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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 1, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, common descent, Discovery Institute, genetic code, Jonathan Wells, LUCA, Michael Behe, mutations, natural selection, Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth, theistic evolution, universal common descent, Zombie Science (book)}

Intelligent Design and Common Descent

_{Ann Gauger
November 1, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A reader asks, “I was just wondering why some fellows at Discovery believe in ID but still hold to common descent.“ Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 31, 2018

Categories
Biology
Science Education
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, __k-review, Center for Science and Culture, communication, Critical Analysis, debate, education, evolution, high school, ID the Future, podcast, Rob Crowther, Sarah Chaffee, strengths and weaknesses, students, teacher, Western civilization}

Great Idea: Let Students Debate Evolution!

_{David Klinghoffer
October 31, 2018

Biology, Science Education

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If standard Darwinian theory is really as ironclad as we are commanded to assume, then the exercise should reinforce belief in evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 31, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, algorithmic specified complexity, algorithms, amphibians, body plans, computers, Declaration of Independence, DNA, evolution, evolutionary fitness landscape, fish, fitness function, Francis Crick, genetic code, genetic information, Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics, James Watson, Michael Polanyi, Morse code, No Free Lunch theorems, Randy Isaac, Robert J. Marks II, telegraph, theistic evolution, trilobites, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Examining Randy Isaac’s Critique of Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics

_{Brian Miller
October 31, 2018

Intelligent Design

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The standard evolutionary model is incapable of driving major transformations such as a fish evolving into an amphibian. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 30, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, Anil Seth, blind chance, brain, consciousness, evolution, life, machine, Michael Egnor, natural selection, neuroscience, Nobel Prize, Physics and Philosophy, Werner Heisenberg}

Yes, “Your Brain Is a Machine” — Wait, What?

_{David Klinghoffer
October 30, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics

3}

One might add that this analysis applies to the world of life as a whole. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 30, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, American Scientific Affiliation, antibodies, bacteria, binding site, Christians, Denis Lamoureux, Dennis Venema, Didier Raoult, Discovery Institute, Donald Prothero, evolutionary theory, fruit flies, Immune System, information, insects, intelligent design, Lawrence Krauss, mammals, mollusks, nylonase, probabilistic resources, protein folds, Randy Isaac, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Tree of Life, trees, UC Davis, whales}

Examining Critiques of Theistic Evolution, a Year After the Volume’s Publication

_{Brian Miller
October 30, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Attacks by Christian theistic evolutionists have often followed the same patterns as those of their secular colleagues. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 29, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, bacteria, biomolecules, citrate, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinists, E. coli, evolution, Frances Arnold, function, gene, George P. Smith, Gregory P. Winter, intelligent design, intelligent evolution, loss of function, Michael Behe, Nobel Prize, oxygen, proteins, Richard Lenski, Scott Minnich, The Edge of Evolution}

The Nobel Prize and Intelligent Evolution

_{Michael Egnor
October 29, 2018

Intelligent Design

4}

The contrast between the evolutionary sterility of Lenski’s unintelligent Darwinian evolution and the evolutionary potency of Arnold, Smith, and Winter’s intelligent evolution is striking. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
October 29, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, adaptation, Bret Weinstein, Chicago, Darwinian theory, Evergreen State College, evolution, genocide, George Williams, Mother Nature, natural selection, religion, Richard Dawkins, Roman Catholic, values}

Richard Dawkins as Reluctant Darwinian

_{Paul Nelson
October 29, 2018

Evolution

5}

At a debate in Chicago between Dawkins and Bret Weinstein, I witnessed something that I never thought I’d see. Read More ›

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Date
October 28, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwinian mechanism, Darwinian theory, David Berlinski, David Klinghoffer, evolution, ID the Future, Michael Denton, podcast}

Listen: Why Does Darwinism Hang On?

_{Science and Culture
October 28, 2018

Evolution, Genetics

1}

David Berlinski notes, “Applying Darwinian principles to problems of this level of complexity is like putting a Band-Aid on a wound caused by an atomic weapon.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 27, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __edited, Brief Answers to the Big Questions, C.S. Lewis, Cambridge University, Center for Science and Culture, Church Fathers, CNS News, intelligent design, miracles, Nancy Pearcey, natural law, natural processes, Oxford University, pool (game), Stephen Hawking, universe, Wikipedia, William A. Dembski}

Pearcey: “Stephen Hawking’s Final Salvo”

_{David Klinghoffer
October 27, 2018

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

5}

A new book is out under his name. The first chapter asks, “Is there a God?” Answer: No. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 26, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, alcohol, amino acid sequence, biological information, Darwin's Doubt, Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila simulans, enzyme, ethanol, evolution, evolutionary biology, fermentation, fitness, fruit, genes, genotype, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Nature Ecology and Evolution, phenotype, proteins, Stephen Meyer, word salad}

On the Evolutionary Origin of New Genes, Stephen Meyer Is Vindicated Again

_{Casey Luskin
October 26, 2018

Evolution

9}

Most studies simply infer or invent some story about the evolution of a gene without any experimental tests. Read More ›