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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 6, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Linguistics
Tagged
, cells, Daniel Dennett, DNA, natural selection, panpsychism, ribonucleic acid, RNA, thymine, uracil, warfare, William A. Dembski}

RNA as Cells’ “Text Messaging” System

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 6, 2024

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Linguistics

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Some researchers wonder if RNA can be understood as a common language that can be read among cells of widely different life forms. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
October 5, 2024

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", arthritis, automobile, biceps, bursa, Cheddar News, chimpanzees, clavicle, collarbone, Columbia University, deltoid muscle, diet, DNA, evolution, exercise, feces, flat tire, flexibility, forearm, hip joint, human body, human shoulder, humerus, intelligent design, muscle, Natalia Ryzak, posture, rotator cuff, scapula, shoulder, shoulder blade, shoulder problems, stability, storytelling, throwing, tornado, trapezius muscle, zoos}

Is the Human Shoulder Badly Designed?

_{Jonathan Wells
October 5, 2024

Anatomy, Biology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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Watch an acrobat performing on the parallel bars. Or a baseball player pitching a fastball. Or an athlete swimming the butterfly. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
October 3, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, bears, blowhole, body temperature, calf (whale), cetaceans, Charles Darwin, Darwinian theory, diving, dolphin, Everhard Slijper, evolution, floating ribs, fluke, Indohyus, intelligent design, James Butler, lungs, mammals, milk, nipple, nitrogen, porpoise, Richard Brown, sea lion, sperm whale, submersion, surfactants, testes, the bends, whales}

From Bears to Whales: A Difficult Transition

_{Jonathan Wells
October 3, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

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Critics laughed at this, and Darwin removed it from later editions of his book, though he continued privately to believe it. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 1, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, atheism, brain function, Bruce Greyson, consciousness, Daniel Dennett, Grossman School of Medicine, human soul, Lucid Dying, materialism, Michael Egnor, near-death experiences, NYU, Sam Parnia, Science Daily, Scientific American, Sean Carroll, The Immortal Mind}

Scientists Ask: Does the Soul Survive Death?

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 1, 2024

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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Gradually, medical findings about what happens to the mind around the time of death are undermining assumptions that the soul dies with the body. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
October 1, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Darwinism, evolution, funding, intelligent design, Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis? (tribute series), jobs, Karl Popper, natural selection, paradigm, professional journals, professional societies, Research, scientific revolutions, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, theory, Thomas Kuhn, truth, unguided processes, verification}

Theory in Crisis? Some Cautionary Words

_{Jonathan Wells
October 1, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn was criticized for various inconsistencies in his argument. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 30, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Tagged
, Antony Flew, anxiety, atheism, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, depression, Huffington Post, Professor Dave, religious believers, Richard Dawkins, Ross Andersen, Sam Harris, suicide, The Atlantic, There Is a God}

Not with a Bang: How the New Atheism Fizzled

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 30, 2024

Bioethics, Biology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning

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It didn’t help that Hitchens and Dennett are deceased. But what’s significant is that they were not replaced. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
September 29, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, cellular biology, complexity, evolution, Gonzaga University, indoctrination, Jonathan Wells, medical school, Richard Sternberg, Robert Spitzer, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, Theodosius Dobzhansky, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, University of California}

A First Meeting with Jonathan Wells

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
September 29, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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When physicians express doubts about Darwin, we are quickly reminded of that famous remark of Theodosius Dobzhansky. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
September 27, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Altenberg 16, evolution, Evolution: A View from the 21st Century, Gerd Müller, Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis? (tribute series), James Shapiro, Konrad Lorenz, London, Massimo Pigliucci, neo-Darwinian theory, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Royal Society, Suzan Mazur, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, Vienna}

Theory in Crisis? Dissatisfaction and the Proliferation of New Articulations

_{Jonathan Wells
September 27, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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A growing number of biologists now acknowledge that there are serious problems with modern evolutionary theory. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
September 25, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antoine Lavoisier, Darwinism, electromagnetic wave, evolution, Evolution: A Theory is Crisis, Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis, gravity, Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis? (tribute series), Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell, Michael Denton, oxygen, paradigms, textbooks, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, theology, Thomas Kuhn}

Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis?

_{Jonathan Wells
September 25, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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What does it mean to say that a theory is “in crisis”? It’s not enough to point out that a theory is inconsistent with evidence. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 24, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), biologists, books, critics, evolution, genius, George Orwell, intelligent design, interviews, Jonathan Wells, New Zealand, puzzles, scholarship, truth, Vietnam War, Zombie Science (book)}

From Puzzles to Prison: Jonathan Wells in His Own Words

_{David Klinghoffer
September 24, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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We are receiving many emails expressing appreciation of him as a man, a thinker, a scientific investigator, a writer, a mentor, and a friend. Read More ›