Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 28, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, Endocrine Society, Europe, gender, gender dysphoria, gender ideology, hormones, lawsuits, Medicaid, medical care, New Zealand, pediatricians, puberty blockers, puberty blocking, surgery, The British Medical Journal, transgenderism, United States}

In U.S. and Europe, Gender Ideology as “Settled Science” Is Crumbling

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 28, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine

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In the U.S., an increasing number of states are passing laws or guidelines to protect children from potentially irreversible and life-shattering outcomes. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 28, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aging, cancer, Casey Luskin, Current Biology, Endogenous retroviruses, function, gene expression, genomics, Gil McVean, human genome, intelligent design, junk DNA, lymphocytes, PLOS Biology, PNAS, transposable elements, UC Santa Cruz, zebrafish}

In “Junk DNA,” Here Are Benefits of Seeking Function

_{David Coppedge
February 28, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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You wouldn’t toss out all the punctuation in a book as “junk ABC” now, would you? Punctuation has a function. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 28, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Africa, Bible, British Empire, Cambridge University, Christianity, COVID-19, Darwin Comes to Africa, Discovery Institute, New York Times, Olufemi Oluniyi, Scotland, Seattle, snobbery, Social Darwinism, Summer Seminars, University of Edinburgh}

My Friend Olufemi Oluniyi and Darwin’s Legacy in Nigeria

_{John G. West
February 28, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution

5}

Olufemi opened my eyes and heart to the importance of Nigeria to Africa, the dynamic role of Christians there, and the importance of Africa to the world. Read More ›

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Date
February 27, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, chimpanzees, colonialism, Darwin Comes to Africa, Darwinism, evolution, French Guinea, ID the Future, Joseph Stalin, Olufemi Oluniyi, podcast, Social Darwinism, sperm}

When Darwinism Came to Africa, Horrors Ensued

_{Science and Culture
February 27, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution

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Olufemi Oluniyi tells the story of Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, who, guided by Social Darwinism, “sought to produce a race of super-soldiers for Stalin’s army.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 27, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Darwinism, Eric Metaxas, faith, Heaven, human beings, human nature, Human Nature (book), intelligent agents, intelligent design, materialism, nature, original sin, Socrates in the City, supernatural, theology, YouTube videos}

Metaxas, Berlinski: A Match Made in Heaven

_{David Klinghoffer
February 27, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

2}

The dramatic tension between the two is notable and interesting and unusual for the SITC forum, punctuated by laugh-out-loud moments of humor. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 27, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, algae, atmosphere, bacteria, biosphere, carbon, cells, cellular metabolism, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Greenland, heme, hydrogen, intelligent design, Michael Denton, neurons, nitrogen, nitrogenase, Norfolk, nucleic acids, oxygen, phosphorus, PLOS ONE, Privileged Species, rare earth elements, supply chain, termites, The Miracle of Man, University of Pennsylvania, vitamin B12}

How the Earth Operates Supply Chains for Life

_{David Coppedge
February 27, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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It’s no help having essential elements in the Earth’s crust if they can’t get to the organisms that need them. Read More ›

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Date
February 26, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Adolf Hitler, Cambridge University Press, Charles Darwin, eugenics, From Darwin to Hitler, Hitler’s Ethic, Hitler’s Religion, Jeffrey O’Connell, master race, Michael Ruse, Richard Weikart, scientific racism, Social Darwinism, The Death of Humanity}

Cambridge UP Book Airbrushes Darwin’s Contribution to Scientific Racism

_{Science and Culture
February 26, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution

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Darwin’s racist and pro-eugenics thinking, combined with some implications of his theory that he expressed, laid the groundwork for Hitler’s diabolical outlook. Read More ›

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Date
February 25, 2023

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science Reporting
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Bradley Center, ChatGPT, Discovery Institute, Max Tegmark, MIT, Robert J. Marks II}

Robert J. Marks Pours Cold Water on ChatGPT Hype

_{Science and Culture
February 25, 2023

Neuroscience & Mind, Science Reporting

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Are you tired of hearing about ChatGPT yet — "basically high-tech plagiarism," as Noam Chomsky has said? Read More ›

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Date
February 24, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, Biola University, Bradley Center, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Taliaferro, cosmic history, Discovery Institute, faith, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, Joshua Farris, Michael Egnor, soul, Stephen Meyer, Stony Brook University, theology}

Conference to Explore Cosmic Mind and Divine Action

_{Science and Culture
February 24, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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In the first plenary, Stephen Meyer will argue for the existence of an intelligent and transcendent God who has also acted in the course of cosmic history. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 24, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Aeschnidiidae, antennae, Brazil, Crato limestone, dragonfly, Early Cretaceous, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, larvae, legs}

Fossil Friday: A Strange Dragonfly Larva

_{Günter Bechly
February 24, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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In a monograph in 2007, I suggested that these larvae may not be genuine dragonflies of the suborder Anisoptera. Read More ›