Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 23, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, agnostics, atheism, citation bluffing, Dave Farina, debates, Discovery Institute, James Tour, Professor Dave Explains, researchers, rhetoric, Rice University, YouTube videos}

A War of Words? How to Tell Who Won the Tour-Farina Debate

_{Casey Luskin
May 23, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

8}

Over three subsequent posts, I’m going to elaborate on three reasons that we can see that Tour won, based upon a rhetorical analysis of the debate. Read More ›

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post

Date
May 23, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Be a Movie Producer, blood clotting, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, film festival, health, human body, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Secrets of the Cell, YouTube videos}

Film Festival 2023 — “Blood Clotting: The Body’s Emergency Response System”

_{Science and Culture
May 23, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Today we are proud to screen a video from our “Secrets of the Cell” series that highlights an amazing feature of the body’s emergency response system. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
May 23, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, atheism, birthdays, debates, Design Inference, information, intelligent design, James Tour, materialism, probability, Professor Dave Explains, Rice University, science education, social media, unwashed middle, YouTube videos}

“Well, Everyone Has to Have a Birthday” — How Professor Dave Botches Probability

_{William A. Dembski
May 23, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

8}

Farina misses the key second component of design inferences. His pattern of birthdays is completely unspecified. Read More ›

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post

Date
May 22, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Be a Movie Producer, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, Discovery Institute, film festival, fossil record, Günter Bechly, interview, YouTube videos}

Film Festival 2023 — “Günter Bechly Explains What the Fossil Evidence Really Says”

_{Science and Culture
May 22, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

1}

Dr. Bechly answers probing questions of the fossil record and explains how it is not going the way Darwin was expecting. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 22, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Faith & Science
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, agnostics, atheism, blackboard, Casey Luskin, debates, insults, James Tour, Professor Dave Explains, professors, Rice University}

Atheists Review Professor Dave’s Debate Performance

_{David Klinghoffer
May 22, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Faith & Science, Origin of Life

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Dave Farina has “tremendous reading skills” — he can read from a script, on YouTube or in a debate, with fluency and confidence. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 22, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, atheism, blackboard, Dave Farina, early Earth, evolution, functional cell, Houston, James Tour, polynucleotides, polypeptides, polysaccharides, prebiotic conditions, Professor Dave Explains, Rice University, specified information, Texas}

Where’s the Chemistry? On the Origin of Life, James Tour Exposes Professor Dave as “Clueless”

_{Casey Luskin
May 22, 2023

Biochemistry, Origin of Life

7}

Professor Dave’s inability to provide the chemistry to back up his claims calls to mind the famous Wendy’s ad from the 1980s. Read More ›

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post

Author
William A. Dembski

Date
May 22, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, Google Bard, human intelligence, Kurt Gödel, neuroscience, self-reference, sentences}

Breaking Google Bard

_{William A. Dembski
May 22, 2023

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

4}

The fundamental problem with these systems is Goedelian. Kurt Goedel showed that formal systems like this are unable to extract themselves from these systems. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 21, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, debates, early Earth, insults, James Tour, Professor Dave, professors, Rice University, sarcasm, YouTube videos}

Stay Tuned, but Here Are a Few Notes on Dave Farina versus James Tour

_{David Klinghoffer
May 21, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

3}

I was struck by how quickly Farina was dominated and deflated as soon as he had run out of script and had to speak on his own two feet. Read More ›

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post

Date
May 21, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Dave Farina, debates, evolution, ID the Future, James Tour, life, living cell, non-life, podcast, prebiotic Earth, researchers, YouTubers}

James Tour: Reviewing the Challenges for Abiogenesis

_{Science and Culture
May 21, 2023

Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

1}

To coincide with James Tour’s highly anticipated debate with YouTuber Dave Farina, we pulled this gem out of the archive for your listening pleasure! Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 19, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Critical Transitions in Nature and Society, Darwin's Doubt, Ediacaran fauna, evolution, Evolution News, fossil record, genetic information, Graham Budd, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Nick Matzke, oxygen, paleobiology, paleontology, Precambrian, Professor Dave, scientific literature, Sören Jensen, Stephen Meyer}

FAQ: The Cambrian Explosion Is Real, and It Is a Problem for Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
May 19, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

6}

An email correspondent who is friendly to intelligent design (ID) recently wrote us asking how to respond to common objections to ID arguments about the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›