Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
June 16, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Archaeoraptor, cheetahs, China, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Francisco Ayala, fraud, junk science, New World, Pleistocene, PNAS, Russia, Science (journal), skull}

Fossil Friday: The Supposed Oldest Cheetah Was Yet Another Fraud

_{Günter Bechly
June 16, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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Even before the publication, the Chinese scientists Deng Tao and Qiu Zhanxiang had revealed the skull to be a crude forgery. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 15, 2023

Categories
Cosmology
Philosophy of Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Amazon, Christianity, Dave Farina, defining science, empiricism, Energy, faith and science, history, humility, ID the Future, intellectual humility, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, logic, matter, methodological naturalism, realism, Return of the God Hypothesis, Robert Boyle, Stephen Meyer, theists, Twitter, William A. Dembski}

Defining Science, and Discussing Stephen Meyer’s God Hypothesis, on Twitter

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 15, 2023

Cosmology, Philosophy of Science, Scientific Reasoning

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"God is a hypothesis. What Dr. Meyer does is evaluate that hypothesis against the latest scientific evidence of the last century." Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 15, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Bible Belt, California, children, Finland, Florida, France, gender-affirming care, hormones, ideology, National Health Service, Norway, policymakers, progressive ideology, puberty, puberty blocking, Sweden, Tennessee}

England’s National Health Service Bans Most Puberty-Blocking

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 15, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine, Science Reporting

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The science is not settled. The time is long past for the woke media and medical associations to recognize this fact. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 15, 2023

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, agency, atoms, Canceled Science, cosmic fine-tuning, earth, evolutionary creationism, experience, Extrasolar Planets, fundamental forces, gravity, habitability, information ratchet, intelligence, intelligent design, laws of nature, matter, Moon, solar system, theistic evolution, universe}

Theistic Cosmology and Theistic Evolution — Understanding the Difference

_{Eric Hedin
June 15, 2023

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Astronomers have convincingly shown that the laws of nature are sufficient to account for the formation of stars and planetary systems throughout the universe. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 14, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, China, consciousness, emotions, hard problem of consciousness, human beings, machines, Northern Illinois University, personhood, robots, Russia, sixth sense, soul, Taylor & Francis, The Economist}

All We Need to Do to Give a Robot a Soul Is… (Error 404)

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 14, 2023

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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In reality, programmers don’t leave souls out of robots because they don’t find them useful; they simply and obviously have no idea how to insert them. Read More ›

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Date
June 14, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, chicken-and-egg problem, China, David Berlinski, Discovery Institute Press, Europe, evolution, Greece, human origins, ID the Future, podcast, Science After Babel, scientific revolution}

Listen: David Berlinski on Chickens, Eggs, Human Exceptionalism, and a Revolution

_{Science and Culture
June 14, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Dr. Berlinski explores a chicken-and-egg problem facing origin-of-life research, and a blindness afflicting some evolutionists focused on human origins. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
June 14, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Around the World in Eighty Days, cell vault, eukaryotic cells, evolution, function, genome, Henrietta, intelligent design, junk DNA, Laurence Moran, mice, phenotype, Phileas Fogg, proteins, ribosomes, Royal Society, Sandwalk, steamships, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Press, What’s in Your Genome, Wikipedia}

Why Knockouts and Deletions Are Insufficient for Inferring Function — The Mystery of Cell “Vaults”

_{Paul Nelson
June 14, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The other day, UPS brought me a copy of Larry Moran’s new book. Moran is a well-known opponent of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Nancy Pearcey

Date
June 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, anthropologists, birth, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, feelings, Herbert Spencer, intelligence, intuition, males, Nancy Pearcey, natural selection, nurturing, sexism, The Toxic War on Masculinity, women}

Darwin: Why Women Are Inferior

_{Nancy Pearcey
June 14, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution

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Any list of toxic male behavior includes disrespect for women, and Darwin bears some responsibility for that. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 13, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, college, Discovery Institute Academy, education, hard science, high school, homeschooling, information, intelligent design, nature, science, students, teachers, tuition, Washington State}

New High School CHEMISTRY Course This Fall from Discovery Institute Academy

_{David Klinghoffer
June 13, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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As teacher Kristin Marais emphasizes, “That’s what chemistry is all about: we want to see things.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 13, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, antibiotic resistance, cell biology, Darwin's Finches, Darwinian theory, developmental biology, DiscoveryU, evolution, fossils, Icons of Evolution, ID the Future, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, materialism, molecular biology, natural selection, online course, peppered moths, podcast, textbooks, whales}

Jonathan Wells Evaluates Darwinian Evolution in New Online Course

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 13, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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How strong is the evidence for Darwinian evolution? What are the limits of the Darwinian mechanism? Read More ›