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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 20, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, consciousness, Darwinian evolution, DNA, genes, genetic code, information, Marcello Barbieri, materialism, meaning, natural selection, paradigm, private truth, public truth, teleology, University of Ferrara}

A Theoretical Biologist’s Mission Impossible: Banish Teleology While Retaining Meaning

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 20, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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The nonsense will cease eventually. But eventually is a long way off, if Barbieri’s dilemma is any guide. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 15, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, artifacts, books, chemical evolution, chemical reactions, complex specified information, Ernst Mayr, genes, Hubert Yockey, humans, information, information theory, intelligent design, James Webb Space Telescope, letters, Marcello Barbieri, molecular machines, music, numbers, photos, pixels, proteins}

Barbieri’s Dilemma: Biological Information without Intelligence

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 15, 2023

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

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The problem is obvious: Information is by its nature immaterial. It is measured in bits, not kilograms or joules. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 10, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Tagged
, biological information, genes, illusion, information, intelligence, Marcello Barbieri, meaning, molecular biology, physicalism, University of Ferrara}

Is Life Just Chemistry, or Chemistry Plus Information?

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 10, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life

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Theoretical biologist Marcello Barbieri finds that many biologists see information in life forms as something that “does not really belong to science.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 2, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, autocatalysis, Brian Miller, chemical evolution, Dallas Science and Faith Conference, Dave Farina, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, James Tour, Joe Rogan Experience, Jonathan Wells, Lee Cronin, lipids, Professor Dave Explains, researchers, Rice University, Scientific Evidence for a Creator, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, undirected process}

Stephen Meyer: Smoke, Mirrors, and the Origin of Life

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 2, 2023

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

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Have scientists made life in a laboratory? Two-thirds of the public think the answer is yes. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 27, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, absorption, Children of Light, color, Eugene Wigner, flowers, light, Michael Denton, Nanoscale, photons, rods, sunlight, visible light, water, wavelength}

Intelligent Design in Color Vision — A Gift to Us

_{Eric Hedin
July 27, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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How different our perception of reality would be if our brains processed visual signals from the optical nerve as only varying shades of beige or pink or grey! Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, cells, Dave Farina, DNA, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent agency, intelligent design, James Tour, life, Research, Rice University, Signature in the Cell, Steve Benner, synthetic organic chemistry, YouTube videos}

James Tour and Stephen Meyer Bring Clarity to Origin of Life Debate

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 24, 2023

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

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“What is being simulated is the need for intelligent agency to move simple chemicals in a life-friendly direction,” says Meyer. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 24, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physics
Science Education
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, classrooms, COVID-19, Discovery Institute, Discovery Institute Academy, education, homeschool students, homeschooling, Kristin Marais, materialism, podcast, public education, registration, teachers, teaching, Washington State}

New Online Homeschool Class Will Cover Chemistry — And Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
July 24, 2023

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics, Science Education

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I hasten to add that the course is being taught by my wife, Kristin Marais! The class will be a full two-semester course. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 19, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Science Reporting
Tagged
, abiogenesis, chemicals, chemists, early Earth, James Tour, Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience, Politicians, Return of the God Hypothesis, Rice University, science media, Stephen Meyer}

Stephen Meyer, James Tour: The Origin-of-Life Hustle

_{David Klinghoffer
July 19, 2023

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Science Reporting

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Researchers perform experiments using specially purchased chemical ingredients and assure the credulous science media that this has something relevant to say. Read More ›

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Date
June 20, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, animations, articles, books, Discovery Institute, education, high school, ID the Future, intelligent design, Kristin Marais, students, teachers, video, Zoom}

Introducing Online High School Chemistry with an Intelligent Design Perspective

_{Science and Culture
June 20, 2023

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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This chemistry course is unique among other available chemistry courses because it’s connected with Discovery Institute. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
June 20, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bertrand Russell, biomolecules, chemical reactions, form, function, life, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, observation, organic molecules, organisms, paradigm, random mutation, science of purpose, structure, theory, urea, vitalism}

Replacing Chemistry with Purpose

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
June 20, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The core argument of neo-Darwinism is, simply, that evolution, and life on Earth, are the result of random, aka, purposeless chemical reactions. Read More ›