Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Robert L. Crowther, II

Date
April 18, 2011

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
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, __k-review}

If Discussing Criticisms of Darwin’s Theory Amounts to Promoting Intelligent Design . . .

_{Robert Crowther
April 18, 2011

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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You’d have to call an awful lot of prominent scientists ID supporters.

Richard Lenski, “Evolvability,” and Tortuous Darwinian Pathways

_{Michael Behe
April 18, 2011

Evolution, Life Sciences

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The more that is learned about Darwin's mechanism at the molecular level, the more ineffectual it is seen to be. Read More ›

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Date
April 17, 2011

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
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, __k-review, science}

When Theory and Experiment Collide

_{Science and Culture
April 17, 2011

Evolution, Life Sciences

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Biologic Institute's Doug Axe explains a new paper just published in BIO-Complexity. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 15, 2011

Categories
Scientific Freedom
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, __k-review, academic freedom bills, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Steven Newton, Tennessee}

NCSE’s Steve Newton and the “Creationism” Gambit

_{Casey Luskin
April 15, 2011

Scientific Freedom

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Steve Newton loves to conflate academic freedom to critique evolution with "creationism." What's this all about? Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
April 14, 2011

Categories
Faith & Science
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, __k-review}

Catholics and Intelligent Design, Part Two

_{Jay W. Richards
April 14, 2011

Faith & Science

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A misinterpretation of Thomas here is one source of the opposition of some Thomists to ID; Thomas, simply put, was not strictly an Aristotelian. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 14, 2011

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Steven Newton}

Recant! Pushing Creeds as Damage Control for Darwin (Update)

_{Casey Luskin
April 14, 2011

Evolution, Scientific Freedom

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Biologist Thomas H. Huxley, the great defender of Darwin, once famously warned that "Science commits suicide when she adopts a creed." Unfortunately, not all modern evolutionary biologists respect such wisdom. Read More ›

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Author
Anika Smith

Date
April 13, 2011

Categories
Bioethics
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, __k-review}

When Politics Holds Science Hostage

_{Anika Smith
April 13, 2011

Bioethics

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As Klinghoffer points out, the simple fact of the matter is that adult stem cells are proven to heal, while embryonic stem cells are not. Too bad the favored narrative bars this knowledge from the discussion. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
April 12, 2011

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
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, __k-review}

PZ Myers, the Baldwin Effect, “Wolpert abuse,” and Quote-Mining

_{Paul Nelson
April 12, 2011

Evolution, Life Sciences

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If you accuse someone of quote-mining, you actually have to read the source that supposedly was mined, to understand the context. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 12, 2011

Categories
Evolution
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, __k-review, Lynn Margulis, science}

Lynn Margulis Criticizes Neo-Darwinism in Discover Magazine (Updated)

_{Casey Luskin
April 12, 2011

Evolution

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National Academy of Sciences biologist Lynn Margulis does not support intelligent design (ID). But her recent interview in Discover Magazine shows that she feels ID proponents have made valid criticisms of neo-Darwinian evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
April 11, 2011

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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, __k-review}

Does Life Use a Non-Random Set of Amino Acids?

_{Jonathan McLatchie
April 11, 2011

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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If chance and necessity are seemingly inadequate, either on their own or in co-operation, what about the causal powers of agent causality? If, in every other realm of experience, such features are routinely attributed to intelligent causes, and we have seen no reason to think that this intuition is mistaken, are we not justified in positing and inferring that these systems we are finding in biology also originated at the will of a purposive conscious agent? Read More ›