Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Walter Myers III

Date
March 1, 2021

Categories
Biochemistry
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, ALH84001, astronauts, bacterium, earth, Elon Musk, humans, intelligent activity, James Tour, jumbo jet, Mars, Michael Denton, molecules, NASA, Rice University, rocks, scientific community, scientists, soil, synthetic organic chemistry, Tesla, The Miracle of the Cell}

NASA Is Overselling Its Mars Perseverance Mission

_{Walter Myers III
March 1, 2021

Biochemistry, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Technology

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Synthetic organic chemist James Tour, of Rice University, has shown the folly of NASA scientists and others in a number of videos. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 1, 2021

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, atheism, Ball State University, cancel culture, China, Discovery Institute Press, Eric Hedin, First Amendment, freedom from religion foundation, God’s Not Dead, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Rice Broocks, scientists, The Boundaries of Science, United States, universe, University of Chicago}

Today, “Canceled” Scientist Eric Hedin Gets His Voice Back

_{David Klinghoffer
March 1, 2021

Scientific Freedom

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Cancel culture had no name in 2013. It has since become one of the major worries in contemporary life. Read More ›

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Date
February 28, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, David Hume, intelligent agents, intelligent design, Logan Gage, natural theology, natural world, philosophers, William Paley}

Jay Richards: A Look Back at Paley and Hume

_{Science and Culture
February 28, 2021

Intelligent Design

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Dr. Richards addresses David Hume’s critique of analogical arguments like those used by William Paley. Read More ›

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Date
February 27, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Philosophy
Tagged
, faith, ID the Future, intelligent design, persuasion, rhetoric, rhetorical strategies, straw man, The Stream, Tom Gilson}

From Tom Gilson, Rhetorical Advice for Opponents of Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
February 27, 2021

Evolution, Philosophy

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Getting ID theory right instead of criticizing a made-up straw man would be a good start. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 26, 2021

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Ardi, Ardipithecus ramidus, bipedality, bonobos, chimpanzees, evolution, Germany, hominins, human ancestor, human origins, Madelaine Böhme, primates, Rosetta Stone, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Science Advances, The Scientist, Tim White, University of Tübingen}

Study: Hands of “Ardi” Indicate a Chimp-like Tree-Dweller and Knuckle-Walker

_{Casey Luskin
February 26, 2021

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Initially, Ardi was widely called the “oldest human ancestor,” due to its supposed skeletal traits that indicated an early bipedal (upright walking) species. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
February 25, 2021

Categories
Life Sciences
Tagged
, American Journal of Botany, Charles Darwin, common ancestor, common descent, Cretaceous Period, Eric Anderson, evolution, flowering plants, fossil record, Günter Bechly, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jurassic, Neo-Darwinism, paleontology, podcast, Richard Buggs}

Botany Journal Revisits Charles Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery”

_{Jonathan Witt
February 25, 2021

Life Sciences

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A recent paper by Richard Buggs shows that a problem for evolutionary theory has grown more acute since Darwin’s time. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 24, 2021

Categories
Geology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Archean Eon, early Earth, geologists, inference to design, intelligent design, lithosphere, mechanism, Nature, Nature Communications, Neoproterozoic Era, plate tectonics, subduction, subduction zones}

Subduction and the “Mechanism” of Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
February 24, 2021

Geology, Intelligent Design

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We can see plenty of evidence that intelligent design in nature is real, but it’s not always clear exactly how that design is instantiated in nature. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 23, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, carbon, erosion, Great Oxidation Event, limestone, mantle, Michael Denton, Nature Communications, Nature Geoscience, nitrogen, phosphorous, plate tectonics, scientific papers, solar system, subduction, sulfur, The Wonder of Water, volcanos}

What Subduction Teaches About Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
February 23, 2021

Intelligent Design

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My PhD research was on the early plate tectonic history on earth. Plate tectonics involves the movement of plates on the surface of the earth. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 22, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, atheism, chirality, Christianity, Dave Farina, Discovery Institute Press, enantiomers, homochirality, James Tour, life, non-life, prebiotic chemistry, Rice University, Science, synthetic chemists, The Mystery of Life’s Origin}

James Tour, Episode 4: On the Origin of Life, “The Devil Is in the Details”

_{David Klinghoffer
February 22, 2021

Evolution, Origin of Life

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"Dr. Tour teaches the concepts of enantiomers and chirality, exposing challenges in the prebiotic synthesis and resolution of the molecules needed for life." Read More ›

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Date
February 22, 2021

Categories
Biology
Medicine
Tagged
, Are We Here to Re-Create Ourselves?, Billions of Missing Links, Center for Science and Culture, Darwinists, Geoffrey Simmons, ID the Future, microbiology, podcast, University of Illinois, What Darwin Didn’t Know}

The Making of a Darwin-Dissenting Doctor

_{Science and Culture
February 22, 2021

Biology, Medicine

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Casey Luskin interviews Center for Science & Culture Fellow and physician Geoffrey Simmons on what led him from card-carrying Darwinist to Darwin-skeptic. Read More ›