Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Date
October 21, 2021

Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Daniel Díaz, Discovery Institute, entropy, ID the Future, intelligent design, Mind Matters, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, probability theory, Robert J. Marks II, Stockholm University, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Life: Fearfully and Wonderfully Fine-Tuned

_{Science and Culture
October 21, 2021

Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

1}

At the center of the discussion are three technical papers, each co-authored by one or more of the three members of the podcast discussion. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 21, 2021

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Physical Sciences
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), academic freedom, atheism, Ball State University, bullying, Casey Luskin, Eric Hedin, evolution, free speech, freedom from religion foundation, George Orwell, human origins, intimidation, Jerry Coyne, Jonathan Wells, materialism, Science Uprising, thoughtcrime, University of Chicago}

Doublethink: Censor of the Year Calls for Free Speech

_{David Klinghoffer
October 21, 2021

Human Origins and Anthropology, Physical Sciences, Scientific Freedom

5}

Jerry Coyne, who punched down, canceled Eric Hedin, and never apologized, deplores what he calls the “denial-of-free-speech movement.” Read More ›

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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
October 21, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, bacterium, batteries, Cornell University, early Earth, evolution, Evolution and Intelligent Design in a Nutshell, Facebook, factory, Granville Sewell, magnets, Mars, molecubes, Richard Dawkins, self-replication, Stephen Meyer, YouTube videos}

Self-Replication? Not Even Close

_{Eric H. Anderson
October 21, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

11}

Cornell University researchers allegedly “created a machine that can build copies of itself.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 20, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atheism, Directed panspermia, Eric Metaxas, gaslighting, intelligent design, Is Atheism Dead?, multiverse, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientific atheism, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, Steven Weinberg}

Stephen Meyer, Eric Metaxas: Are Atheists Gaslighting Us?

_{David Klinghoffer
October 20, 2021

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

2}

Metaxas gently chides Dr. Meyer for his graciousness to opponents in the world of scientific atheism. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 20, 2021

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Ann Gauger, Bill Nye, chimpanzees, Colin Reeves, common ancestry, Dennis Venema, DNA, evolution, Frontiers in Genetics, gene regulatory networks, genome, Genome Biology and Evolution, humans, intelligent design, junk DNA, Nature (journal), non-coding DNA, Ola Hössjer, pseudogenes, Richard Buggs, Science (journal), Theistic Evolution (book)}

Human-Chimp Similarity: What Is It and What Does It Mean?

_{Casey Luskin
October 20, 2021

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

13}

For years we’ve been told that human and chimp DNA is some 99 percent identical. Is that true? Read More ›

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Author
Walter Myers III

Date
October 20, 2021

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, "poor design", breathing, Cornelius Hunter, esophagus, evolution, Fazale Rana, humans, intelligent design, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, muscles, neck, whales, winds}

Is the Human Neck a “Mistake of Evolution”?

_{Walter Myers III
October 20, 2021

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine

8}

Darwin asserted the “absurdity” of evolution designing a shared opening to the esophagus and trachea (windpipe). Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 19, 2021

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Alan Guth, Big Bang, causal set cosmology, entropy, Ethan Siegel, intelligent design, NASA, Paul Sutter, Pluto, Stephen Meyer, Stony Brook University, universe}

Attempt to Explain Away the Beginning of the Universe Fails to Distinguish Imagination from Reality

_{Brian Miller
October 19, 2021

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

5}

Here I will address another desperate attempt to avoid a cosmic beginning, this one by astrophysicist Paul Sutter. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 19, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, apologetics, C.S. Lewis, Canada, Charles Darwin, evolution, faith, intelligent design, John West, Max McLean, movies, Science, The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, The Most Reluctant Convert, United States, YouTube videos}

Listen, or Watch: West and McLean on Science, C. S. Lewis’s Journey, and More

_{David Klinghoffer
October 19, 2021

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

3}

Actor Max McLean points out an insight from Lewis on the role of apologetic and other arguments in maintaining faith. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 19, 2021

Categories
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", brain, Casey Luskin, Christianity, Darwinian theory, human behavior, human origins, Joseph Holden, menopause, Science, smiling, Subrena E. Smith, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, William A. Dembski, wonder}

There Is No Such Thing as a Fossil Mind

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 19, 2021

Evolutionary Psychology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

4}

We are free to accept ad hoc evo psych explanations if we wish. Like astrology and palm reading, they make good conversation pieces. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
October 18, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, Bible, Casey Luskin, China, Christianity, Christianity Today, Darwin Day in America, Darwinian evolution, ENCODE, Evangelical Christians, Francis Collins, gain-of-function research, George W. Bush, Jonathan Witt, junk DNA, Karl Giberson, Kenneth Miller, Michael Behe, National Institutes of Health, Obama Administration, premature babies, professors, Science (journal), The Language of God, The New England Journal of Medicine, University of Alabama-Birmingham, vaccination}

The Tragedy of Francis Collins’s Model for Science-Faith Integration

_{John G. West
October 18, 2021

Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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The depiction of Francis Collins as someone who has developed a good model for integrating faith and science is in many respects a tragic myth. Read More ›