Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 22, 2021

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, Cambridge, Cambridge University, Debating Darwin's Doubt, England, information, James Croft, mind-body dualism, minds, naturalism, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer}

A Philosopher Takes on Meyer’s God Hypothesis

_{David Klinghoffer
June 22, 2021

Biology, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Philosophy

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What was missing until now is a weighing of the philosophical side of Dr. Meyer's argument, on which much depends. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
June 22, 2021

Categories
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Alliance Defending Freedom, canary in the coal mine, Connecticut, creationists, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, Eugenie Scott, Jonathan Wells, media, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), National Public Radio, Seattle, transgenderism, USA Today, word games}

Unprecedented? The News Media Put Words in Someone’s Mouth!

_{Jonathan Wells
June 22, 2021

Science Reporting

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The editors' action was unethical. Given the stakes in the controversy over allowing biological males to take over women’s sports, it was also immoral. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 22, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, cephalopods, chameleon, Design Inference, intelligent design, logic, TED talk, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution}

Stunning Video of Chameleon-Like Abilities of Cephalopods

_{Casey Luskin
June 22, 2021

Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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Sometimes you don’t need a rigorous logical, scientific, or mathematical demonstration to reveal evidence of design in nature. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 21, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Azusa Pacific University, bacteria, Carolyn Hovde, citrate, citric acid cycle, Dustin Van Hofwegen, E. coli, evolution, Evolution News, ID the Future, Journal of Bacteriology, Long Term Evolution Experiment, LTEE, Michigan State University, microbiologists, mutations, New Scientist, Richard Lenski, Scott Minnich, Veritasium}

Viral Video Overstates the Evidence About Bacterial Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
June 21, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Richard Lenski claims that his experiment provides “one of the most direct demonstrations of Darwinian adaptations by natural selection you can imagine.” Read More ›

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Date
June 21, 2021

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anti-fragility, Brian Miller, CELS 2021, Charles Darwin, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Darwinians, events, Evolution News, evolutionary biologists, functional requirements, genes, giraffes, historical sciences, horizontal gene transfer, information processing, intelligent design, laptop computer, Mars rover, Michael Behe, modularity, NASA, Paul Nelson, regulatory elements, reverse-engineering, robustness, specifications, The Blind Watchmaker, toys}

Biology as Engineering: The Way Forward

_{Science and Culture
June 21, 2021

Engineering, Intelligent Design

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A giraffe grows from a zygote to an 18-foot-tall adult while keeping its organs and systems coordinated. Limits to variation is a significant point to clarify. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 20, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, cemetery, culture, fertilizer, human bodies, human person, Oregon, recycling, sewage, Soylent Green, trees}

Turning Our Dead into Fertilizer

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 20, 2021

Bioethics

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These methods send a powerful symbolic statement that we are essentially nothing more than carbon atoms gathered temporarily in a rational and animated form. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 19, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Cambrian Explosion, computational biology, Darwinism, debates, evolution, fossil record, Günter Bechly, Justin Brierley, neo-Darwinian theory, neutral evolution, paleontology, S. Joshua Swamidass, Washington University}

Watch: Bechly and Swamidass Debate Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
June 19, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

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One highlight is Dr. Bechly’s summation of his scientific reasons for affirming intelligent design. This produces the response from host Justin Brierley: “Wow.” Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
June 18, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, creationists, evolution, Genetics and the Origin of Species (book), macroevolution, microevolution, neo-Darwinian theory, Russia, Theodosius Dobzhansky, United States, University of Chicago, University of Nebraska, University of Pennsylvania, Yuri Filipchenko}

The Most Memorable Lecture I Ever Heard at the University of Chicago — Finally Published

_{Paul Nelson
June 18, 2021

Biology, Evolution, History of Science

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The announced title was something like “Big Evolution and Little Evolution: The History of the Difference.” Read More ›

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Date
June 18, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, Cell Press, code, codons, immune cells, intelligent design, macrophages, pathogens, Rosetta Stone, Siri, UCLA, World War II}

Another Language Found in Life: Immune Signaling

_{Science and Culture
June 18, 2021

Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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The authors, scientists at UCLA, compare their finding to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 18, 2021

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", amino acids, bioengineering, carbon, copper, elements, Emily Reeves, enzymes, Erika DeBenedictis, heavy metals, hydrogen, intelligent design, iron, junk DNA, materialism, metalloenzymes, metals, nickel, nitrogen, oxygen, proteins, ribozymes, RNA, Scientific Reports, sulfur, zinc}

Do Proteins Lack Metals, Reflecting Poor Design?

_{Casey Luskin
June 18, 2021

Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design

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According to Erika DeBenedictis, “one of the big limitations of biology are the basic building blocks themselves.” Read More ›