Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 2, 2024

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Christianity, Darwinism, faith and science, history, ID the Future, Judeo-Christian tradition, materialists, Melissa Cain Travis, modern science, natural theology, podcast, science, scientific revolution, United States, Warfare Thesis}

Did Christianity Help or Hinder the Rise of Science?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 2, 2024

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Melissa Cain Travis explains why her new course gives special attention to the “warfare thesis,” a late-19th-century idea championed by materialists. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
April 2, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", diffusion, Evolution News, formalism, Galileo Galilei, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Isaac Newton, mechanics, Michael Behe, natural law, naturalists, Nicolaus Copernicus, Pierre-Simon Laplace, Plato, Pythagoras, science of purpose, scientific atheists, Stephen Meyer, thermodynamics, William A. Dembski}

Is Natural Law Irreducible?

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
April 2, 2024

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physical Sciences

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Perhaps the most fundamental distinction between naturalism and intelligent design is where each metaphysical framework draws the line at irreducibility. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 2, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, atheism, attorney, Austin, Baylor University, Christianity, faith and science, intelligent design, jesus, law, naturalism, Nobel Prize, Phillip E. Johnson, physicists, Scripture, Steven Weinberg, The First Three Minutes, The Nature of Nature, theism, theists, University of Texas}

My Dinner with Steven and Louise Weinberg

_{William A. Dembski
April 2, 2024

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Weinberg was holding court, going on about how much he knew about the origin of the universe and how atheism was the only intellectually viable option. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 1, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aeon, Casey Luskin, cells, Charudatta Navare, Google, hierarchy, metaphors, Monty Python, mutual aid, nurturing, organelles, Politics, socialism, violence}

The Cell as an “Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 1, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Navare, a science writer and an enthusiast of Feminist Science Studies, plausibly makes a scientific case against seeing the cell as a hierarchical entity. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 1, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aeon, amoeba, biological systems, biology textbooks, cell biology, Charudatta Navare, church, college, computers, cytoplasm, Denis Noble, developmental biologists, egg cell, embryo, eukaryotic cell, factory, feminism, genes, human technology, humanities, humans, ideology, information, intelligent design, machines, Marcello Barbieri, metaphors, mutual aid, nucleus, organelles, post-modernism}

Aeon: “The Cell Is Not a Factory” — It’s Far More Complex

_{Casey Luskin
April 1, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Viewing the cell’s nucleus as keeping a “collaborative notebook” implies record-keeping to maintain order and to act toward a purpose. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
April 1, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, biomolecules, Brian Keating, Closer to Truth, dark energy, dark matter, Discovery Institute, disinformation, EurekAlert!, evidence, homochirality, intelligent design, James Tour, Justin Brierley, living cells, natural processes, nucleosynthesis, particle physics, RNA, Roger Penrose, Sabine Hossenfelder, Science Daily, stars, Stephen Meyer, universe}

From Scientists and Science Media, a Flood of Disinformation

_{Eric Hedin
April 1, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Spending time perusing popular science media outlets can give one the impression that much of science is on the verge of being overturned. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 1, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aquatic ape, Boston, Commentary, copyright, Daniel Dennett, Darwinists, David Berlinski, Elaine Morgan, evolutionary anthropologists, iconoclasts, ISI Books, letters, Michael Behe, MIT, Phillip E. Johnson, Richard Dawkins, smooth skin, The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis, Tufts University, Uncommon Dissent}

Dawkins, Dennett, and the Taste for Iconoclasm

_{William A. Dembski
April 1, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I’ve had two memorable encounters with Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett, one with Dennett alone, the other with both together. Read More ›

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Date
March 31, 2024

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science Education
Tagged
, ChatGPT, cognitive abilities, college students, education, Futurism, imagination, information, intellect, machines, memorization, memory, researchers, skills}

ChatGPT Linked with Memory Loss, Poor Academic Performance

_{Science and Culture
March 31, 2024

Neuroscience & Mind, Science Education

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When students rely on AI to write their papers or organize all of their information, they forego the need to ingest and memorize the material themselves. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 30, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, atmospheric science, college, Darwinian evolution, Forrest Mims, ID the Future, intelligent design, Maverick Scientist, NASA, podcast, science writers, Scientific American, skepticism}

Can a Successful Scientist Be Self-Taught?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 30, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

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Without a college science degree, Mims taught himself the fundamentals of engineering and atmospheric science. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 29, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, American Scientist, biologists, Creation Myths, Dan Graur, Dan Stern Cardinale, DNA, ENCODE, evolution, Ewan Birney, functionality, genome, human genome, intelligent design, junk DNA, junk RNA, Laurence Moran, Long Story Short, Nature (journal), repetitive DNA, Richard Dawkins, Rutgers University, species, transposable elements, YouTubers}

“Creation Myths” Misquotes and Misrepresents Junk DNA Video

_{Casey Luskin
March 29, 2024

Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Our video backs up what it says with clear quotes and references. We’ve provided more documentation here. Read More ›