Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 17, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, random}

Darwinian Philosophy: “Darwinian Natural Selection is the Only Process that could Produce the Appearance of Purpose”

_{Casey Luskin
August 17, 2012

Evolution

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If other causes which produce purpose exist, then it's not the case that natural selection "must have built" the apparent purpose we see throughout life. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
August 17, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review}

Intelligent Design: Consider the Alternative

_{Granville Sewell
August 17, 2012

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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What do you have to believe, to be considered a proponent of intelligent design? Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 16, 2012

Categories
Evolution
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, __k-review, Irreducible Complexity, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Michael Behe}

Did Michael Behe State Exaptation has been “Shown” to Produce Irreducible Complexity?

_{Casey Luskin
August 16, 2012

Evolution

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In sum, Behe has not backed away from his strong arguments about irreducible complexity in the wake of the Dover trial. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 16, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, science}

Could This Be Darwin’s Most Trivial “Prediction”?

_{David Klinghoffer
August 16, 2012

Evolution

4}

"Darwin right again: the inner ears of sloths are highly variable"! Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 15, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, junk DNA}

Sunburns Point to Function for Non-Coding RNA

_{Casey Luskin
August 15, 2012

Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

Some proponents of the "junk" DNA argument claim that even if non-coding DNA is transcribed into RNA, that RNA might still be functionless. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
August 15, 2012

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, science, video}

None of This Is Designed?

_{Jonathan McLatchie
August 15, 2012

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Co-discoverer of the double-helical structure of DNA, Francis Crick, once said "Biologists must constantly keep in mind that what they see was not designed, but rather evolved." Goodluck with the constant reminders. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 14, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Francisco Ayala, Larry Moran}

Larry Moran and I Agree: Darwinian Evolution Is “Unguided”

_{Casey Luskin
August 14, 2012

Evolution

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Dr. Moran further writes, "it is true that evolutionary theory doesn't allow for a 'guided' mechanism." Hey wait, isn't that what I just said? Read More ›

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Author
Robert L. Crowther, II

Date
August 14, 2012

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, events}

Intelligent Design Conference on Saturday, September 15, in San Diego

_{Robert Crowther
August 14, 2012

Intelligent Design

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Join Discovery Institute scientists and scholars at an Intelligent Design Conference Saturday September 15th in San Diego titled, “Science and Faith: Friends or Foes?”

Paper Rebuffs Assumption that Pseudogenes Are Genetic “Junk,” Claims Function Is “Widespread”

_{Casey Luskin
August 14, 2012

Evolution

5}

"[D]iscoveries in the ancient protist T. brucei, as well as in some metazoan, indicate that pseudogene regulation is widespread in eukaryotes. Accordingly, the moniker 'pseudogene' has been challenged." Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
August 14, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, junk DNA}

Here Comes McBride (Again): The Debate on Junk DNA Continues

_{Jonathan McLatchie
August 14, 2012

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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While it is certainly true that function has not yet been identified for the majority of the genome, there is no reason to think the current trend -- of finding new, previously unsuspected functionality -- will not continue. Read More ›