Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 2, 2023

Categories
Arts
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, African Savannah, behavior, cathedrals, Daniel Dennett, Darwinian evolution, David Barash, environment of evolutionary adaptedness, evo psych, evolution, evolutionary psychology, genes, human origins, humans, intelligent design, just-so stories, Moon, museums, music, Oskar Schindler, Philip Skell, Pleistocene, Richard Dawkins, Subrena Smith, survival machines, The Descent of Man, Victorian England}

Is Human Psychology Better Explained by Evolution or Design?

_{Casey Luskin
March 2, 2023

Arts, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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“We are survival machines,” wrote atheist biologist Richard Dawkins, “robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes.” Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 2, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, ants, arthropods, behaviorism, engineers, Eric Cassell, evolution, foraging, intelligent design, Mexico, pheromones, PNAS, robotics, rock ants, Stanford University, sun compass, tree ants, University of Arizona, University of Texas}

Ant Navigation Fascinates Engineers

_{David Coppedge
March 2, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Eric Cassell asks, “How did these complex programmed behaviors originate?” The question deserves a better answer than, “They evolved.” Read More ›

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Date
March 1, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Christianity, Darwinism, faith, Houston Baptist University, ID the Future, Nancy Pearcey, naturalism, podcast, The Soul of Science, theism}

Nancy Pearcey on the Politics of Darwinism, Then and Now

_{Science and Culture
March 1, 2023

Evolution, Faith & Science

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The problem with wedding Darwinism and theism is that ultimately it turns one’s understanding of God into something that is largely private and subjective. Read More ›

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Author
Geoffrey Simmons

Date
March 1, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, bleeding, blood-clotting cascade, digital information, Doctor's Diary (series), evolution, Genome Research, H.G. Wells, intelligent design, James Webb Space Telescope, Nature (journal), Pentagon, UAPs, UFO sightings, UFOs, universe}

Doctor’s Diary: The Other Intelligent Designer(s)?

_{Geoffrey Simmons
March 1, 2023

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Who thought of a clotting cascade just in case there’s bleeding? Who thought of an antibody system? Read More ›

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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

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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 ›