Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
July 5, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Brian Miller, Christianity, Contact, DNA, ET enlightenment, extraterrestrials, Fermi’s Paradox, geochemical anomalies, James Webb Space Telescope, media, Mediocrity Principle, Michael Keas, Michigan, physicists, SETI, UFOs, Unbelievable}

The Search for ET Artifacts Misses the Elephant

_{Jonathan Witt
July 5, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Now that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is fully operational, there is renewed chatter about the possibility of discovering extra-terrestrial life. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
July 4, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bill Gates, Charles Darwin, Declaration of Independence, DNA, Founders, George Gaylord Simpson, human rights, Independence Day, intelligent design, John Adams, nature, Thomas Jefferson, United States, Watson and Crick}

Thomas Jefferson’s Embrace of Intelligent Design

_{Stephen C. Meyer
July 4, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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On Independence Day, it is appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens. There is one source that is more basic than any other. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 3, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, animal life, animals, Becket Cook, Bible, communication, Darwinism, David Berlinski, discontinuity, Dogs, humans, Jesuits, Ovid, pets, Science After Babel}

With Becket Cook, David Berlinski Discusses Speech as a Problem for Darwin, and More

_{David Klinghoffer
July 3, 2023

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Dog owners know that to look into your dog’s eyes is often to see that the dog has something he wishes to say but lacks the “machinery for externalization.” Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
July 3, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, acrosome, antibodies, ATP, capacitation, cilia, clotting factors, contraceptives, egg, enzymes, evolution, fibrin, flagellum, foresight, fructose, head, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, middle piece, reproductive tract, seminal fluid, seminal vesicles, sperm cells, zona pellucida}

The Design of the Seminal Fluid and Sperm Capacitation

_{Jonathan McLatchie
July 3, 2023

Intelligent Design, Medicine

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There is no cause in the universe that is known to have such a capacity of foresight other than intelligent design. Read More ›

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Date
July 2, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Darwin on Trial, Discovery Institute, intelligent design, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, NOVA, PBS, Phillip E. Johnson, UC Berkeley}

PBS, Darwin, and Dover: An Interview with Phillip Johnson

_{Science and Culture
July 2, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Johnson was one of the only intelligent design proponents interviewed for and included in PBS’s science series NOVA in an episode about the Dover case. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 1, 2023

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, Christof Koch, consciousness, consciousness spot, David Chalmers, David Papineau, dualism, human nature, information theory, Integrated information theory, Kenneth Miller, King’s College, laboratories, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, New York University, panpsychism, philosophers, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Tel Aviv University, The Human Instinct}

The Philosopher Wins: There’s No Consciousness Spot in the Brain

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 1, 2023

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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After a 25-year search, dualist philosopher David Chalmers won the bet with neuroscientist Christof Koch. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, acrosin, acrosome, acrosome phase, bacterial flagellum, calcium ions, cap phase, capacitation, cervix, Daniela Nicastro, DNA, dyneins, egg cell, ejaculation, fertilization, fertilized egg, flagellum, foresight, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Golgi phase, haploid genome, Harvard University, human reproduction, hyaluronidase, infant, intelligent design, intent, intercourse, Irreducible Complexity, Jianfeng Lin, middle piece, mitochondria, ovum, reproductive tract, seminal fluid, sperm cells, sperm flagellum, teleology, uterine tubes, uterus, zygote}

On the Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells

_{Jonathan McLatchie
June 30, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

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Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Biology
Epistemology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, biological complexity, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, common ancestry, design detection, divine intervention, Douglas Axe, Emily Reeves, evolution, Evolution News, evolutionary biology, evolutionary theory, fitness landscapes, intelligent design, laws of nature, natural selection, random mutation, Religions (journal), Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, theologians, University of Helsinki}

Peer-Reviewed Paper by Discovery Institute Staff Evaluates Synthesis of “Design and Evolution”

_{Casey Luskin
June 30, 2023

Biology, Epistemology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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We regard Kojonen’s model as nuanced, erudite, and fair-minded. It is a model of fine scholarship and deserves serious attention. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, astronomers, black holes, civilization, creativity, dark energy, dark matter, electromagnetic force, electrons, elementary particles, elements, gravity, human beings, humanity, image of God, James Webb Space Telescope, Judeo-Christian tradition, laws of nature, literature, nebulae, neutrons, planets, protons, spectroscopy, stars, sunset, universe}

Intelligence Is Unnatural, and Why That Matters

_{Eric Hedin
June 30, 2023

Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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One of the advantages we have in our study of nature is our ability to observe an entire “unpolluted” universe. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Afar region, Australopithecus, brain, Ethiopia, face, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Homo, Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, human origins, Koobi Fora, Ledi-Geraru, mandible, paleoanthropology, paleontology, phylogenetic analysis, Richard Leakey, University of Tübingen}

Fossil Friday: Homo rudolfensis, Another Contentious Homo

_{Günter Bechly
June 30, 2023

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Considering the checkered history of grandiose claims and controversies in paleoanthropology, some caution may be wise. Read More ›