Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
July 12, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, ATP synthase, bacterial flagellum, Cleanthes, David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, epiglottis, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, kinesin, matter, mind, molecular machines, nano-technology, Natural Theology (book), nature, Philo, philosophers, William Paley}

Reconsidering David Hume’s Critique of Design Thinking

_{Robert Shedinger
July 12, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

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There is no sense in which we can say that Hume destroyed the intellectual coherence of design thinking. William Paley could already see this in 1802. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 11, 2023

Categories
Genetics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Aeon, behavior, children, choices, Cyril Burt, disease, doppelgänger, eugenics, gene expression, genes, genome, homosexuality, identical twins, psychologists, selfhood, statistical methods, twins, UC Berkeley}

Genes Rule? The Evidence of Identical Twins

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 11, 2023

Genetics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

6}

Researcher on identical twins hoped to prove that Genes Rule! But there were ethics slippages along the way. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Reeves

Date
July 11, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, atheism, Brazil, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Brazilian Society for Intelligent Design, Brazilian Society of Intelligent Design, debates, Doubts About Darwin, Douglas Axe, English, epigenetics, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Juan Manuel Torres, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Marcos Eberlin, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Phillip E. Johnson, Portuguese, Ricardo Marques, São Paulo, Spanish, Stephen Meyer, Tom Woodward, William A. Dembski}

Postcard from São Paulo: Intelligent Design Sung to a New Tune in Brazil

_{Daniel Reeves
July 11, 2023

Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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The theme of the conference was familiar to us, but I’d like to think that we’ve heard it sung to a new tune in more ways than one. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 11, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, British Columbia, earth, freedom, Genesis, human body, human history, humans, intelligent design, J.R.R. Tolkien, minerals, nature, Periodic Table, rare earth elements, stewardship, Washington State}

Complementary Design: Nature and Gardens

_{Eric Hedin
July 11, 2023

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

6}

Evidence of intelligent design shines forth when we consider how the complementarity of human need and tended earth enhances the well-being of both. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 10, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, ancestors, archeology, cave art, Czech Republic, David Coppedge, Howard University, human origins, humans, intelligence, Neanderthals, Racism, ravens, sexism, UNESCO, University of Tübingen, whiteness}

Our Ancestors Are Evolving, Just to Keep Up!

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 10, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

4}

Negative biases about our forebears have long been part of science, education, and popular culture. Why? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 10, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, ATP synthase, biomass, carbon, chloroplasts, coccolithophores, Current Biology, diatoms, dinoflagellates, endosomes, eukaryotic cells, evolution, intelligent design, life, molecular machines, oceans, organelles, photosynthesis, phytoplankton, Rubisco}

How the “Other” ATP Synthase Saves the Planet

_{David Coppedge
July 10, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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A lesser-known rotary engine within cells is responsible for a substantial portion of gases and nutrients that sustain the biosphere. Read More ›

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Author
David Berlinski

Date
July 10, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, analytic philosophy, artificial intelligence, Chinese, Chinese characters, Chinese Room, computers, English, intelligence, intentionality, John Searle, observer, Yale University}

Blind Ambition — Revisiting Searle’s Chinese Room

_{David Berlinski
July 10, 2023

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

7}

For the most part, computer scientists have tended to ignore Searle’s argument and the point of view that it represents. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
July 9, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, Applied Optics, calculus, Euclid, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Oberlin College, Peter Biles, plagiarism, telegraph}

Is Mathematics Discovered or Invented?

_{Robert J. Marks II
July 9, 2023

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind

4}

Some think that math is invented. Evidence, though, points towards its discovery. Read More ›

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Date
July 8, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atmosphere, biochemists, Children of Light, designing intelligence, doctors, earth, Fire-Maker, human life, ID the Future, intelligent design, life, light, Michael Denton, podcast, Privileged Species, Sarah Chaffee, sun, The Miracle of Man, The Miracle of the Cell, The Wonder of Water}

Denton Explains How Light Sustains Human Life

_{Science and Culture
July 8, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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“The atmosphere lets through just the light we need,” says Denton, “and the sun puts out just the light we need. It’s a remarkable coincidence." Read More ›

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Author
David Berlinski

Date
July 7, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, animals, chimpanzees, Columbia University, Darwinian theory, David Premack, Dogs, dolphins, facial expressions, great apes, humans, Jesuits, mathematician, MIT, puppy, San Diego, Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania}

Ovid in His Exile

_{David Berlinski
July 7, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

4}

Schermerhorn Hall at Columbia University was the scene of many strange experiments. Read More ›