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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 28, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anomalies, BioEssays, brain function, dogmatism, epigenetic information, evidence, evolution, evolutionary theory, function, gene regulation, genes, genetic programming, geochemical anomalies, inheritance, intelligent design, John Mattick, junk DNA, molecular biology, non-coding DNA, paradigm shift, RNA genes, Thomas Kuhn}

The New Post-Junk-DNA Paradigm of Molecular Biology: RNA Genes

_{Casey Luskin
November 28, 2023

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RNA genes have many functions but a large proportion entail gene regulation-related functions that fall within the category of epigenetics. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
November 27, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, economics, eugenics, laissez-faire, Michael Shermer, natural selection, Ross A. Slotten, Thomas Malthus, Wesley J. Smith, World War II}

Darwin and Wallace Read Malthus Differently, and That Made a Big Difference

_{Michael Flannery
November 27, 2023

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No wonder Alfred Russel Wallace called eugenics “the meddlesome interference of an arrogant scientific priestcraft.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 27, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, addiction, alleles, anomalies, Barbara McClintock, BioEssays, circadian rhythms, cognition, DNA, enhancers, epigenetic code, epigenetic inheritance, epigenetics, evolution, genes, genomes, human genome, intelligence, intelligent design, introns, John Mattick, junk DNA, lncRNAs, methylation, molecular biology, mRNAs, neutral evolution, paradigm shift, personality, retroviruses, Ribosome, Scientific American, Short Tandem Repeats, Thomas Kuhn, transposable elements, transposons}

Peer-Reviewed Paper Reviews Ten “Anomalies” that Contradict the Junk DNA Paradigm

_{Casey Luskin
November 27, 2023

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John Mattick uses the language of historian of science Thomas Kuhn to predict that we are witnessing a “paradigm shift” away from the concept of junk DNA. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 22, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Australia, BioEssays, crisis, Darwinian evolution, DNA, genome, Harvard University, John Mattick, junk DNA, Mendelian genetics, Modern Synthesis, Motoo Kimura, paradigm, paradigm shift, proteins, RNAs, Short Tandem Repeats, Sydney, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn}

Newly Published Paper in BioEssays Recognizes Kuhnian “Paradigm Shift” Against Junk DNA

_{Casey Luskin
November 22, 2023

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A new theory “emerges first in the mind of one or a few individuals” but then it spreads because the field faces “crisis-provoking problems.” Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
November 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antarctica, arson, carbon dioxide, Dead Sea Scrolls, design detection, intelligence, intelligent agency, magnetic field, Michael Egnor, minds, natural forces, Paul Nelson, probability, water, William A. Dembski}

Design: A Scientific Proxy for Intelligence

_{Eric Hedin
November 21, 2023

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The Dead Sea Scrolls are an example of a design artifact for which intelligence is inferred as the source. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bayes’s theorem, Bayesian reasoning, Big Bang, biological information, biosphere, cells, environmental fitness, evolution, ID the Future, information, information processing, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, likelihood, Lydia McGrew, nature, Thomas Bayes}

Bayesian Probability and Intelligent Design: A Beginner’s Guide

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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If the phrase “Bayesian calculus” makes you want to run for the hills, you’re not alone! Bayesian logic can sound intimidating at first. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, arsenic, cheating, Dark Helmet, Darth Vader, DNA replication, energy production, hearts, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, logic, Luke Skywalker, Mars, murder, natural causes, pattern, poker, protein translation, Queens, royal flush, Spaceballs, specification, The Design Inference, The Empire Strikes Back, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Understanding the Genius of The Design Inference

_{Brian Miller
November 21, 2023

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Being dealt four poker hands that were all royal flushes would be a very rare and special pattern, pointing to someone cheating. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 20, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, atheism, climate change, entertainment, evolution, high school, human beings, intelligent activity, intelligent design, materialists, mimesis, music, non-fiction, Patrick T. Brown, René Girard, The Free Press, thin desire}

Mimesis and Identifying the Intelligent Designer

_{Ann Gauger
November 20, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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We are social creatures, meant to be together. That means social pressure is real and can be intense. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 16, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, artifacts, Bill Gates, chance, charity, events, height, intelligent design, logic, nationality, natural processes, natural selection, patterns, Princeton University, probability, proteins, Robert J. Marks II, Sergiu Klainerman, snowflake, The Design Inference, water molecules, weight, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Dembski Won the Argument with His Critics; New Edition of The Design Inference Shows How

_{Brian Miller
November 16, 2023

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The expanded edition represents the culmination of decades of thought. Esteemed Princeton University mathematician Sergiu Klainerman has welcomed the book. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 14, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biological information, bits, cells, Charles Darwin, complex systems, consciousness, Darwin's Black Box, decision, evolution, humans, ID the Future, information, intelligent design, life, Michael Behe, microscopes, On the Origin of Species, podcast, Secrets of the Cell}

Secrets of the Cell — Behind the Scenes with Michael Behe

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 14, 2023

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Imagine if Charles Darwin could have peered into one of today’s high-powered microscopes and seen the complexity and function in even the simplest living cells. Read More ›