Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Date
June 1, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archaea, bacteria, Big Data, Carl Woese, Cédric Blais, CELS 2021, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Current Biology, Darwinian theory, eukarya, genomics, hybridization, intelligent design, introgression, John M. Archibald, jumping genes, lateral gene transfer, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, taxonomy, Texas, transposons, Tree of Life}

Darwin’s Tree Morphs into a Network, with Implications for Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
June 1, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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If lateral gene transfer is rampant throughout life, the universal tree of life becomes a matter of philosophical preference, not empirical demonstration. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 1, 2021

Categories
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, atheism, Big Bang, Energy, faith, information, materialists, matter, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, universe}

No Wonder Atheists Resist the Big Bang

_{David Klinghoffer
June 1, 2021

Physical Sciences, Planetology

2}

Combined with the evidence of information periodically infused into biology, the observation of a start to the universe goes beyond generic intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 1, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino-acid sequences, Ann Gauger, BioLogos, Brian Miller, Caltech, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Darrel Falk, Darwin's Doubt, David Snoke, Douglas Axe, Eric Davidson, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary creation, gene regulatory networks, genes, GRNs, intelligent design, Michael Behe, population genetics, protein folds, proteins, purifying selection, Return of the God Hypothesis, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution}

Darrel Falk’s Volte-Face on the Cambrian Explosion

_{Casey Luskin
June 1, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I appreciate that Dr. Falk and his colleagues at BioLogos would like to engage in a productive “dialogue” with proponents of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Date
May 31, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Alzheimer’s disease, biochemists, blood cells, brain, caspases, cells, enzyme, Foresight (book), intelligent design, irreducibly complex systems, Jonas Salk, Kyoto University, lipids, Marcos Eberlin, microglia, Molecular Cell, phagocytes, phospholipid, Salk Institute}

Cell Cannibalism Shows Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
May 31, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

6}

“Eat me!” cries a cell to other cells. But biochemists know it is for the greater good. Read More ›

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Date
May 30, 2021

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Dominic Halsmer, ID the Future, intelligent design, International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, Nature, Oral Roberts University, peer-reviewed literature, podcast, universe}

Beautifully Engineered: Peer-Reviewed Paper Argues for Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
May 30, 2021

Engineering, Intelligent Design

1}

Dominic Halsmer describes signs of engineering he sees in nature, and explains some of the ways the universe appears strikingly bio-friendly. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 29, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Aldous Huxley, brain, brain injuries, consciousness, Cornell University, fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, Ian Sample, LSD, matter, mind, near-death experiences, neuroscience, Oxford University, The Guardian}

Can LSD Help Us Understand the Mind–Brain Relationship?

_{Michael Egnor
May 29, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

3}

Aldous Huxley noted that LSD “lowers the efficiency of the brain as an instrument for focusing the mind on the problems of life.” Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
May 28, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Cambridge University, Daniel Reeves, evolutionists, HarperOne, ID the Future, intellignet design, podcast, Q&A, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer}

God Hypothesis: Stephen Meyer Answers Your Questions

_{Jonathan Witt
May 28, 2021

Intelligent Design

1}

Daniel Reeves emceed, and in his introductory conversation with Meyer the two discuss a tidbit about Meyer’s time at Cambridge when he was working on his PhD. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 28, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Cambridge University, chemists, Darrel Falk, Darwinian evolution, directed evolution, early Earth, Gerald F. Joyce, prebiotic conditions, Retraction Crisis, Return of the God Hypothesis, ribozymes, RNA self-replication, RNA world, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, Times Literary Supplement}

Darrel Falk Badly Mischaracterizes RNA World Experiments. . .and Stephen Meyer

_{Brian Miller
May 28, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

17}

Falk claims that Meyer misled his readers by not mentioning an allegedly significant newer result. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 28, 2021

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, bestsellers, BioLogos, Brian Josephson, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, Christianity, Darrel Falk, Discovery Institute, intelligent design, Nobel Prize, Retraction Crisis, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, USA Today}

Requesting a (Partial) Retraction from Darrel Falk and BioLogos

_{David Klinghoffer
May 28, 2021

Biology, Chemistry, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics

3}

Why an avowedly Christian group would have its guns out for the God hypothesis is an interesting question from a psychological perspective. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 27, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, bones, brain power, dairy products, heart disease, high blood pressure, ideologues, meat, milk, PETA, veganism}

PETA Wrong Again: Milk Is Good for Your Heart

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 27, 2021

Bioethics

2}

I have no complaint against people who refrain from consuming animal products. Making choices based on one’s moral view is an aspect of human exceptionalism. Read More ›