, Internet, magic, mysticism, Nick Bostrom, noosphere, Olaf Stapledon, Ray Kurzweil, Ronald Bailey, Science, Teilhard de Chardin, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Singularity is Near, transhumanism, University of Oxford}

C. S. Lewis and Contemporary Transhumanism

_{James A. Herrick
August 24, 2020

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The vision of technologically enhanced posthumanity arises out of a synthesis of scientific culture’s most robust mythologies. Read More ›

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Author
James A. Herrick

Date
August 23, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Technology
Tagged
, Arthur C. Clarke, Back to Methuselah, C.H. Waddington, C.S. Lewis, Darwinism, eugenics, evolution, Francis Galton, George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, J.B.S. Haldane, Olaf Stapledon, Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, Possible Worlds, science fiction, scientism, Tao, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The World}

C. S. Lewis, Science, and Science Fiction

_{James A. Herrick
August 23, 2020

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Was C. S. Lewis an enemy of science? The apparent answer to this question is no. Read More ›

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Author
James A. Herrick

Date
August 21, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Technology
Tagged
, autonomy, biotechnology, C.S. Lewis, dystopia, Francis Galton, George Bernard Shaw, human nature, individual freedom, J. D. Bernal, J.B.S. Haldane, Julian Savulescu, liberalism, Oxford University, pharmaceuticals, posthumanism, Prozac, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, transhumanism}

The Abolition of Man and the Advent of the Posthuman

_{James A. Herrick
August 21, 2020

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Technology

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In Julian Savulescu’s view, rapidly advancing brain science will provide some of the data necessary to shaping a better human race. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
July 31, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, A Brief History of Time, airplanes, computers, cosmic fine-tuning, earth, encyclopedias, evolution, fire, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent beings, intelligent design, iPhones, James Tour, Jupiter, materialists, metals, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, other worlds, Paul Davies, physical constants, planetary fine-tuning, Rice University, Science Uprising, scientific discovery, self-replicating machine, Stephen Hawking, The Edge of Evolution, The Problems of Physics, water, Why Evolution Is Different}

A “Lush” World Defies Materialist Explanations, as Behe and Denton Confirm

_{Granville Sewell
July 31, 2020

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Conditions on Earth, the laws of physics, are not only fine-tuned for the survival of intelligent beings, they are fine-tuned for the development of technology. Read More ›

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Michael Denton

Date
July 31, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, charcoal, coal, fire, Fire-Maker series, fitness of nature, fuel, George Wald, inventiveness, metal, oxygen, photosynthesis, Prometheus, quantum tunneling, smelting, Stephen Pyne, Tim Lenton, wood}

Needed for Fire: All the Right Fuel

_{Michael Denton
July 31, 2020

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There is another aspect of the Earth’s environment that is absolutely crucial in allowing the utilization of fire for metal-based technologies. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
July 29, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, ambient temperatures, atmosphere, copper, ductility, earth, electrical power, electricity, fire, Fire-Maker series, metals, respiration, steel, tensile strength}

For a Technological Civilization, We Must Have Metals

_{Michael Denton
July 29, 2020

Intelligent Design, Technology

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It is very doubtful that any beings in the universe could develop a civilization remotely comparable with our own without the use of metals. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
July 25, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, atmosphere, civilization, combustion, earth, fire, Fire-Maker series, gases, gravity, mankind, metabolism, metals, Mount Everest, NASA, nitrogen, oxygen, respiration, Stone Age}

By Design, Earth Is a Planet Fit for Fire

_{Michael Denton
July 25, 2020

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology

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As we have seen so far in this series, fire was an absolutely crucial component in humanity’s rise to civilization and technology. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 5, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Technology
Tagged
, abortion, assisted suicide, California, coronavirus, dehumanization, Humanize, medicine, New York State, oncologists, Oregon, oxymoron, pandemic, patients, Philadelphia Inquirer, Planned Parenthood, silver lining, suicide, telehealth, telemedicine, Wesley Smith, Zoom}

Suicide by Zoom — Technology and Dehumanization

_{David Klinghoffer
June 5, 2020

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“We are always told that ‘strict guidelines will protect against abuse.’ It’s always been baloney.” Read More ›