Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Date
May 9, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Be a Movie Producer, C. elegans, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, evolution, film festival, intelligent design, Paul Nelson, philosophy of biology, worms, YouTube videos}

Film Festival 2023 — “How to Build a Worm”

_{Science and Culture
May 9, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

Today we are screening a video hosted by Paul Nelson who describes the amazing process by which the worm is constructed and how it points toward ID. Read More ›

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Author
Melissa Cain Travis

Date
May 9, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, antiquity, Christianity, Darwinism, DiscoveryU, evolution, Galileo Affair, human origins, intelligent design, materialistic philosophy, progressive creationism, Science and Faith in Dialogue, Scopes Monkey Trial, theistic evolution, theology, Warfare Thesis, Young Earth Creationism, Zoom}

Coming Soon to DiscoveryU: Live Courses on Science and Christianity

_{Melissa Cain Travis
May 9, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

3}

The pilot course, Science and Christianity I: A Historical Exploration, begins on July 10 and will be the first in a three-part module taught by yours truly. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 8, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Philosophy
Tagged
, abortion, artificial intelligence, babies, ChatGPT, chimpanzees, computer, dementia, human life, humans, infanticide, infants, medicine, persons, Peter Singer, pregnancy, Princeton University, self-awareness, sentience, unborn baby, unconsciousness}

Peter Singer Compares Abortion to Turning Off a Computer

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 8, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine, Philosophy

3}

Singer first claims that should an AI ever become “sentient,” turning it off would be akin to killing a being with the highest moral value. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Stadler

Date
May 8, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, building blocks, Center for Chemical Evolution, DNA, early Earth, evolution, Georgia Tech, ideology, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, Jon Perry, Long Story Short, methodological naturalism, Murchison meteorite, NASA, National Science Foundation, natural processes, null hypothesis, outer space, proteins, recycling, repair, RNA, self-assembly, self-replicating molecule, solar system, Stated Clearly, sugars, University of Chicago, YouTube videos}

On Origin of Life, “Stated Clearly” Has Clearly Misled Viewers

_{Rob Stadler
May 8, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Jon Perry may be a proponent of methodological naturalism, which constrains science to consider only natural causes, regardless of the scientific evidence. Read More ›

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Date
May 7, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Africa, Biomimetics, bird feathers, birds, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, feathers, Flight, intelligent design, Johns Hopkins University, males, MIT, nest, Royal Society Interface, Science and Faith in Dialogue, water}

Sandgrouse Takes the Royal Society to Design School

_{Science and Culture
May 7, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Episode guest Brian Miller talks with host Casey Luskin about the details of the ingenious design. Read More ›

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Date
May 6, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, Assembly Theory, combinatorial space, enzymes, genetic instructions, intelligent design, interpretation, Lee Cronin, life, molecules, Philip Ball, proteins, Quanta Magazine, specification, William A. Dembski}

Meet Intelligent Design’s Naturalistic Cousin: Assembly Theory

_{Science and Culture
May 6, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

When one notices conceptual similarities and parallels, it would be remiss for us not to highlight them. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Sandico

Date
May 5, 2023

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrophysicists, black holes, Brian Keating, dragons, faith and science, intelligent design, interviews, Jews, Jordan Peterson, Judaism, Losing the Nobel Prize, multiverse, podcast, Return of the God Hypothesis}

Watch: Brian Keating and Jordan Peterson on All Things Cosmological

_{Emily Sandico
May 5, 2023

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

1}

Dr. Keating is a brilliant astrophysicist, an observant Jew, and a fascinating figure in the dialogue about science and religion. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 5, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Science Education
Tagged
, biological origins, cell biology, DiscoveryU, education, empirical science, evidence, evolution, fear, free will, God, heretics, Icons of Evolution, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, materialistic science, molecular biology, obedience, orthodoxy, skepticism, spirit, The Design of Life, The Myth of Junk DNA, totalitarian science, UC Berkeley, Yale University}

New Course on Evolution Challenges Group-Think with Scientific Skepticism

_{David Klinghoffer
May 5, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Science Education

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Consider spending the time — 40 lessons with accompanying quizzes to check your progress — to weigh the evidence for yourself. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 5, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, bilaterians, Carboniferous Period, cephalopods, Darwinian evolution, deuterostome, fin rays, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Illinois, lampreys, Mazon Creek, missing links, mollusk, Nature (journal), vertebrates}

Fossil Friday: The Stubborn Mystery of the Tully Monster

_{Günter Bechly
May 5, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

4}

How much confidence should we really place in dubious fossil evidence when it is boldly claimed to prove Darwinian evolution as a fact? Read More ›

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Author
Carl Linnaeus

Date
May 4, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, abiogenesis, abiotic chemistry, amino acids, asteroids, biopolymers, building blocks, carbon, chemical evolution, DNA, early Earth, extraterrestrials, James Tour, lipids, Live Science, Nature Communications, nucleobases, panspermia, phosphate, prebiotic chemicals, proteins, Rice University, RNA, RNA world, Ryugu, Science (journal), Science and Faith in Dialogue, side chains, solar system, uracil}

Uracil Discovered on Asteroid Ryugu — What Does It Mean for the Origin of Life?

_{Carl Linnaeus
May 4, 2023

Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

8}

These Ryugu samples appear to be our first chance to examine which organic compounds may be produced in a prebiotic setting in our solar system. Read More ›