Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
February 1, 2021

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, Dollo’s Law, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, Larry Moran, Lehigh University, malaria, Michael Behe, microbes}

A Mousetrap for Blind Evolution, and Larry Moran

_{Jonathan Witt
February 1, 2021

Biochemistry, Evolution

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Michael Behe also discusses recent research confirming Dollo’s Law, and why that’s bad news for Darwinism. Read More ›

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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
February 1, 2021

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, 'Oumuamua, alien intelligence, alien life, Avi Loeb, design detection, Design Inference, extraterrestrials, intelligent design, Paul Nelson, pixels}

My Concern About Avi Loeb’s Work in Relation to Intelligent Design

_{Eric H. Anderson
February 1, 2021

Physical Sciences

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The evidence seems pretty light, at least compared to what we normally expect for a design inference. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 1, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, amnesia, brain function, comatose, consciousness, Discovery Institute, dreams, drugs, ether, injury, machines, mechanical philosophy, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, persistent vegetative state, phlogiston, sleep, unconsciousness, Walter Bradley Center}

Seven Reasons the Soul Can’t Be Turned “Off”

_{David Klinghoffer
February 1, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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Neuroscientist Michael Egnor notes that the idea of consciousness is "empty," much like the idea of "natural selection" in evolution. Read More ›

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Date
January 31, 2021

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, artistry, Benjamin Wiker, carbon, ID the Future, InterVarsity Press, Jonathan Witt, materialism, Phillip E. Johnson, Reductionism, scientific enterprise}

Jonathan Witt: A Cosmos Charged with Meaning, Purpose — and Genius

_{Science and Culture
January 31, 2021

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics

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The late Phillip Johnson called Dr. Witt's book from InterVarsity Press “a wise and witty romp through the fallacies of reductionism.” Read More ›

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Date
January 30, 2021

Categories
Geology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, conspiracy theory, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Discovery Institute, ID the Future, intelligent design, peer-reviewed literature, podcast, Rob Crowther, South Africa, University of Johannesburg, William A. Dembski}

Casey Luskin Returns, Teases a New Book, Celebrates ID 3.0

_{Science and Culture
January 30, 2021

Geology, Intelligent Design

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Luskin tells about an upcoming book he’s been working on with William Dembski, another ID proponent who stepped away from day-to-day ID work. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 29, 2021

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, amnesia, anesthesia, consciousness, medical students, medicine, memory, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, pain, surgery, unconsciousness, Walter Bradley Center}

Egnor: Disturbing Questions About Consciousness

_{David Klinghoffer
January 29, 2021

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Think about this next time you are put under general anesthesia, which I hope neither you nor I will be anytime soon. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
January 29, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, angiosperms, Charles Darwin, common descent, flowering plants, flowers, fossil record, Permian period, researchers}

Flowering Plants and Common Descent

_{Paul Nelson
January 29, 2021

Evolution

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If this accurately reflects the argument in the primary research paper, it provides a beautiful example of common descent as axiomatically true. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 29, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, creation, creator, Discovery Institute, existence, faith and science, Return of the God Hypothesis, Robert Spitzer, Stephen Meyer}

Two Meanings of “Creation”

_{David Klinghoffer
January 29, 2021

Faith & Science

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A friend passes along this from Fr. Robert Spitzer. The meanings of “creation” are double, at least. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 28, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, archaea, bacteria, California, careers, coronavirus, death camps, eukaryotes, evolution of the sexes, genders, John Zmirak, Maine, nucleus, parody, prokaryotes, sex, sex and gender, sexuality, The Stream, UC Riverside, wildfires}

The Tragedy of Eukaryote Evolution

_{David Klinghoffer
January 28, 2021

Evolution

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Think of all the frustrated longings, misunderstandings, jealousy, and more entailed by the fact that males and females constitute separate genders. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
January 28, 2021

Categories
Archaeology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, 'Oumuamua, Avi Loeb, cosmic inflation, cryptanalysis, design detection, Design Inference, explanatory filter, extraterrestrial intelligence, Harvard University, Homo sapiens, intelligent design, philosophical naturalism, Principle of Mediocrity, Sean Carroll, technosignatures, William A. Dembski}

More on Avi Loeb’s Approach to Design Inferences

_{Paul Nelson
January 28, 2021

Archaeology, Physical Sciences

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Loeb’s argument represents the most salient example of risky intelligent design reasoning in mainstream science. Read More ›