Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 30, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Abraham Lincoln, C.S. Lewis, Charles Darwin, Civil War, evolution, Frederick Douglass, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gertrude Himmelfarb, history, Jacques Barzun, Michael Polanyi, On the Origin of Species, Racism, Richard Weikart, Robert E. Lee}

Aeschliman: The Charles Darwin/John Brown Connection

_{David Klinghoffer
March 30, 2022

Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science

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The year 1859, when Darwin changed the course of science and when John Brown rebelled and died, was a profound historical turning point. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 29, 2022

Categories
Archaeology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, chimpanzees, crows, design filter, Design Inference, designer, intelligent design, John West, Jordan, Live Science, Middle East, Namibia, Peru, Saudi Arabia, World War I}

Design Inference: Stone Structures Were Intelligently Arranged, Though We Don’t Know by Whom

_{David Coppedge
March 29, 2022

Archaeology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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There are hundreds of these structures. They extend over much of the Middle East: Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
March 29, 2022

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, biological information, cosmic fine-tuning, faith, Francis Crick, Fred Hoyle, intelligent design, panspermia, religion, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, theism, universe, What Is the Evidence for Intelligent Design? (series)}

Intelligent Design: Theistic Implications?

_{Stephen C. Meyer
March 29, 2022

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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Although the case for intelligent design depends upon scientific evidence and methods of reasoning, it may well have larger theistic implications. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 29, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animals, cats, crabs, Dogs, Emory University, emotions, evolution, Frans de Waal, intelligence, Nautilus, neuroscience, octopuses, pain, seafood, shells, squid}

Researchers Ask — Serious Question — Do Crabs Have Emotions?

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 29, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

3}

Recent research has created some unexpected ethical problems for the seafood industry. Read More ›

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Date
March 28, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Adolf Hitler, Center for Science and Culture, Darwin Day in America, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, eugenics, Evangelical Christians, evolution, forced sterilization, history, John West, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Richard Weikart, Roman Catholic, scientists, Supreme Court, United States}

Before the Third Reich: America’s Darwinist Eugenics Crusade

_{Science & Culture
March 28, 2022

Bioethics, Evolution

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One of the most famous instances was Carrie Buck, sterilized as “feeble minded” despite going on to live a normal productive life. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 28, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, California, childbirth, culture, infanticide, legislation, Maryland, medicine, pregnancy}

Depravity: California Bill to Permit Infant Death by Neglect

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2022

Bioethics, Ethics, Medicine

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Okay. Let’s be careful. Perhaps that wording just applies to preborn babies or the right not to get pregnant at all. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 28, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bioengineering, Emory University, evolution, intelligent design, kinesin, microtubules, molecular motors, myosin, natural selection, Nature Communications, The Workhorse of the Cell, tinkering}

Walking Wonder: More to Appreciate About Kinesin, the “Workhorse of the Cell”

_{David Coppedge
March 28, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In our video, this molecular motor appears to walk slowly and deliberately, but remember: the narrator says it can take a hundred steps a second. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
March 28, 2022

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, cosmic fine-tuning, Fred Hoyle, improbability, intelligent design, Lawrence Krauss, Leonard Susskind, multiverse, Paul Davies, probability, Return of the God Hypothesis, What Is the Evidence for Intelligent Design? (series)}

Anthropic Fine-Tuning as Evidence of Design

_{Stephen C. Meyer
March 28, 2022

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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The multiverse concept posits the existence of many other universes, each with different sets of physical parameters. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 27, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animal behavior, babies, birds, brain size, Cornell University, eggs, intelligence, lemurs, lizards, neurons, penguins, reptiles, The Scientist}

Are Birds Really Smarter than Reptiles?

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 27, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Scientists clash over how to measure animal intelligence: brain volume, brain organization, numbers of neurons…? Read More ›

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Author
Kenneth Feucht

Date
March 26, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
Tagged
, assisted suicide, beauty, COVID-19, creativity, Darwin Day in America, Darwinism, death, embryo, Enlightenment, euthanasia, evolution, free speech, intelligence, John West, medicine, New York Times, physicians, speech, theology, totalitarian science, unborn}

Darwinism and Scientific Totalitarianism: John West’s Darwin Day in America

_{Kenneth Feucht
March 26, 2022

Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution

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The afterword, on “Totalitarian Science,” published in 2015, shows John West as a prophet of things to come. Read More ›