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Günter Bechly
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
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Science and Culture Today | Page 149 | Discovering Design in Nature

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Andrew McDiarmid
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November 5, 2023
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How Information Runs the Show in Biology

Andrew McDiarmid
November 5, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Specified information — when improbability meets a recognizable pattern — demands explanation. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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November 4, 2023
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Bioethics
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To Throttle Human Thriving Is the Point of “Nature Rights”

Wesley J. Smith
November 4, 2023
Bioethics, Life Sciences
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Granting “rights” to nature — including geological features — profoundly undermines the concept of “rights” itself. Read More ›
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Paul Nelson
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November 3, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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The Best and Worst Heuristics for Biological Discovery

Paul Nelson
November 3, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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"We don’t know what this structure does, so it probably does nothing. Remember, evolution produces a lot of non-functional debris." Read More ›
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Emily Sandico
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November 3, 2023
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Fundamentals Friday: The Logic of Intelligent Design

Emily Sandico
November 3, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Stephen Meyer and other proponents of intelligent design theory are often accused of committing the "God of the gaps” fallacy. Read More ›
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Photo: Ichthyosaur vertebra, Liassic Germany, by G. Bechly.
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Günter Bechly
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November 3, 2023
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Intelligent Design
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: Triassic Kraken Hypothesis Provoked Scornful Darwinist Revenge

Günter Bechly
November 3, 2023
Intelligent Design, Paleontology
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Instead of a reasonable and fair scientific debate, McMenamin’s hypothesis has been ridiculed by other scientists and science journalists. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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November 2, 2023
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Bioethics
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Woke Watch: The Ideological Transformation of Medical Journals

Wesley J. Smith
November 2, 2023
Bioethics, Medicine
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Now, the political alarm is over "planetary health," which covers a lot of, er, ground. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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November 2, 2023
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Bioethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
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When Did Humans Start Burying the Dead?

Denyse O’Leary
November 2, 2023
Bioethics, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Only humans understand death as the inevitable and final reality for all mortal beings no matter what we do. Read More ›
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Guillermo Gonzalez
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November 2, 2023
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Astronomy
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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The Big Bang Survives Two Tests

Guillermo Gonzalez
November 2, 2023
Astronomy, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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M92 is one of about 160 known globular star clusters in the Milky Way galaxy and is estimated to contain about 330,000 stars. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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November 1, 2023
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Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
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The Scientific Evidence for Near-Death Experiences

Andrew McDiarmid
November 1, 2023
Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind
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Personal testimony about other realms can’t be independently corroborated, but objective evidence rooted in this world can be confirmed and evaluated. Read More ›
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Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
November 1, 2023
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Understanding the Limits of Scientism

Stephen J. Iacoboni
November 1, 2023
Biology, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics
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The great impasse in empirical science was reached early in the 20th century when quantum mechanics was first being developed.  Read More ›

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