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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 10, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, complexity, Emily Reeves, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, laws of nature, philosophers, podcast, protein evolution, Rope Kojonen, Stephen Dilley, theologians}

The Incompatibility of Evolution and Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 10, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Though Dr. Rope Kojonen acknowledges the design of the flagellum, he credits a rigged evolutionary process with its creation. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 9, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Medicine
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, Alabama Supreme Court, death, doctors, egg, embryos, fetuses, human beings, human rights, ideology, in vitro fertilization, independence, IVF, Judeo-Christian tradition, newborns, personhood, petri dish, pregnancy, right to life, sentience, sperm, Steven Novella, womb, Yale University}

The Humanity and Personhood of an Embryo

_{Michael Egnor
March 9, 2024

Bioethics, Biology, Medicine, Reproductive Science

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A sperm and an egg separately constitute a potential human. But when they unite, the result is a human being from the moment of fertilization. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 8, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, Brian Miller, careers, Center for Science and Culture, curiosity, elegance, Emily Kurlinski, Emily Sandico, friendship, humanities, ID the Future, intelligent design, interview, Natural Sciences, natural world, nature, order, podcast, pseudonym, Research, science, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design}

Transformative: “Mary,” a PhD Biochemistry Student, on the Summer Seminars on ID

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 8, 2024

Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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Why does she use a pseudonym in the interview? You may be able to guess, but listen in to hear her explanation. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
March 7, 2024

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, academics, alumni, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, evolution, evolutionary, Human Errors, intelligent design, mathematical biology, misinformation, molecular biology, Nathan Lents, paleontology, population genetics, professionals, researchers, Richard Dawkins, scientific enterprise, scientists, students, Summer Seminars, The Blind Watchmaker, Unlocking the Mystery of Life}

Up from Dawkins: Summer Seminars Were a Turning Point for Me

_{Brian Miller
March 7, 2024

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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I wanted to determine whether I was, as Richard Dawkins asserted, an accident of nature. Or was I created by God? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 6, 2024

Categories
Biology
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, Emily Reeves, evolution, evolutionary biology, gravity, growth, ID the Future, intelligent design, intelligent designer, laws of nature, podcast, Rope Kojonen, scholarship, Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, theologians}

Can the Laws of Nature Design Life? Emily Reeves Considers the Compatibility of Evolution and ID

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 6, 2024

Biology, Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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As an example, Dr. Reeves describes how the law of gravity interacts with a growing plant. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Sandico

Date
March 5, 2024

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, application, birds, bobcats, butterflies, capsids, deadline, deer, evolution, fermions, fossils, garter snakes, intelligent design, mice, molecules, nature, philosophers, qualia, Quanta, science, scientists, students, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design, teachers}

Summer Seminar on ID Is a Glorious (and Cost-Free) Opportunity

_{Emily Sandico
March 5, 2024

Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The setting is idyllic — towers of red rock and ponderous pines, and numberless critters, from deer to bobcats to garter snakes (I caught a cute one). Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
March 5, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
History of Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Bluff, Darwinism, earth, epicycles, evolution, Galileo Galilei, geocentric model, geocentricism, hydrogen, Louis Pasteur, maggots, natural selection, nature, Nicolaus Copernicus, predictions, Ptolemy, quantum mechanics, reality, Richard Feynman, Robert Shedinger, scientific theory, solar system, spontaneous generation}

Does Darwinism Meet the Tests of a True Theory?

_{Eric Hedin
March 5, 2024

Biology, Evolution, History of Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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An example of a now-discarded theory is that of spontaneous generation, a hypothetical process of living organisms developing from nonliving matter. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
March 4, 2024

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, bacterium, complexity, Darwinian evolution, DNA, E. coli, evolvability, information, information theory, intelligent design, Kolmogorov complexity, Kolmogorov information, Leslie Orgel, life, molecules, polymers, probability, Robert J. Marks II, Shannon information, specification, Specified Complexity Made Simple (series), The Origins of Life, Winston Ewert}

Orgelian Specified Complexity

_{William A. Dembski
March 4, 2024

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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I have presented Orgel’s account of specified complexity so readers can decide which they prefer, Orgel’s or the one described in this series. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen Dilley

Date
February 27, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, biological complexity, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, causes, convergent evolution, Darwinian evolution, David Glass, design detection, Emily Reeves, evolution, Evolution News, fitness landscapes, ID the Future, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, mutations, preconditions, Rope Kojonen, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), tinkering, weddings}

To Dance at Two Weddings: Rope Kojonen’s Evolutionary Quest

_{Stephen Dilley
February 27, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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According to a proverb, you can’t dance at two weddings at the same time. Dr. Kojonen believes that you can. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 26, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, common ancestry, common design, convergent evolution, creativity, Emily Reeves, evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary theory, front-loaded design, hummingbird, ID the Future, intelligent design, intuition, natural processes, organisms, podcast, Religions (journal), Stephen Dilley, theist on the street, theistic evolution}

Can Evolution and Intelligent Design Work Together in Harmony?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 26, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Or is that wishful thinking? Casey Luskin concludes his conversation with philosopher Stephen Dilley about a recent proposal. Read More ›