Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 26, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, evolution, Google, human origins, ideology, imagination, materialism, Science Uprising}

Human Origins — The Scientific Imagination at Play

_{David Klinghoffer
October 26, 2021

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Not surprisingly, the transition from ape to man is the first, second, and third image produced by a Google image search for the term "evolution." Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
October 26, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Alvin Plantinga, Arthur Balfour, C.S. Lewis, Christian Reflections, Christopher Columbus, evolution, Gifford lectures, J.B.S. Haldane, knowledge, Miracles (book), natural selection, naturalism, Oxford University, Plato, The Most Reluctant Convert, Theism and Humanism, Victor Reppert}

C. S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason

_{Jay W. Richards
October 26, 2021

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning

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Naturalists, like everyone else, generally trust their reason to lead them to truth. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
October 25, 2021

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atmosphere, beauty, chemical elements, Doppler effect, helium, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jay W. Richards, Mars, Mercury, Moon, rainbows, René Descartes, solar eclipse, stars, sun, telescope, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, The Privileged Planet, Titan, universe, Venus, water}

Do We Live on a Privileged Planet?

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
October 25, 2021

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Yes, rainbows are beautiful, but are they good for anything? Indeed, they have been very important for science. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
October 25, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, americans, building blocks, Eric Anderson, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Tour, Long Story Short, researchers, Rice University, Rob Stadler, scientists, YouTube videos}

New Animated Video Dismantles Origin-of-Life Hype

_{Jonathan Witt
October 25, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The origin of the first life required not merely design, but an ingenious designing intelligence far beyond that of our smartest origin-of-life researchers. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
October 25, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, C.S. Lewis, Charles Darwin, Creative Evolution, evolutionary theory, evolutionists, eyes, Henri Bergson, Herbert Spencer, intelligent design, natural selection, New Atheists, Richard Dawkins, The Magician's Twin, William Paley}

Why C. S. Lewis Doubted the Creative Power of Natural Selection

_{John G. West
October 25, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

10}

Lewis first read Bergson in France during World War I while recovering from shrapnel wounds from the front-lines, and the experience on Lewis was profound. Read More ›

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Date
October 24, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, evolution, Francis Collins, ID the Future, intelligent design, Karl Giberson, neo-Darwinian theory, podcast, random mutations, The Language of Science and Faith}

Francis Collins, Eye Evolution, and Blind Faith

_{Science and Culture
October 24, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Instead of simply accepting the neo-Darwinian explanation of the eye on faith, Casey Luskin examines the evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
October 22, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cars, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, common ancestor, Elon Musk, evolution, evolutionary biology, evolutionary tree, Francis Collins, Genome Research, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, historical sciences, intelligent design, junk DNA, Matti Leisola, Science and Human Origins, Stephen Meyer, Tesla, University of Cambridge}

Forbidden Question: Common Descent or Common Design?

_{Jonathan Witt
October 22, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

12}

Think of cars. A Tesla and a Cadillac share many features — but of course, none of that means that Teslas blindly evolved from Cadillacs, or vice versa. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 22, 2021

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Aristotle, Baruch Spinoza, brain, cerebral cortex, consciousness, evolution, Jerry Coyne, Mark Solms, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, physicalism, robots, Science Uprising, The Hidden Spring, Thomas Aquinas}

Where and What Is Consciousness?

_{David Klinghoffer
October 22, 2021

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

3}

If humans are just “robots made of meat,” then the seat of consciousness ought to be locatable somewhere in the brain. Read More ›

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Date
October 22, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australia, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, central dogma, Darwinism, DNA, double helix, evolution, Flinders University, Forensics, fossil record, intelligent design, Jean-Bernard Caron, junk DNA, Marble Canyon, Nature Communications, Royal Ontario Museum, seafloor, Titanokorys gainesi, Weizmann Institute of Science}

Three Stunners Challenge Traditional Darwinism

_{Science and Culture
October 22, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Remember when fossil hunters found Marble Canyon, a fossil bed in Canada that surpassed the Burgess Shale in extent and species richness? Read More ›

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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

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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 ›