Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 16, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, California, convergent evolution, Dave Anderson, dinosaurs, dolphins, Hawaii, humpback whale, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Living Waters, Monterey, natural selection, Nature Communications, NOAA, Paul Nelson, phylogeny, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, rete mirabile, Richard Sternberg, salmon, Science (journal), Taiwan, testes, trash, veins, whale evolution, whales}

Whales Give More “Design of Life” Evidence, Defying Explanations Based on Natural Selection

_{David Coppedge
May 16, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Biologist Richard Sternberg explains how the whale-evolution sequence is more “artistic license” than demonstrable fact. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 16, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Life Sciences
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Tagged
, abortion, act, actuality, adults, Albert Einstein, Aristotle, baby, genius, gestation, human being, Jerry Coyne, life, possibilities, potency, potentiality, rational thought, soul, Thomistic philosophy, zygote}

Must We Be Able to Reason to Be Thought of as Human Persons?

_{Michael Egnor
May 16, 2022

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Life Sciences, Metaphysics, Philosophy

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A common argument as to why abortion is generally ethical is that the unborn child cannot reason. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
May 16, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Science Reporting
Tagged
, anti-Semitism, blacks, buffalo, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Columbine High School, conspiracy theory, crime, Darwinian racism, Darwinian theory, Donald Trump, evolution, Gilroy Garlic Festival, Human Zoos, mass shooting, media, Michael Denton, Nature Genetics, New York State, New York Times, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Racism, Richard Weikart, The War on Humans, Tops Friendly Market, Tucker Carlson, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, violence, Wesley Smith, white supremacy}

How Science Fueled the White Supremacist Mass Murderer in Buffalo, NY

_{John G. West
May 16, 2022

Evolution, Science Reporting

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Over the weekend, a teenage male shooter perpetrated a horrific mass murder in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. Read More ›

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Date
May 15, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, Benjamin Libet, brain waves, cause, David Hume, effect, free will, Julian Baggini, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, quantum mechanics, quantum physics, Robert J. Marks II, The Great Guide}

Philosopher Looks for a Way to Redefine Free Will

_{Science and Culture
May 15, 2022

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics

5}

Julian Baggini’s proposed new approach assumes the existence of the very qualities that only a traditional view of the mind offers. Read More ›

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Date
May 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Darwinian evolution, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Denton, paradigm shift, podcast, Science, The Miracle of Man}

Biologist Michael Denton: Paradigm Shifts

_{Science and Culture
May 14, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Denton reflects on paradigm shifts in science he’s witnessed in his lifetime and how his own thinking has changed. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 13, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, chloroplasts, Current Biology, David Wolpert, evolution, Francis Bacon, Heidelberg University, heterochromatin, information flow, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jay Richards, jumping genes, junk DNA, kinesin, mechanical philosophy, Nobel Prize, open reading frame, Prime Mover, proteins, Ribosome, Robert Boyle, robotics, Rockefeller University, Salk Institute, Santa Fe Institute, University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University, William A. Dembski, William Paley}

Natural Machinery Operates Without Intervention; But How?

_{David Coppedge
May 13, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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We’re going to need a new philosophy: one that can handle realities the Elizabethans and Victorians could never have imagined. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
May 13, 2022

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", arthritis, automobile, bursa, Cheddar News, chimpanzees, clavicle, collarbone, Columbia University, deltoid muscle, diet, DNA, evolution, exercise, feces, flat tire, flexibility, forearm, hip joint, human body, human shoulder, humerus, intelligent design, Natalia Ryzak, posture, rotator cuff, scapula, shoulder, shoulder blade, shoulder problems, stability, storytelling, throwing, tornado, trapezius muscle, zoos}

Is the Human Shoulder Badly Designed?

_{Jonathan Wells
May 13, 2022

Anatomy, Biology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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Watch an acrobat performing on the parallel bars. Or a baseball player pitching a fastball. Or an athlete swimming the butterfly. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 12, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, administrators, Anthony Fauci, Francis Collins, government, healthcare, Judicial Watch, kickbacks, money, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, pharmaceutical industry, researchers}

Did Fauci and Collins Receive Royalty Payments from Drug Companies?

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 12, 2022

Bioethics, Medicine

4}

Transparency of the government science establishment should raise concerns. Congressional oversight is warranted. Read More ›

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Date
May 12, 2022

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, bipedalism, carbon, earth, Henry F. (Fritz) Schaefer, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, podcast, prior fitness, sun, The Miracle of Man, transition metals, University of Georgia, water}

Miracle of Man: Denton’s Prior Fitness Argument

_{Science and Culture
May 12, 2022

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology

1}

One or two examples are interesting. But where the argument gains dramatic force is in the accumulation of many examples. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 12, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archaea, ATP, bacteria, biotechnology, conservation, COVID-19, enzyme, eukaryotes, evolution, Evolution News, heat, hot springs, hydrothermal vents, intelligent design, kinase, Nature (journal), ribose, RNA, therapeutics, tRNA, University of Tokyo, Vaccines, Yellowstone}

Transfer RNAs Wear Special Gear for Hot Water

_{David Coppedge
May 12, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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As usual, evolution-talk is inversely proportional to the amount of detail presented about cellular workings. Read More ›