Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Date
November 18, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, Baylor University, colony insects, computer engineering, computers, constraints, convergence, Darwinian processes, David Wolpert, Eric Cassell, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, No Free Lunch theorems, podcast, programmed behaviors, random changes, Robert J. Marks II, Rubik’s cube, teleophobia, William Macready}

How Convergent Animal Algorithms Challenge Darwinism

_{Science and Culture
November 18, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Eric Cassell discuss the No Free Lunch theorems of William Macready and David Wolpert, and the problem of blind searches for everything from Rubik’s cube solutions to the formula for WD-40. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 17, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Darwinists, debate, evolution, fossils, Günter Bechly, Hank Green, Science Uprising, Stephen Meyer, YouTube videos}

Hank Green: Evolution “Is a Thing, Not a Debate” — Science Uprising on Fossils Shows Otherwise

_{David Klinghoffer
November 17, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Paleontology

2}

You may wonder about the guy who delivers the smug assurance about fossils and evolution. Who is he? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 17, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), algorithms, Ann Gauger, atheism, Big Tech, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, censorship, Center for Science and Culture, Darwin’s Cancel Culture, Darwinists, David Berlinski, Douglas Axe, Elizabeth Whatley, Emily Reeves, evolution, Evolution News, fiction, George Orwell, intelligent design, John West, Jonathan Wells, Michael Egnor, Newspeak, novels, Paul Nelson, Stephen Meyer, telescreen, thoughtcrime, unperson, William A. Dembski}

Let’s Make Orwell Fiction Again!

_{David Klinghoffer
November 17, 2021

Evolution, Scientific Freedom

3}

Today, intelligent design is a thoughtcrime. Using words that help others recognize the meaning that underlies nature may be the severest offense. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 17, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apes, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, Charles Doolittle Walcott, Darwinian evolution, dinosaurs, evolution, Fossil Hall, Georges Cuvier, human body, intelligent design, John Ray, Louis Agassiz, Louis Pasteur, lungs, museums, On the Origin of Species, opposable thumbs, Richard Owen, Smithsonian Institution, walking}

At the Smithsonian, the Nation’s Museum, It’s All Darwin, All the Time

_{David Coppedge
November 17, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

4}

At the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Charles Darwin dominates almost every exhibit. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 16, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Science Reporting
Tagged
, algebra, ambiguity, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, computer science, computers, COSM 2021, Discovery Institute, Erik Larson, grocery store, Harvard University Press, humans, Jeopardy, superintelligence, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence}

Harvard U Press Computer Science Author Gives AI a Reality Check

_{Casey Luskin
November 16, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Science Reporting

4}

The key missing ingredient in machine intelligence is the ability to appreciate context, do analysis, and make appropriate inferences. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
November 16, 2021

Categories
Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, brain, Christianity, dualism, epilepsy, inductive reasoning, inference to the best explanation, intellectual seizures, logic, materialism, mind, Mystery of the Mind, natural science, neuroscience, neuroscientists, neurosurgeons, surgery, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, Wilder Penfield, William Shakespeare}

Dualism and Materialism in Modern Neuroscience

_{Michael Egnor
November 16, 2021

Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

6}

Wilder Penfield concluded that free will is not in the brain — it is an immaterial power of the mind. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
November 16, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aircraft, Animal Algorithms, birds, communication, Darwinian processes, evolutionary theory, hive, honey bees, honeycomb, human language, insects, intelligent design, learning, navigation, neurons, United Kingdom, waggle dance}

Navigational Genius — Not Just for the Birds

_{Eric Cassell
November 16, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

While these theories may appear reasonable, given the complexity of the behavior it is unclear how a Darwinian process can be a plausible explanation. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 15, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Athena, Casey Luskin, Darwinian theory, evolution, explosions, fossil record, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Jeffrey Schwartz, jumps, paleontology, premiere, Richard Sternberg, Science Uprising, Stephen Meyer, University of Pittsburgh, YouTube videos, Zeus}

New Science Uprising Episode Asks, “Just How Bad Is the Fossil Record for Darwin’s Theory?”

_{David Klinghoffer
November 15, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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The fossil record is not a good match with Darwinian thinking, but it makes a strong pairing with intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 15, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Ann Gauger, BIO-Complexity, BioLogos, bottleneck, Calvin College, Christianity Today, Deborah Haarsma, Dennis Venema, DNA, Evangelical Christians, Evangelicals, evolutionary creation, evolutionary science, Francis Collins, human origin, humans, In Quest of the Historical Adam, In Quest of the Historical Adam (series), Nature Ecology and Evolution, npr, Ola Hössjer, Queen Mary University, Review of Craig's In Quest of the Historical Adam (series), Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science and Human Origins, Scot McKnight, The Language of God, theistic evolution, Trinity Western University, William Lane Craig}

Lessons from the Evangelical Debate About Adam and Eve

_{Casey Luskin
November 15, 2021

Evolution, Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

20}

The standard evolutionary account of human origins holds that our population has always been in the thousands and humanity did not descend from an initial pair. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
November 15, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Aristotle, Charles Darwin, Cicero, common sense, cosmogenic myth, David Hume, Epicurus, evolution, Galen, Geoffrey Chaucer, How I Came to Take Leave of Darwin (series), Lady Fortuna, Lady Luck, Lucretius, materialism, natural selection, Plato, Victorian England}

How I Came to Take Leave of Darwin: A Coda

_{Neil Thomas
November 15, 2021

Evolution, Faith & Science

2}

After seeing my recent book through to publication, I began to experience a certain gnawing feeling. Read More ›