Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Richard Weikart

Date
July 13, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, African Americans, Africans, Allison Hopper, alt-right, anti-Semitism, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Doubt, Evangelical Christians, evolution, James Watson, Jews, Konrad Lorenz, Muslims, Nobel Prize, Racism, Scientific American, Stephen Meyer, The Descent of Man, white supremacy}

Is “Denying Evolution” a Form of White Supremacy?

_{Richard Weikart
July 13, 2021

Evolution

4}

What happens if we examine the real white supremacists today? Are they creationists? Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
July 12, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Abraham Lincoln, Adrian Desmond, Africa, Allison Hopper, anti-racism, Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, Edinburgh, Emma Darwin, Erasmus Darwin, Harriet Martineau, human origins, James Moore, Racism, slavery, slaves, The Descent of Man, Victorian England}

The Casual Racism of Charles Darwin

_{Robert Shedinger
July 12, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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It is certainly startling to see the N-word cropping up in Darwin’s letters, but this is not the only place. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 12, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, accident, atheism, Casey Luskin, colleagues, creation myth, culture, Darwinism, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary biology, faith, Harvard University, human existence, intelligent design, Richard Lewontin}

Remembering a Biologist’s Remarkable Confession of Faith

_{Michael Egnor
July 12, 2021

Faith & Science

2}

I am not of the opinion that we should speak only good of the dead. The passing of a public figure is a good time to consider his impact. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 12, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Africans, birds, Black Lives Matter, Breitbart, cancel culture, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, colonialism, Europeans, evolution, evolutionary theory, Galápagos Islands, ID the Future, Kurt Zindulka, London, Natural History Museum, podcast, Racism, Richard Weikart, Robert Fitzroy, science, scientific racism, strengths and weaknesses, T.H. Huxley, Thomas Malthus}

Cancel Darwin? No, But Do Recognize How Evolution Boosted Racism

_{David Klinghoffer
July 12, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

3}

Cancel culture is becoming surreal. Or should I say even more surreal? “Exotic birds” are now judged to be offensive. What next? Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
July 11, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Adrian Desmond, African Americans, Anglo-Saxons, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, Christopher E. Cosans, Civil War, Darwinism, Edward Drinker Cope, Eva Jablonka, evolution, evolutionary anthropology, Henrika Kuklik, James Moore, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Josiah Clark Nott, Kyla Schuller, Lamarckian theory, Livia Gershon, Louis Agassiz, Peter Bowler, Racism, Rupert Sheldrake, Rutgers University, Samuel George Morton, Social Darwinism, The Descent of Man, Thomas Henry Huxley, William Graham, women’s suffrage, Yoav Soen}

Distancing Darwin from Racism Is a Fool’s Errand

_{Michael Flannery
July 11, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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“Scholars have wasted their time trying to exonerate Darwin of responsibility for Social Darwinism, for he was a Social Darwinist.” Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
July 11, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, cilia, Darwin's Black Box, evolution, Evolution News, intelligent design, Intraflagellar Transport, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, Michael Behe, molecular machines, podcast, The Edge of Evolution}

Michael Behe and Cilia 3.0 … or, Irreducible Complexity Cubed

_{Jonathan Witt
July 11, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

The once seemingly humble cilium is actually even more irreducibly complex than Dr. Behe suggested in his first book. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 9, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, atheism, BioLogos, debate, Denis Lamoureux, Hank Hanegraaff, Hank Unplugged, Lawrence Krauss, migraine, mind, personal God, providence, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Toronto, universe}

Stephen Meyer Tells Hank Hanegraaff About a Providential Debate — and Much More

_{David Klinghoffer
July 9, 2021

Faith & Science

2}

There were a couple of striking things about the debate, where Meyer was overcome early on by a migraine brought on by the bright lights. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 9, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Alan Campbell, debate, intelligent design, National Public Radio, podcast, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, Virginia}

Listen: Stephen Meyer on NPR’s “Watching America”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 9, 2021

Intelligent Design

1}

Yes, that’s right, National Public Radio, not a place you'd normally expect to be friendly to intelligent design Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 9, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apes, cancer, common ancestry, DNA, Endogenous retroviruses, enhancers, env, ERVs, evolution, evolutionary mechanism, gag, gene expression, genome, humans, Immune System, intelligent design, junk DNA, lncRNAs, narrative gloss, pol, promoters, viruses}

Junk No Longer: ERVs Are “Integral” and “Important Components” of Immune Responses

_{Casey Luskin
July 9, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

It’s another example of a paper that sounds like it could have been written by a proponent of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 8, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, African Americans, Africans, Alfred Russel Wallace, Allison Hopper, Amsterdam, Bible, border wall, Cain, Charles Darwin, Chautauqua, Darwinian theory, death penalty, Electoral College, eugenics, evolution, fake news, filibuster, Final Solution, Fox News, Francis Galton, genocide, human dignity, Human Zoos, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, intelligent design, John West, Jon Levine, New York Post, Politics, qualified immunity, Racism, Scientific American, standardized testing, student loan debt, systemic racism, The Descent of Man, white supremacy}

On Evolution and Racism, Scientific American Goes to War Against the Truth

_{David Klinghoffer
July 8, 2021

Evolution

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Given evolution’s racist baggage, you might think the theory’s proponents would be somewhat abashed to accuse the critics of Darwin of “white supremacy.” Read More ›