Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Date
May 18, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Brian Miller, creativity, entropy, Eric Anderson, evolution, hype, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Tour, laboratory, living cells, molecular machines, natural forces, Nature Communications, podcast, Robert Shapiro, scientists, Steven Novella, University of Tokyo}

Brian Miller: From Non-Life to Life via Natural Forces Alone? Nope

_{Science & Culture
May 18, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Steven Novella, a scientist committed to puncturing science hype, seems to have fallen for the hype surrounding this laboratory work. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
May 18, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, addiction, Bible, compassion, COVID-19, dehumanization, doctors, emergency room, futile care, Greeks, human life, Human Zoos, medicine, MRI, nurses, police, Romans, Social Darwinism, Texas, Tufts University, Vaccines, Virginia, Wesley Smith}

When Medical Science Becomes Heartless: The Case of Joshua Smith

_{John G. West
May 18, 2022

Bioethics, Medicine

14}

This might be a good time to take stock of those you rely on for your medical care. How much do you know about your doctors? Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 17, 2022

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Brian Miller, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, design logic, Discovery Institute, Eugene Wigner, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, living systems, microevolution, Nathan Lents, physicists, Systems Biology}

Brian Miller: “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Engineering in the Biological Sciences”

_{Brian Miller
May 17, 2022

Biology, Engineering, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Dr. Miller takes on a number of specific examples including the celebrated eyeless cavefish, which he “used to think was an absolute win for microevolution.” Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
May 17, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Science Reporting
Tagged
, atheism, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, faith, funding, Günter Bechly, Hollywood, hope, intelligent design, journalists, Long Story Short, materialism, media, media bias, Michael Behe, money, movie producers, multiverse, PragerU, Science, Science Uprising, Secrets of the Cell, Stephen Meyer, YouTube videos}

Tired of the Media Promoting Atheism in the Name of Science?

_{John G. West
May 17, 2022

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Science Reporting

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No one else is doing what we are doing. We create first-rate original content, based on research by top scientists and scholars. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 17, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algebra, ants, brains, counting, fish, honeybees, humans, infants, interpretation, neurons, neuroscience, Venus flytrap}

Claim: Honeybees, “Like Humans,” Can Tell Odd Vs. Even Numbers

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 17, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind

3}

Ants, fruit flies, and even plants can also calculate but it does not follow that they are conscious of what they are doing. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
May 17, 2022

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atmosphere, atmospheric gases, carbon dioxide, Carl Sagan, earth, extraterrestrial life, greenhouse effect, Homo sapiens, infrared radiation, intelligent design, light-eaters, metabolism, NASA, nitrogen, oxygen, ozone, photosynthesis, sun, sunlight, The Miracle of Man, Venus}

Earth’s Atmosphere Demonstrates Stunning Biocentric Fine-Tuning

_{Michael Denton
May 17, 2022

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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For photosynthesis to proceed on a planet like Earth, sunlight (visual light) must penetrate the atmosphere all the way to the ground. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 16, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, California, convergent evolution, dinosaurs, dolphins, Hawaii, humpback whale, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Living Waters, natural selection, Nature Communications, NOAA, Paul Nelson, phylogeny, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Sternberg, salmon, Science (journal), Taiwan, testes, 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, adults, Albert Einstein, Aristotle, baby, genius, gestation, human being, Jerry Coyne, life, possibilities, potency, 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

5}

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, Human Zoos, 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, Tucker Carlson, 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

7}

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, free will, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, quantum mechanics, quantum physics, Robert J. Marks II}

Philosopher Looks for a Way to Redefine Free Will

_{Science & 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 ›