Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Elizabeth Whately

Date
July 29, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Psychology
Tagged
, atheism, Big Bang, God Hypothesis, Jordan Peterson, Lawrence Krauss, Macbeth, religion, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, Santa Claus, scientists, secular humanism, Stephen Meyer, supernatural, universe}

Jordan Peterson, Lawrence Krauss, and the God Hypothesis

_{Elizabeth Whately
July 29, 2021

Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Physical Sciences, Physics, Psychology

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Stephen Meyer opens his new book with a memorable anecdote about debating Krauss live while battling a fierce migraine. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 29, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, animism, data points, evolution, monotheism, Nature (journal), New Scientist, polytheism, Sapiens review, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Yuval Noah Harari}

Reviewing Sapiens: Getting the Origin of Religion Backwards

_{Casey Luskin
July 29, 2021

Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The traditions of the Santal people entail an account of their own religious history that directly contradicts Harari’s evolutionary view. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 28, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academia, academic freedom, conformity, Darwinists, evolutionary theory, Free Science, free speech, government, intelligent design, mainstream media, Matt Ridley, pandemic, Richard Feynman, science, scientists, scientocracy, values, Wall Street Journal, worldview}

From Matt Ridley, Smart Remarks on Scientocracy — and a Howling Irony

_{David Klinghoffer
July 28, 2021

Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Scientific Freedom

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No one in the intelligent design research community could have said this with greater punch. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 28, 2021

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, African Americans, Africans, Allison Hopper, bioethicists, Bruce Chapman, Charles Darwin, COVID-19, Darwinists, doctors, eugenics, evolution, evolutionary theory, Francis Galton, Germans, history, Karl Pearson, Nazis, nurses, Ohio State University, physicians, Racism, Scientific American, scientific racism, sterilization, Tablet, white supremacy}

Following the Science, Doctors Joined the Nazis “In Droves”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 28, 2021

Medicine

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There is a tendency to sanctify the medical profession, with the white coat serving as an icon of wisdom, compassion, and morality. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
July 28, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, Cas9, Casey Luskin, coordination, CRISPR, Darwinian evolution, ENCODE, Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, Feng Zhang, Ferrari, Francis Collins, gene editing, genetic defects, genetic enhancements, George Church, germ line, humans, Huntington’s disease, incrementalism, intelligence, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jennifer Doudna, John Bodnar, John West, Journal of Theoretical Biology, junk DNA, Michael Behe, natural history, natural selection, predictions, Richard Dawkins, sickle cell disease, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Language of God}

An ID Prediction for CRISPR Gene Editing

_{William A. Dembski
July 28, 2021

Intelligent Design, Medicine

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From an design perspective, there is no compelling reason to think that CRISPR gene editing will constitute an enhancement tool for building superior humans. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 28, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, African Americans, Africans, alt-right, Asians, Bronx Zoo, Caucasians, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Denisovans, Desmond Dent Sr., Discovery Institute, evolutionary biology, evolutionary pressures, faith, human beings, Human Zoos, intelligence, John Ray, John West, Monkey House, Neanderthals, Ota Benga, pygmy, Race Realism, races, Racism, science, scientific racism, species, subhumans, Suffolk County, Walter Bradley Center, Wikipedia, zoology class}

Students Sue School District for $12 Million Over “Monkey See” Photos

_{David Klinghoffer
July 28, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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“There can’t be any question about what they meant. Remember, this is a zoology class. Evolution is taught.” Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
July 28, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, codes, DNA, E. coli, endosymbiosis, Eric Bapteste, evolutionary theory, fitness, genetic change, intelligent agents, intelligent design, Kanamycin, languages, molecular biology, mutagenesis, mutations, parasites, species, symbionts, Systems Biology, UV radiation, viruses}

Eric Bapteste on External Genetic Change In “Age-Distorters”

_{Emily Reeves
July 28, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Species are surrounded by other species (often sharing the same body), and therefore may interfere with one another’s fitness. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
July 27, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, African Americans, Appomattox Court House, Charles Darwin, chimpanzees, Christopher Cosans, Civil War, craniometrics, Darwin Day, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, evolution, Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis, functionalist evolution, Giovanni Camardi, Hottentot, John Hedley Brooke, Joseph Barnard Davis, Malayan, Michael Denton, natural selection, Nicolaas A. Rupke, Paul Broca, Racism, Richard Owen, Robert Chambers, structuralist evolution, The Descent of Man, The Reader, Thomas Henry Huxley, Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation}

Richard Owen and Charles Darwin on Race: A Study in Contrasts

_{Michael Flannery
July 27, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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Darwin was unquestionably a racist, arguing that civilization would advance even at the cost of inevitable racial extermination. Read More ›

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Date
July 27, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, Aquinas’ Fifth Way, Darwin Devolves, ID the Future, Jim Madden, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, Pat Flynn, philosophers, podcast, Science, Thomas Aquinas}

Biologist Michael Behe Tangles with Two Philosophers

_{Science and Culture
July 27, 2021

Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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Pat Flynn and Jim Madden press Behe with objections — some philosophic, others scientific — to see how well his position stands up to scrutiny. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
July 27, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, antigens, DNA, Eric Bapteste, genetic change, genetic information, genetic variations, HGT, intelligent agents, intelligent design, mutations, polymerase, selection, sexual reproduction, UV radiation}

Examining Sources of Genetic Change

_{Emily Reeves
July 27, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Eric Bapteste, a researcher at Sorbonne University, just co-authored a review discussing genetic change in the context of aging. Read More ›