Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 20, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, angels, animals, Bruce Chapman, Center for Science and Culture, creator, drug addiction, George Gilder, harm reduction, homelessness, human being, Humanize, humans, intelligent design, Jonathan Choe, journalism, mental illness, Steven Buri, think tank, vision, Wesley J. Smith}

Steven Buri, Wesley Smith: What Is a Human Being?

_{David Klinghoffer
June 20, 2024

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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That politicians and activists can watch their fellow men wallow in degradation this way is itself a twisted tribute to human exceptionalism. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
June 20, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Scientific Freedom
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, academic freedom, alchemy, commitment, ether, faith, faith and science, hypocrisy, Institute for Advanced Study, intellectual humility, obedience, overconfidence, phlogiston, phrenology, Roman Catholic, sacred cows, science and religion, simplicity, Swarthmore College, theory}

Science, Faith, and Einstein

_{William A. Dembski
June 20, 2024

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Scientific Freedom, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Einstein’s dictum about thinking for yourself therefore holds for faith as much as for science. It must come before commitment and obedience. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
June 20, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, atheism, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Ball State University, Brandeis University, Censor of the Year, Colin Wright, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, Eric Hedin, evolutionary theory, Free Science, free speech, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Jews, Lawrence Krauss, materialism, The Boundaries of Science, The College Fix, Wall Street Journal, William A. Dembski, wokeness}

When Materialism Turns on Its Own

_{Jonathan Witt
June 20, 2024

Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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A cadre of atheist scientists, including Lawrence Krauss and Jerry Coyne, have long worked to silence and deplatform scientists who hold to the theory of ID. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
June 19, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, carbon, elements, Fred Hoyle, Geraint Lewis, helium, hydrogen, hydrophobic force, life, Luke Barnes, macromolecules, neutrons, nitrogen, organic molecules, oxygen, protons, silicon, universe}

The Remarkable Carbon Atom

_{Jonathan McLatchie
June 19, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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This is another one of many countless features of our universe that have to be “just right” for life — in particular, advanced life — to exist. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
June 19, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Geology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiologists, cancer, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, earthquakes, factories, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, novels, problem of pain, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet, trade-offs, volcanos, young adults}

Novel for Young Adults Highlights the Problem of Pain

_{Granville Sewell
June 19, 2024

Faith & Science, Geology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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For most people, the main issue in the debate pitting design versus Darwinism is not scientific, but the problem of pain. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 19, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, agnostics, Compact, Darwin's Black Box, Darwin's Doubt, David Berlinski, fundamentalists, Hamlet, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Richard Sternberg, scientism, secular religion, Stephen Meyer, stereotypes, Will Herberg}

A Secular Gay Agnostic Talks with Stephen Meyer

_{David Klinghoffer
June 19, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Why, by the way, do I tick off Moulton’s identities in the headline? I hate putting people into simplistic categories. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
June 18, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, advanced life, atheism, carbon, carboxyl, cells, Charles Tanford, environmental fitness, hydrogen, hydrophobic force, intelligent design, Michael Denton, nitrogen, oxygen, periodic table of elements, proteins, The Miracle of the Cell, theism, universe}

An Astonishing Life-Friendly Coincidence: The Properties of the Nonmetal Atoms

_{Jonathan McLatchie
June 18, 2024

Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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It is well established that there are far more ways in which the universe might have been that are non-conducive to life than there are life-friendly ways. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 18, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, Casey Luskin, Dan Stern Cardinale, Darwinian evolution, Dr. Dan, Eigen’s paradox, errors, expectations, foresight, hot dogs, intelligent design, junk DNA, Long Story Short, Manfred Eigen, recognition, recycling, repair, ribosomes, Rutgers University}

DNA Repair and the Origin of Life: Here’s the Problem

_{David Klinghoffer
June 18, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Perhaps out there, watching along with you, is another Professor Dan Stern Cardinale who is imagining how easy it’s going to be to take this one apart. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 18, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiology, Bijan Nemati, coronagraph, Earth-like planets, exoplanets, Habitable Worlds Observatory, ID the Future, intelligent design, NASA, The Privileged Planet}

Bijan Nemati on the Search for Habitable Planets

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 18, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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One of the most exciting areas of space research is the search for Earth-like planets around other stars. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 17, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, atheism, Canceled Science, Fred Hoyle, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Luke Barnes, theology, universe, University of Melbourne}

On Fine-Tuning, Responding to an Atheist YouTuber

_{Eric Hedin
June 17, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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James Fodor is a neuroscience grad student at the University of Melbourne in Australia who identifies himself as an atheist. Read More ›