Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
October 11, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, American Astronomical Society, Biophysical Society, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Enlightenment, evolution, gravity, Harvey Lodish, intelligent design, Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis? (series), Isaac Newton, materialism, Modern Age, Myth of the Dark Ages, Nature (journal), The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, Walther Nernst}

Theory in Crisis? Redefining Science

_{Jonathan Wells
October 11, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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Scientific revolutions are often marked by disputes over the “standard that distinguishes a real scientific solution from a mere metaphysical speculation.” Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
October 10, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antoine Lavoisier, Darwinism, electromagnetic wave, evolution, Evolution: A Theory is Crisis, Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis, gravity, Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis? (series), Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell, Michael Denton, oxygen, paradigms, textbooks, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, theology, Thomas Kuhn}

Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis?

_{Jonathan Wells
October 10, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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What does it mean to say that a theory is “in crisis”? It’s not enough to point out that a theory is inconsistent with evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 9, 2022

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, cognitive capacity, conjoined twins, hearts, Janus, lungs, personality, researchers, resources, tortoise, twins}

Two-Headed Tortoise with Two Personalities?

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 9, 2022

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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Many would be surprised to learn that either head had any personality at all, and yet… Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 8, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Culture
Evolution
Tagged
, environmental law, Erin O’Donnell, evolution, geological features, guardians, lawsuits, mussels, nature rights, personhood, regulations, Science (journal), Spain, University of Melbourne}

Spanish Lagoon Granted Right to “Evolve”

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 8, 2022

Bioethics, Culture, Evolution

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The “nature rights” movement continues to spread — with little resistance because people don’t take it seriously. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 7, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adenine, ATP synthase, evolution, genetic information, gluconeogenesis, glycolysis, hydrothermal vents, intelligent design, Krebs cycle, Miller-Urey experiment, Nick Lane, PLOS Biology, protocells, referee, University College London}

Game Over? Nick Lane Wants Another Inning

_{David Coppedge
October 7, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Michael Behe described how he attended a conference to hear Nobel laureate John Walker, the world’s expert on ATP synthase, explain how it might have evolved. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 7, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Paleontology
Tagged
, Christianity, conversion, evidence, faith, Gospels, Günter Bechly, Holy Spirit, intelligent design, miracles, Neo-Darwinism, Old Testament, paleontologists, religious tradition, Salvo Magazine, Science, theism}

Günter Bechly’s Journey to Faith

_{David Klinghoffer
October 7, 2022

Faith & Science, Paleontology

2}

I can identify with the last paragraph, in the context of my own different religious tradition, with certain other difference as well. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
October 7, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, beetle, bivalve, Cretaceous, Darwinian theory, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossils, holotype, Japan, Japanese, Miocene, mollusk, Research, sea snake}

Fossil Friday: Moniopterus — Snake, Beetle, or Mollusk?

_{Günter Bechly
October 7, 2022

Evolution, Paleontology

3}

Scientists are only humans and many of them see what they want to see. Fossils often leave a lot of room for wild imagination and wishful thinking. Read More ›

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Date
October 6, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, anti-science, Center for Science and Culture, COVID-19, Discovery Institute, Europe, house arrest, human dignity, ID the Future, John West, medicine, podcast, Science, scientific evidence, United States, vaccination, Wesley Smith, yeast}

Listen: Demonizers and Dehumanizers

_{Science and Culture
October 6, 2022

Bioethics, Medicine, Scientific Reasoning

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John West urges supporters of vaccinations to meet the other side not with insults but with reasoned discourse and scientific evidence. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 6, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, California, Caltech, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Cnidaria, dolphins, flippers, George Washington University, Illustra Media, jellyfish, John Dabiri, Lad Allen, Living Waters, Phys.org, salmon, sea lion, sea turtles, The Conversation}

Secrets that Give Sea Lions and Jellyfish Their Edge as Swimmers

_{David Coppedge
October 6, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

The world’s best human designers are attempting to build machines to mimic what these animals “naturally do. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
October 6, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Brights, Carlo Rovelli, Charles Darwin, Enlightenment, Erasmus Darwin, evolution, Max Planck, New Atheists, quantum weirdness, superstition, Werner Heisenberg, worldview}

Darwin and the Loss of the Enlightenment Paradigm

_{Neil Thomas
October 6, 2022

Evolution, Faith & Science

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As a plethora of books, articles, and TV programs have recently intoned, our almost complete ignorance of the nature of ultimate reality has been laid bare. Read More ›