Category: Scientific Reasoning | Page 3 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Bruce Gordon

Date
May 28, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Abhay Ashtekar, Aron Wall, beginning, Big Bang, Borde-Guth-Vilenkin, bounce, conformal cyclic cosmology, cosmic aeons, cosmic inflation, cosmology, cyclic cosmologies, entropy, flatness problem, geodesics, gravity, horizon problem, Kinney-Stein proof, Kinney-Stein result, loop quantum cosmology, Martin Bojowald, mechanism, Mithani-Vilenkin instability, Mithani-Vilenkin instability proof, Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems, quantum effects, quantum singularity theorem, quantum-geometric bounce, Roger Penrose, Second Law of Thermodynamics, singularity theorems, Tolman entropy problem, universe}

Past-Eternal Loop Quantum Cosmology Gets the Bounce

_{Bruce Gordon
May 28, 2026

Cosmology, Physics, Scientific Reasoning

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Oscillating universes have been discussed in philosophy from time immemorial and in mathematical cosmology for over one hundred years. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Stadler

Date
May 26, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, abiogenesis, assumptions, asteroids, bias, confidence, evidence, experiments, Gerald Joyce, investigator intervention, James Tour, Long Story Short, meteors, methodological naturalism, Miller-Urey experiment, murder, natural causes, natural processes, naturalism, origin of life, polymerase, repeatability, researchers, ribozyme, RNA, Science and Culture Today, scientists, self-replicating molecules, Sol Spiegelman, suicide, tabloids, water droplets}

Applying Scientific Method to the Origin of Life Yields Shaky Results

_{Rob Stadler
May 26, 2026

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Scientific Reasoning

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Scientists are not, or should not be, tabloid headline writers. They should only make claims that are strongly supported by evidence. Read More ›

Business man afraid of his own shadow monster concept

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 14, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Andrew Knoll, anxieties, Biomimetics, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, chemical evolution, debates, Earth and Life, Enceladus, evolutionary icons, evolutionists, Faculty Club, Fear of Finding Out, Fear of Missing Out, Fear of Validating Outsiders, Günter Bechly, Harvard University, heretics, Howard Glicksman, human body, ignorance, intelligent design, James Tour, Lee Cronin, Lucy Hyde, Michael Denton, phobias, poor design, Privileged Planet, Rasoul Sorkhabi, Rice University, scholarship, Science (journal), Stephen Meyer, Steve Laufmann, Stuart Burgess, Texas A&M University, The Conversation, Titan, Ultimate Engineering, University of Bristol, Your Amazing Body, Zombie Science}

Darwinists Afflicted by Fear of Validating Outsiders

_{David Coppedge
May 14, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Fear of validating opposition to materialism diminishes the scholarship of some scientific publications. Their authors need to get a grip. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
May 12, 2026

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Asa Gray, bacteria, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, cosmogonism, Crotchet Castle, crotchets, David Stove, Europe, evolution, evolutionary psychology, False Messiah, fish, Francis Darwin, G. B. Müller, Heilsgeschichte, HMS Beagle, humans, James Moore, Jenny (orangutan), Lamarckian theory, Melanie Phillips, monkeys, nescience, Origin of Species, panspermia, Parousia, progress, Question Time, Richard Dawkins, S. A. Newman, sociobiology, The Kingdom of Speech, Thomas Love Peacock, Thomas Malthus, Tom Wolfe, Victorians}

Paradigm Lost: Darwinism and the Idea of Human Progress

_{Neil Thomas
May 12, 2026

Evolution, History of Science, Scientific Reasoning

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The notion of progress is now of course increasingly questioned, especially after what has come to be known as “the calamitous 20th century.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 9, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, animations, Bayesian reasoning, beauty, cabin, cosmos, errors, evidence, forest, genetic code, intelligent design, intentional design, logic of surprise, mathematics, matter, mind, order, Return of the God Hypothesis, software, The Story of Everything, universe, woods}

Using the Logic of Surprise to Infer Cosmic Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 9, 2026

Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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On a hike, you stumble upon a seemingly abandoned cabin in the woods. When you walk in, you notice a steaming cup of tea sitting on the table. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 5, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Bible, Biblical historicity, David Berlinski, faith and science, intelligent design, Maimonides, Nachmanides, PragerU, rabbis, religious belief, scientific reasoning, Scripture, simulation theory, sleep, slumber, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, Theological (podcast), theology of nature}

Meyer, Kestenbaum: An Interfaith Conversation

_{David Klinghoffer
May 5, 2026

Faith & Science, Scientific Reasoning

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At one point, Shabbos Kestenbaum recounts an observation about personalities in the Bible who fall asleep and wake up. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 3, 2026

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, computer scientists, documentary, evidence, George D. Montañez, history of science, indifference, movies, stories, The Story of Everything, theaters, Theos Theory, vegetables, YouTube channels}

Montañez: Story of Everything Is “Delicious,” Not Like Eating Your Vegetables

_{David Klinghoffer
May 3, 2026

History of Science, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Personally, I would have zero interest in a faith-based movie that preached at you. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 30, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, abduction, abductive inferences, abductive reasoning, Alvin Plantinga, Bible, Big Bang, Calvinism, causes, creator, Dinesh D’Souza, documentary, effects, evidence, heart, induction, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, New Testament, philosophers, philosophy, Psalms, Romans, scientific reasoning, sensus divinitatis, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theism, theology, wisdom}

Meyer, D’Souza: Is Knowledge of a Creator Innate?

_{David Klinghoffer
April 30, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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A couple of friends made me laugh last week in telling about a Jewish class they took. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 24, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, beauty, documentary, evolution, faith and science, films, intelligent design, movies, philosophers, stars, theaters, tickets, Timothy McGrew, truth}

Deriving Intelligent Design from the Existence of Beauty

_{David Klinghoffer
April 24, 2026

Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Philosopher Timothy McGrew is someone I was not fully acquainted with but he’s one of the stars of the film. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 23, 2026

Categories
Origin of Life
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, abiogenesis, blobs, Brandon McGuire, chemical assembly, chemical decay, chemical evolution, Daily Dose of Wisdom, documentary, early Earth, intelligent design, James Tour, origin of life, replicator, Rice University, simplification, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, tickets, Veritasium, YouTube videos}

Meyer: Time Is the Archenemy of an Unguided Origin of Life

_{David Klinghoffer
April 23, 2026

Origin of Life, Scientific Reasoning

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A video claims to show how the unguided origin of life is easy to envision, involving random chemical “blobs” forming into a replicator, given enough time. Read More ›