Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
June 10, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Bible, Charles Darwin, complexification, Darwinism, Epicurus, Higher Criticism, Lawrence Krauss, Mircea Eliade, Old Testament, Plato, Richard Dawkins, Stonehenge, Victorian England}

Why Has Darwin Been Believed?

_{Neil Thomas
June 10, 2024

Evolution, Faith & Science

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By the later 1830s educated people in England and far beyond its borders had experienced some truly convulsive existential tremors beneath their feet. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 9, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, accidents, Caltech, cells, complexity, David Coppedge, eternity, Hurricanes, information, insects, nature, organisms}

Deconstructing Belief in Evolution

_{Eric Hedin
June 9, 2024

Evolution, Faith & Science, Reproductive Science

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A young biochemist suggested to me that hurricanes constitute an observable example of a natural artifact exhibiting complexity. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 8, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animals, BBC, Dogs, fear, guilt, humans, University of Pennsylvania}

Can Dogs Feel Guilty?

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 8, 2024

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Dog expert Zazie Todd says no; when assessing dog emotions, we should think more simply. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 7, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Antony Flew, Baruch Spinoza, Cornell University, Fred Hoyle, John Horgan, Niels Bohr, Peter Atkins, Richard Feynman, There Is a God, Werner Heisenberg}

Our Universe Works … Yet Doesn’t Make Sense; How Could That Be?

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 7, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

5}

How can so much uncertainty lie placidly at the basis of our universe but disrupt nothing in particular? We even build better computers because of it. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
June 7, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andreas Wagner, arrival of the fittest, automobile, Darwinian evolution, de novo genes, evolution, François Jacob, genes, intelligent design, molecular machines, predictions, William A. Dembski, Zeitgeist}

The Junk Shop of Andreas Wagner

_{Daniel Witt
June 7, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

12}

The fundamental dilemma is this: whenever you co-opt any part from an old system and put it in a new system, there are two possibilities. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
June 7, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Avalon explosion, biological novelty, Cambrian Explosion, complex life, diversification, earth, Ediacaran biota, evolutionary biology, Fossil Friday (series), intelligent design, magnetic field, oxygenation, sudden appearance, The Privileged Planet, University of Rochester}

Fossil Friday: No, Magnetic Field Collapse Did Not Trigger the Emergence of Animals

_{Günter Bechly
June 7, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Paleontology, Physical Sciences

8}

This adds to the many points of fine-tuning that make Earth a privileged planet that can uniquely sustain life. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 6, 2024

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Science Education
Tagged
, Brian Miller, college campuses, Discovery Institute Academy, education, high school, homeschoolers, homeschooling, ID the Future, intelligent design, Kristin Marais, lockdowns, Michael Denton}

Our Highly Praised High School CHEMISTRY Class Starts August 26

_{David Klinghoffer
June 6, 2024

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics, Science Education

3}

As one of Ms. Marais’s students wrote to her, “I have never in my life had a teacher (besides my parents) who was as dedicated and excited as you!” Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
June 6, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, Andreas Wagner, creationism, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, evolution, evolutionary biology, foresight, fossils, intelligent design, Lake Malawi, Michael Behe, Richard Lenski, stickleback fish, University of Zurich}

The Enchanted Sleep of Andreas Wagner

_{Daniel Witt
June 6, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

12}

Apparently, Darwinian evolution doesn’t actually explain life. This may come as news to some people. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 5, 2024

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, apologetics, evidence, intelligent activity, intelligent design, methodological naturalism, Reasons to Believe, scientific evidence, scientific method}

Luskin: Why Intelligent Design Is the Truly Scientific Method

_{David Klinghoffer
June 5, 2024

Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

3}

That codicil, a matter of personal or philosophical preference, binds and blinds the scientist in a way that is NOT scientific. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 5, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, Discovery Institute, faith and science, ID the Future, intelligent design, interviews, John West, materialism, Michael Medved, Mikhail Gorbachev, National Prayer Breakfast, Ronald Reagan, Soviet Union}

Ronald Reagan’s Deeply Personal Argument for Intelligent Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 5, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

2}

Reagan likely shared this argument for design many times throughout his career, including perhaps most notably with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Read More ›