Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 16, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Science Reporting
Tagged
, analysis, biogeography, Charles Darwin, cladistics, conservatives, Darwin-skeptics, Darwin's House of Cards, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, fossil record, friendship, Harper’s Magazine, Hebrew Bible, journalists, loyalty, materialism, National Review, On the Origin of Species, Oxford University, Richard Lenski, skeptics, The Weekly Standard, thought, Tom Bethell, Tom Wolfe, William F. Buckley Jr., writing}

Iconoclast: Farewell to Tom Bethell

_{David Klinghoffer
February 16, 2021

Evolution, Science Reporting

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I remember having an exchange with Tom about the meaning of his last name, which seems to correspond to the Biblical place name Beth El, meaning "House of God." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 16, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, chemists, Discovery Institute Press, early Earth, James Tour, life, molecules, non-life, prebiotic chemistry, researchers, Rice University, The Mystery of Life’s Origin}

Episode 1 of Chemist James Tour on Abiogenesis: Watch Now

_{David Klinghoffer
February 16, 2021

Evolution, Origin of Life

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"In this introductory episode, Dr. James Tour builds the foundation for this series, defining abiogenesis and describing the characteristics for life." Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
February 16, 2021

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, atheism, Ball State University, cancel culture, censorship, Discovery Institute Press, Eric Hedin, Europe, free speech, freedom from religion foundation, Indiana, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, naturalism, News, pre-order, purpose, scientific materialism, University of Washington}

New Book by Physicist Eric Hedin Challenges Atheist Cancel Culture

_{Jonathan Witt
February 16, 2021

Scientific Freedom

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Atheists targeted the Ball State University scientist after they learned his honors course dared to expose students to evidence of design in the universe. Read More ›

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Date
February 16, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, events, ID the Future, intelligent design, mathematician, philosophers, registration, Robert Crowther, William A. Dembski}

William Dembski: Why I’m Returning to the Front Lines of Intelligent Design

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February 16, 2021

Intelligent Design

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The mathematician and philosopher also gives a sneak preview of the talk he plans to give at this Saturday’s Dallas Conference on Science and Faith. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 16, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptation, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian mechanism, devolution, evolution, function, gene loss, genes, intelligent design, John Maynard Smith, loss-of-function mutations, Michael Behe, mutations, natural selection, Nature Heredity, phenotypes, The Quarterly Review of Biology}

Vindicated But Not Cited: Paper in Nature Heredity Supports Michael Behe’s Devolution Hypothesis

_{Casey Luskin
February 16, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The literature is looking at the same data that intelligent design proponents are looking at, making similar observations, and asking similar questions. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 15, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, chemists, Denis Lamoureux, DNA, Goldilocks, Harvard University, heat, hydrothermal vents, James Tour, Jeffrey Bada, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, John Sutherland, Lawrence Krauss, monomers, Nature (journal), nucleotides, Peter Ward, polymers, RNA, Stanley Miller, Stephen Meyer, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, UV radiation, water}

Nature Article Admits Unanswered Origin-of-Life Questions, Exposing Broken Promises of ID Critics

_{Casey Luskin
February 15, 2021

Evolution, Origin of Life

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In 2016, physicist Lawrence Krauss promised, “We’re coming very close” to explaining the origin of life via chemical evolutionary models. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 14, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, James Tour, lectures, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, YouTube videos}

Abiogenesis Series with James Tour: Watch Now

_{David Klinghoffer
February 14, 2021

Evolution, Origin of Life

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The incomparable chemist James Tour has launched his new series on abiogenesis — the origin of life from non-life. Read More ›

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Date
February 13, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, African Americans, Alfred Russel Wallace, Black History Month, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Darwinists, eugenics, Europeans, Francis Galton, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jay Richards, Martin Luther King Jr., materialism, scientific racism, sterilization, theology, Victorian England}

Charles Darwin in Light of Black History Month

_{Science and Culture
February 13, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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Was Darwin’s racism purely a function of his time and place, Victorian England? Historian Michael Flannery says no. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 12, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, Darwin Day, faith, HarperOne, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Paul Ashby, Return of the God Hypothesis, Russell W. Carlson, Science, slaves, Stephen Meyer, United States, University of Georgia}

For Darwin and Lincoln’s Birthday, Pre-Order Return of the God Hypothesis

_{David Klinghoffer
February 12, 2021

Evolution, Faith & Science

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Today’s date in history, 211 years ago — February 12, 1809 — was a remarkable day. Read More ›

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Date
February 12, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, beehive, bioRxiv, E. coli, enzymes, Francis Bacon, honey, honeybees, hydrogen peroxide, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Moringa oleifera, pain, Smithsonian Magazine, sugar, UC Davis, University of Zurich, viscosity}

Put Some of This on That Wound, Honey

_{Science and Culture
February 12, 2021

Intelligent Design

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The antiseptic properties of natural honey are getting more attention as antibiotic-resistant bacteria proliferate. Read More ›