Category: Geophysics

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 12, 2024

Categories
Astronomy
Evolutionary Psychology
Faith & Science
Geophysics
Intelligent Design
Rare Earth
Tagged
, Africa, ancestors, Ann Gauger, atmosphere, aurora, aurora borealis, beauty, Brian Miller, carbon, earth, electrons, Emily Sandico, evolutionary biology, geophysics, helium, hydrogen, iPhone, iron, Joe Biden, Judeo-Christian tradition, junk DNA, magnesium, magnetic field, magnetosphere, materialists, nitrogen, northern lights, oxygen, paleomagnetism, PhD, radiation, Seattle, solar system, South Africa, vortex, Wikipedia}

In Aurora Borealis, Scientific and Aesthetic Design Arguments Meet

_{Casey Luskin
May 12, 2024

Astronomy, Evolutionary Psychology, Faith & Science, Geophysics, Intelligent Design, Rare Earth

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You appreciate the aurora borealis or aurora australis because you were not created by strictly material evolutionary processes. Read More ›

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Author
Tova Forman

Date
August 30, 2023

Categories
Environment & Climate
Geophysics
Intelligent Design
Planetology
Tagged
, atmosphere, climate change, David Coppedge, earth, Eric Hedin, gases, geoengineering, intelligent design, light, NASA, sea salps, solar radiation, The Conversation, weather}

Geoengineering on an Intelligently Designed Planet — Let’s Be Careful with That

_{Tova Forman
August 30, 2023

Environment & Climate, Geophysics, Intelligent Design, Planetology

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Scientists are still discovering how many systems, controls, and other aspects of planetary fine-tuning are in place to ensure that we have abundant life. Read More ›

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post

Date
January 25, 2022

Categories
Biology
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Rare Earth
Tagged
, bacteria, biophysics, Cambrian Explosion, eukaryotes, evolution, geochemistry, geophysics, Great Oxidation Event, heme, hemoglobin, Howard Glicksman, intelligent design, iron, Mars, nutrients, oceans, Oxford University, oxygen, PNAS, supernova, toxicity, Washington University}

No Iron, No Life: Intelligent Design in Iron Availability

_{Evolution News
January 25, 2022

Biology, Geophysics, Origin of Life, Rare Earth

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As an exercise, count the number of lucky breaks that had to occur for the evolutionary story to work. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
May 23, 2019

Categories
Environment & Climate
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __nedited, Alfred Wegener, Aristotle, biodiversity, Continental Drift, Copernicus, Darwinists, desert, Donald Brownlee, earth, exoplanets, heliocentrism, James Kasting, lithosphere, magnetic field, Mars, Milky Way, Peter Ward, plate tectonics, subduction, sun, Venus, volcanism}

Plate Tectonics: Why Life Is Served on Plates

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
May 23, 2019

Environment & Climate, Geophysics, Origin of Life, Planetology, Rare Earth

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The ground under your feet is literally moving. The continents are drifting apart near an average rate of one inch per year. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 14, 2017

Categories
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, ad hoc hypotheses, amino acids, ammonia, carbohydrates, cellular metabolism, early Earth, enantiomers, homochirality, hydrogen, Jack Szostak, lipids, methane, nucleotides, phosphate, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Royal Society, skepticism, Stanley Miller, thermodynamics, V.J. Torley, volcanos}

The Origin of Life: Dangers of Taking Research Claims at Face Value

_{Brian Miller
December 14, 2017

Geophysics, Origin of Life, Scientific Trustworthiness

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All simulations that purport to be breakthroughs in origins problems follow the same pattern. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 13, 2017

Categories
Biochemistry
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __nedited, amino acids, ATP, early Earth, earthquake, Energy, energy converter, engine, entropy, enzymes, information, intelligence, Jeremy England, kinetic energy, peptide bond, proteins, sunlight, thermodynamics, V.J. Torley}

The Origin of Life: Correcting Common Mistakes on Thermodynamics

_{Brian Miller
December 13, 2017

Biochemistry, Geophysics, Origin of Life

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The driving tendencies in nature on the early Earth would have been analogous to seismic tremors rearranging the books in the library. Read More ›

Teacher explaining the skeletal system to group of students

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 21, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Geophysics
Science Education
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __k-review, "teach the controversy", “consensus science”, critical thinking, narrative, Next Generation Science Standards, Science Literacy, science standards}

From the American Geophysical Union, Errors and Misconceptions About Science Education

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 21, 2016

Evolution, Geophysics, Science Education, Scientific Trustworthiness

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The truth — that our incredibly diverse universe poses a profound mystery — is far more awesome than some sterile, packaged talking points. Read More ›