Category: Culture | Page 6 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 15, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, ambivalence, Ann Gauger, biological complexity, biology, Charles Lyell, chemical evolution, common descent, Darwinian evolution, Duke of Argyll, evolution, First Things, Fr. Martin Hilbert, Fr. Michael Chaberek, human body, human life, infraction, Judaism, natural selection, nature, Neil Thomas, On the Genesis of Species, origin of life, Richard Owen, Roman Catholic Church, Science and Culture Today, scientists, slovenliness, St. George Mivart, Stephen M. Barr, theology, universal common descent, vera causa}

Catholicism and “Evolution,” Whatever That Means

_{David Klinghoffer
January 15, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science

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In the book review by Stephen Barr, I count 66 mentions of “evolution” and not one of “Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 12, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adults, Albert Einstein, architect, artificial inteligence, birds, brain, creative designer, creativity, faith, genius, Granville Sewell, human beings, human creativity, intelligence, intelligent design, Ludwig van Beethoven, Madeleine L’ Engle, nest, new year’s resolutions, Ninth Symphony, Ode to Joy, toddlers, universe, Walking on Water}

The Source of Human Creativity Is Intelligent Design

_{Eric Hedin
January 12, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Within the field of music, Beethoven’s compositions stand out not least because of his progressive loss of hearing. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 12, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, apps, cell phone, Christians, code, Douglas Ell, evolution, foresight, God Proofs, human technology, intelligence —, intelligent code, intelligent design, life, mind, programmer, purpose, smartphone, technology, unguided processes, unintelligent processes, videos, websites, YouTube videos}

New Video: “How Your Smartphone Points to God”

_{David Klinghoffer
January 12, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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If evolution is defined as an unguided process, then inserting “God used” it into the sentence doesn’t affect the argument of this little video at all. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 8, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, anniversary, attorneys, biology class, Casey Luskin, Dover, Dover Area, Dover School Board, education, expert witness, geologists, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jaron Starner, Kitzmiller v. Dover, library, Meredith Willse, monkey costumes, monkeys, paragraphs, Pennsylvania, public schools, Steve Fuller, trauma, York Dispatch}

“My Public Education Was Ruined,” Weeps Dover High Grad

_{David Klinghoffer
January 8, 2026

Intelligent Design, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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A bit melodramatic, perhaps? Attorney and geologist Casey Luskin, who was present for part of the Dover trial, has this to say. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 8, 2026

Categories
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, censorship, Darwinian evolution, Dover, education, expert witness, ID the Future, intelligent design, Kitzmiller v. Dover, philosophy, public schools, science, science education, scientific revolution, theology, University of Warwick}

Philosopher Steve Fuller on Science, Censorship, and the “Church of Darwin”

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 8, 2026

Legal Science (jurisprudence), Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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The conversation delves into the institutional censorship within modern science, where ID concepts are effectively barred from professional journals. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
January 8, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Science Education
Technology
Tagged
, [Un]Intentional, 1 Thessalonians, absolutism, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, Bible, Carl Rogers, ChatGPT, Christians, dopamine, Doug Smith, education, Edward Thorndike, Eighteenth Amendment, ELIZA program, Frederick Buechner, geography, history, Jacques Ellul, Jaime Escalante, Joseph Weizenbaum, Judeo-Christian tradition, large language models, Laurent Siklossy, liquor, Marshall McLuhan, math, mathematicians, Neil Postman, Open AI, Phillips Exeter Academy, programmed learning, Prohibition, Rogerian therapists, Sam Altman, software, St. Paul, Substack, technology, Turing test, William Jennings Bryan}

Against Anti-LLM and Anti-AI Absolutism

_{William A. Dembski
January 8, 2026

Computational Sciences, Science Education, Technology

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Doug Smith has been a software developer for three decades. He writes extensively about the impact of technology on culture. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 7, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, boogeyman, Charles Darwin, COVID-19, Darwinian evolution, democracy, disciplines, Elay Shech, evidence, experts, Follow the Experts, Housing First, ID the Future, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Choe, lockdowns, New York Times, philosophy of science, pseudoscience, reasoning, reliability, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., scientific method, Seattle, Signature in the Cell, skepticism, Stephen Meyer, Steve Fuller, trust}

Experts, Non-Experts, and the Wrong Experts

_{David Klinghoffer
January 7, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Philosopher of science Elay Shech gives RFK Jr. grief for a statement back in August that “Science is always evolving.” Read More ›

Veterinarian in protective clothing tending to a pig on a farm, emphasizing animal care and health management

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 7, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, AIDS, animal experiments, animal research, animals, bodily systems, brain, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy, dialysis, Edward Taub, federal funding, human organs, human research, Jesse Gelsinger, kidney, Make America Healthy Again, medicine, monkeys, organ transplant, pigs, plasticity, primates, Research, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., surgery, Towana Looney, World War II}

For MAHA’s Sake, Don’t Eliminate Animal Experimentation

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 7, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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Years ago, Dr. Edward Taub hypothesized that brain function could exhibit greater plasticity than it was believed at the time. Read More ›

Operation room surgery in hospital, blurred figures. Professional treatment and professional conduct concept.

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 7, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Donation after Circulatory Death, euthanasia, lethal injection, lethal overdose, mental illness, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Netherlands, Ontario, organ harvesting, organs, statistics, suicidal people, suicide, terminal illness, Thaddeus Mason Pope}

Bringing a Moral Horror to America: The Assisted-Suicide Movement Wants It

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 7, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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Conjoining organ harvesting with assisted suicide or euthanasia gives society a “stake” in sick people being made dead. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 7, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Zoology
Tagged
, animal rights, anti-capitalism, bees, climate change, geological features, government, habitat loss, human activity, humans, industry, insects, law, lawfare, lawsuits, nature rights, PETA, pollution, Smithsonian Magazine, stingless bees}

In Peru, Bees Are Granted the Right to Life

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 7, 2026

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Zoology

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It is not as if nature or animals need to be granted rights in order to be protected robustly. Read More ›