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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 14, 2023

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, Andreas Wagner, Casey Luskin, Dan Tawfik, Emily Reeves, empirical evidence, evolution, Evolution News, fitness landscapes, function, intelligent design, KEBDA, mutations, natural laws, natural processes, preconditions, proteins, Religions (journal), Research, Rope Kojonen, sequence space, Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), undirected process, Weizmann Institute}

To Create Functional Proteins, Evolution Would Need a Miracle

_{Brian Miller
November 14, 2023

Biology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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Theologian Rope Kojonen claims that God designed the laws of nature, which then gave rise to “fine-tuned” preconditions and smooth fitness landscapes. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen Dilley

Date
November 9, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andreas Wagner, bacterial flagellum, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, convergent evolution, Emily Reeves, evidence, evolution, fitness landscapes, intelligent design, KEBDA, preconditions, Rope Kojonen, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), University of Helsinki, William A. Dembski}

Want to Harmonize Evolution and Design? First Check the Data

_{Stephen Dilley
November 9, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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Is mainstream evolutionary theory compatible with a biology-based argument for intelligent design? Theologian Rope Kojonen believes that it is. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen Dilley

Date
November 6, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, convergence, eagle, Emily Reeves, evolution, evolutionary processes, flora, intelligent design, Ockham’s razor, Rope Kojonen, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), theodicy, theology, University of Helsinki}

Is Intelligent Design Compatible with Evolutionary Theory? A Theologian Weighs In

_{Stephen Dilley
November 6, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Of course, a critic might worry that Kojonen’s model violates Ockham’s razor. Why posit two explanations when only one will do? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 6, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, animals, anthropomorphism, bacteria, behavior, Chapman University, Curiosity rover, Darwinians, Duke University, flowers, herbivores, intelligence, intelligent design, leaves, memory, Nature (journal), nitrogen, programming, self-awareness, synthetic organic chemistry, tentacles, The New Yorker, trees, Wesley Smith}

The Superior Programming that Makes Plants Look Smart

_{David Coppedge
November 6, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Two signaling molecules — strigolactone and ethylene — can work independently to begin the process of leaf senescence. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Sandico

Date
November 5, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animation, circular reasoning, common descent, evolution, homology, intelligent design, laughter, learning, Long Story Short, species, weekend, YouTube videos}

“Long Story” Sunday: Why Homology Can’t Be Used as Evidence for Evolution

_{Emily Sandico
November 5, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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How has your weekend been so far? There's still time to spice it up with a little laughter and learning. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
November 3, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Cell (journal), embryo, embryonic development, evolution, filaments, heuristic, intelligent design, intermediate filaments, mammals, microscopy, proteins}

The Best and Worst Heuristics for Biological Discovery

_{Paul Nelson
November 3, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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"We don’t know what this structure does, so it probably does nothing. Remember, evolution produces a lot of non-functional debris." Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
November 1, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, ancient Greece, civilization, color, complexity, creator, doctors, E.O. Wilson, emergence, emotion, empirical science, engineers, human mind, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, knowing, memory, photon, quantum mechanics, René Descartes, science of purpose, scientific method, scientism, sound, theology, thought, vision, wave function, Werner Heisenberg}

Understanding the Limits of Scientism

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
November 1, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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The great impasse in empirical science was reached early in the 20th century when quantum mechanics was first being developed. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 31, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, biological information, cells, Dave Farina, David Klinghoffer, deadline, early Earth, enantiomerically pure, experts, glucose, handedness, intelligent design, James Tour, materialism, monosaccharides, nucleotides, polypeptides, polysaccharides, Rice University, RNA, sugars, Tova Forman, YouTubers}

On Origin of Life, Chemist James Tour Has Successfully Called These Researchers’ Bluff

_{Brian Miller
October 31, 2023

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

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Tour issued his challenge in reply to the false claims made by YouTubers, like Dave Farina, about how these hurdles to life’s origin had been fully addressed. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 30, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptive evolution, altitude, Andes, bioRxiv, California, convergent evolution, Current Biology, epigenetics, evolution, genes, Himalayas, Homo sapiens, intelligent design, Mars, mice, University of Nebraska}

Intelligent Design at High Altitudes

_{David Coppedge
October 30, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Surprised at the ability of mammals to thrive at high altitudes, some evolutionists are looking to Darwinian theory for answers. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 27, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, acetylcholine, Actin, ADP, ATP, calcium ions, endoplasmic reticulum, evolution, intelligent design, ion channels, muscle contraction, muscle fibers, muscles, myosin, neurotransmitter, polarization, sodium ions, titin, undirected process}

Understanding the Biochemistry — and Intelligent Design — of Muscle Contraction

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 27, 2023

Biochemistry, Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Muscle contraction, which we so easily take for granted, is an incredibly complex and elegant process. Read More ›