Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Date
May 27, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, animal rights, animals, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, documentary, evolution, film festival, human population, humans, Mother Earth, peas, pigs, The War on Humans, Wesley Smith, YouTube videos}

2022 YouTube Film Festival: The War on Humans

_{Science and Culture
May 27, 2022

Bioethics, Botany, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism

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The video investigates activists who want to grant legal rights to animals and plants, and who want to reduce the human population by up to 90 percent. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 27, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, creationists, Darwinism, Dave Farina, Encyclopedia Britannica, Ernst Mayr, evolution, evolutionary biology, fact check, Francisco Ayala, Modern evolutionary synthesis, Professor Dave, Richard Dawkins, S. Joshua Swamidass, Stephen Jay Gould, Wikipedia}

Fact-Checking “Professor Dave”: Is the Term “Darwinism” Really Used Only by “Creationists”?

_{Günter Bechly
May 27, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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As this nonsense is so often found in Internet forums, I here provide the peer-reviewed scientific evidence to put the point to rest once and for all. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 26, 2022

Categories
Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animals, antibiotics, cats, chimpanzees, corals, Dogs, dolphins, elephants, Gabon, grass, health, medicine, pain, parasites, stomach, University of Zurich, West Africa}

These Animals Know How to Self-Medicate

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 26, 2022

Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

The “animals’ pharmacy” mainly aims at treating parasites and wounds using plants and insects. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 26, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, Andreas Vesalius, cancer, collagen, connective tissue, immune response, intelligent design, internal organs, junk DNA, nerves, New Scientist, organs, packaging, sensations, spontaneous generation, vestigial structures}

Fascia, Your Body’s Fashionable “New” Organ

_{David Coppedge
May 26, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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It’s not often that a new functional organ is found in the human body, considering that everything has been dissected and drawn for centuries. Read More ›

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Date
May 26, 2022

Categories
Biology
Geology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Darwinian evolution, Discovery Institute, film festival, fossil record, Günter Bechly, history of life, paleontology, Richard Sternberg, Science Uprising, YouTube videos}

2022 YouTube Film Festival: Science Uprising on the Fossil Record

_{Science and Culture
May 26, 2022

Biology, Geology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Join paleontologist Günter Bechly, geologist Casey Luskin, and evolutionary biologist Richard Sternberg as they explore the state of the debate. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 25, 2022

Categories
Chemistry
Faith & Science
Geology
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, atheism, atmosphere, bronzitite, Casey Luskin, creator, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, earth, intelligent design, luck, magnetic field, Michael Denton, paleontology, plate tectonics, Stephen Meyer, water}

Good Earth: Luskin Explores Design Evidence from Geology

_{David Klinghoffer
May 25, 2022

Chemistry, Faith & Science, Geology, Physical Sciences, Physics

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That’s a sample of bronzitite at the top of this post. It's like a cosmic wink from the creator. Read More ›

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Date
May 25, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bears, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, Discovery Institute, film festival, Long Story Short, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, whale evolution, whales}

2022 YouTube Film Festival: Long Story Short on Whale Evolution

_{Science and Culture
May 25, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Bears turning into whales? Scientists today disagree with Darwin, instead claiming that other land animals were the real precursors to today’s whales. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 25, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Behe, Bradley Monton, Bruce Chapman, Casey Luskin, Darwinism, Dave Farina, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, Elon Musk, ENCODE, evolution, intelligent design, James Tour, Jay Richards, John West, Martin Rees, Marvin Minsky, Max Tegmark, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Michio Kaku, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nick Bostrom, Paul Nelson, PhD, Professor Dave, Ray Kurzweil, Richard Sternberg, Stephen Meyer, theocracy, Thomas Nagel, William A. Dembski, William Shakespeare}

Yawn: Atheist YouTuber “Professor Dave” Rants about Intelligent Design

_{Günter Bechly
May 25, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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In the end, Farina’s potshots against intelligent design and Discovery Institute completely miss their targets. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 24, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, abortion, animals, anti-human exceptionalism, communication, culture, dog, emotion, environmentalism, euthanasia, horse, human rights, humans, memory, New York University, nonhumans, self-awareness, self-determination}

Professor: We Shouldn’t Necessarily Value Humans Over Other Animals

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 24, 2022

Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism

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NYU environmentalism prof Jeff Sebo argues that humans are not always rational and that some animals display mental qualities so we aren’t exceptional. Read More ›

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Date
May 24, 2022

Categories
Biology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, airplanes, civilization, computers, earth, fire, human body, humans, intelligent design, medicine, Michael Denton}

2022 YouTube Film Festival: Fire-Maker

_{Science and Culture
May 24, 2022

Biology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design, Technology

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Think of it: from computers to airplanes to life-giving medicines, the technological marvels of our world were made possible by this human use of fire. Read More ›