Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Nancy Pearcey

Date
September 21, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, abortion, Aristotle, babies, children, Christianity, Cicero, clergy, image of God, infanticide, infants, pagans, parents, persons, Plato, Roman Empire}

Image of God: Are Children Persons?

_{Nancy Pearcey
September 21, 2023

Bioethics, Faith & Science

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Today we take it for granted that children are special beings who require special care and attention. But it was not always so. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 21, 2023

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Andrew Knoll, animals, annelids, arthropods, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, Charnia, Cnidaria, Darwin's Doubt, Douglas Erwin, echinoderms, Ediacaran biota, fact check, flatworms, James Valentine, Mistaken Point, On the Origin of Species, paleontology, photosynthesis, precambrian fossils, Science Alert, seafloor, Sean B. Carroll, Stephen Meyer, sunlight}

Fact Check: No, Two Teens Did NOT “Accidentally Solve” Darwin’s Dilemma

_{Casey Luskin
September 21, 2023

Botany, Evolution, Paleontology

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"It looked like a fern. But as a budding geologist, [UK teenager Tina] Negus knew these 600 million year old rocks were too old to host such a plant." Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Case Western Reserve University, Change Tan, devolution, Eric Anderson, evolution, genes, ID the Future, medical engineering, Nature (journal), Rob Stadler, Robert Stadler, single-celled organism, The Stairway to Life, unguided processes}

The Simple Life: Abiogenesis Gets Another Reality Check

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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When it comes to biological life, even the simplest single-celled organism is an astonishingly complex multi-part system. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 20, 2023

Categories
Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Africa, fire, fossil record, Homo sapiens, human intelligence, human origins, Nature (journal), Neanderthals, Science Daily, spears, University of Liverpool}

Evidence of Woodworking Extends High Human Intelligence Far Back into the Mid-Pleistocene

_{Casey Luskin
September 20, 2023

Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

2}

This rare find shows that some of the very human-like forms in the fossil record were actually much smarter than we thought. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 20, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Amazon, Angus Menuge, brain, computer science, consciousness, Discovery Institute Press, endorsements, information theory, materialism, materialists, mind, mind-brain problem, Minding the Brain, neuroscience, Robert J. Marks II}

Latest from Discovery Institute Press, Minding the Brain Is an Amazon #1 New Release

_{David Klinghoffer
September 20, 2023

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

1}

Congratulations to the editors, Angus Menuge, Brian Krouse, and Robert J. Marks! Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
September 20, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", abiogenesis, argument from ignorance, artificial intelligence, biases, ChatGPT, chemical evolution, comets, complexity, cosmic fine-tuning, Directed panspermia, early Earth, higher intelligence, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, interstellar dust, Irreducible Complexity, meteorites, methodological naturalism, multiverse, natural selection, Occam's Razor, panpsychism, panspermia, physical constants, physical laws, primordial soup, self-organization, self-repliation, Strong Anthropic Principle, testability, thermodynamics, Weak Anthropic Principle}

Chatting with ChatGPT about Intelligent Design and the Origin of Life

_{William A. Dembski
September 20, 2023

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life

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This study raises the interesting question of the interplay between trained biases in ChatGPT and the ability to coax this AI to transcend those biases. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 20, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, brain, chameleons, Darwinian theory, ecological niches, evolution, eyes, head, intelligent design, lizards, predators, prey, primates, vertebrates, Vienna, vision}

Chameleon Vision — A Unique Marvel of Design

_{Günter Bechly
September 20, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A few days ago, my kids and I visited the wonderful tropical aquarium and zoo Haus des Meeres (House of the Sea) in Vienna. Read More ›

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Author
Nancy Pearcey

Date
September 20, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, adultery, Christianity, Colombia, dignity, divine image, drinking, Evangelical Christianity, gambling, image of God, Latin America, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, pride, prostitutes, Protestantism, smoking, violence, women}

The Image of God — Going Global

_{Nancy Pearcey
September 20, 2023

Bioethics, Faith & Science

3}

Just like in the days of the early church, Christianity teaches men to treat their wives with dignity. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 19, 2023

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, consciousness, cosmic fine-tuning, CPR, Dartmouth College, Durham University, Elsevier, hospitals, Marcelo Gleiser, near-death experiences, NYU, persistent vegetative state, Philip Goff, Rachel Nuwer, researchers, Sam Parnia, Scientific American, wrongthink}

Study: Brain Is Still Active After Death

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 19, 2023

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

6}

Obviously, these experiences point to something that is irrelevant to claims about evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Nancy Pearcey

Date
September 19, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, American Revolution, domestic violence, dominance, equality, husbands, image of God, men, New Testament, Puritans, wives, women}

Those Puzzling Puritans and the Image of God

_{Nancy Pearcey
September 19, 2023

Bioethics, Human Origins and Anthropology

3}

Surprisingly, it was Puritans who passed the first law ever, anywhere in the world, against domestic violence. Read More ›