Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 3, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Paleontology
Physics
Tagged
, Australia, Bavaria, damselfly, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, genus, Germany, hard science, magic wand, Natural History Museum, Neo-Darwinism, species, Stuttgart, Upper Jurassic}

Fossil Friday: Evolutionary Stasis in Fossil Damselflies Challenges Darwinism

_{Günter Bechly
March 3, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Paleontology, Physics

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In the hard sciences such explanations that can explain everything and rule out no possible observations are usually considered empirically empty and worthless. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 2, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, Arkansas, breasts, California, children, cross-sex hormones, de-transitioners, lawsuits, malpractice, medical conscience, medical professionals, minors, moral panic, parents, puberty blocker, surgery, transgenderism}

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits to the Rescue

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 2, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine

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State legislatures are considering bills to remedy a problem by lengthening their statute of limitations when the procedures were done on minors. Read More ›

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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

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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 ›