Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
March 25, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andreas Wagner, creationism, Denis Noble, equivocation, evolutionary biologists, intelligent design, James Shapiro, natural, naturalism, neo-Darwinian synthesis, philosophers, Plato, Platonic forms, Raju Pookottil, reality, supernatural, The Third Way}

Is Evolution’s “Third Way” Natural? (And Are We Allowed to Reference It?)

_{Daniel Witt
March 25, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

As the body of evidence against the Darwinian model has grown ever larger, many scientists have started peeling off to look for other options. Read More ›

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Date
March 24, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atheism, augustine, black holes, consciousness, cosmos, David Hilbert, evidence, fine structure constant, Fuller Theological Seminary, intelligent design, Mind Matters, multiverse, Nancey Murphy, parallel universes, physical constants, Rob Sheldon, Robert J. Marks II, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Roger Penrose, stars, theism, universe}

Is the Multiverse Scientific Fact or Mere Fancy?

_{Science and Culture
March 24, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

6}

Host Robert Lawrence Kuhn asked Professor of Christian Philosophy Nancey Murphy if, in her view, the universe is fine-tuned for consciousness. Read More ›

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Date
March 23, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, biochemists, biologists, Eric Anderson, essays, evolution, evolutionary theory, ID the Future, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Science (journal), Secrets of the Cell}

Michael Behe: A Mousetrap for Darwin

_{Science and Culture
March 23, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

The Lehigh University biochemist answers misconceptions about irreducible complexity, and responds to the claim that “molecular machines” is a misnomer. Read More ›

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Date
March 22, 2024

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Physics
Science Education
Tagged
, Christianity, education, Galileo Affair, history, Melissa Cain Travis, natural philosophers, science, scientific revolution, Scopes Monkey Trial, theologians, Warfare Thesis, Zoom}

New Course on Science and Christianity Beginning Soon with Melissa Cain Travis

_{Science and Culture
March 22, 2024

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physics, Science Education

2}

Special attention will be given to long-enduring myths and misconceptions that underpin the so-called “warfare thesis.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 22, 2024

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Science Education
Tagged
, academics, application, Darwinian evolution, design detection, faculty, human origins, ID research program, intelligent design, PhD students, postdocs, researchers, scholars, students, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design, undergraduates}

The 2024 Summer Seminar on Intelligent Design Could Be the Highlight of Your Year!

_{Casey Luskin
March 22, 2024

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics, Science Education

3}

There’s an eye-opening trend in the applicant pool that we’ve observed over the past few years — it’s an exciting trend but it has an upside and a downside. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 22, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, anthropology, common descent, Evolution News, Fossil Friday (series), Gutsick Gibbon, handy man, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, human evolution, human origins, Iron Age, Jackson Wheat, Kenya, Koobi Fora, Mary Leakey, monkeys, Olduvai Gorge, paleoanthropology, paleontology, Professor Dave, Tanzania, University of Texas, Wikipedia}

Fossil Friday: Stone Huts, Homo habilis, and Gutsick Gibbon

_{Günter Bechly
March 22, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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A PhD student of biological anthropology named Erika runs one of the more popular anti-creationist YouTube channels under her pseudonym Gutsick Gibbon. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 21, 2024

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, atheism, brain, Bruce Greyson, cancel culture, death, dementia, dissertation, dying, Gary Habermas, medical interventions, Minding the Brain, near-death experiences, philosophers, Psychology Today, Research, terminal lucidity}

A Philosopher Investigates Near-Death Experiences

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 21, 2024

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

Monika Mandoki did not experience efforts to get her canceled. That may be for several reasons. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 21, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Al Gore, Alzheimer’s, assisted suicide, Charles Camosy, death, dementia, Democratic Party, media, Mississippi, parking lot, Politico, reporting, suicide, suicide clinic, Switzerland, Virginia}

Promoting a Suicide: Shame on Politico

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 21, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine, Science Reporting

6}

Throughout the story, big-time political consultant Hal Malchow’s planned suicide is depicted as empowering. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 21, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, biochemists, bioengineering, Casey Luskin, Denis Noble, Evolution News, evolutionary scientists, funding, genome, hydrothermal vents, ID the Future, ID theorists, Joana Xavier, Nature (journal), Nick Lane, organisms, Oxford University, primordial soup, promotion, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, tenure}

Two Articles in Nature Call for Rethink in Biology

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 21, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

2}

These frank acknowledgements from evolutionary scientists are encouraging signs and serve to confirm what ID theorists have long argued. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
March 21, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animations, ATP hydrolysis, bacteriophages, DNA, DNA polymerase, DNA polymerases, DNA replication, Drew Berry, E. coli, early Earth, evolution, helicase, hydrogen bonds, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, molecular machines, nanotechnology, naturalism, nucleotides, Oxford University Press, proteins, replisome, RNA, RNA world, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, topoisomerase}

The DNA Replisome: A Paradigm of Design

_{Jonathan McLatchie
March 21, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

10}

One can hardly appeal to natural selection to account for the origins of DNA replication without assuming the existence of the thing one seeks to explain. Read More ›