Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

^{Type
post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 5, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Against the Tide, atheism, Christopher Hitchens, debates, Evolution News, mathematician, Oxford University, Peter Singer, Princeton University, theaters, tickets, University of Utah, Veritas Forum, Zoom}

John Lennox: A Favorite Debate with the Atheists?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 5, 2020

Faith & Science

3}

"They were all different and and all interesting in different ways," says Professor Lennox. "I learned so much from them." Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 5, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, antibiotic resistance, bacteria, Discovery Institute, evolution, homology, Long Story Short, premiere, registration, whale evolution}

New “Long Story” on Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance — Premiere and Live Chat, November 12

_{David Klinghoffer
November 5, 2020

Biology, Evolution

2}

“But what about bacterial antibiotic resistance!” This is one of the stock attempts to rebut arguments against the creative potential of unguided evolution. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 4, 2020

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Bradley Center, brain, calculations, computers, Discovery Institute, George Gilder, mind, Mind Matters, modeling}

George Gilder: Can a Computer Model a Brain?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 4, 2020

Neuroscience & Mind

2}

"The brain is not billions of little computers. It vastly exceeds the most powerful computers in efficiency but it is not directed to calculation as such." Read More ›

^{Type
post

Date
November 4, 2020

Categories
Biochemistry
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, cells, cellular life, elements, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Denton, Periodic Table, podcast, The Miracle of the Cell, water}

The Elements — An Independent Line of Evidence for Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
November 4, 2020

Biochemistry, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

1}

Twenty elements — and water, too — appear to have been precisely fine-tuned in advance for highly specific biochemical roles. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Date
November 4, 2020

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Aleksandr Oparin, Ann Gauger, bubbles, Charles Thaxton, coacervates, Darwinian theory, Encyclopedia Britannica, evolution, Frankenstein, Geppetto, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Marxists, Nature (journal), Nature Communications, Penn State, Pinocchio, replication, RNA, RNA world, Sidney Fox, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Basel, University of Chicago}

Sorry, Origin-of-Life Researchers, But Bubbles Are Not Cells

_{Science and Culture
November 4, 2020

Chemistry, Evolution, Origin of Life

7}

Oparin is back. Some origin-of-life researchers are using his coacervate theory without giving him credit or realizing they are retreading dead-end ideas. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Amanda Witt

Date
November 3, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, calendars, cells, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, free speech, galaxies, gifts, hats, holiday season, intelligent design, mugs, notebooks, shopping, t-shirts, wall art, Zazzle}

Vote for Fun and Intelligently Designed CSC Products! Welcome to Our New Zazzle Shop

_{Amanda Witt
November 3, 2020

Intelligent Design

2}

Of course, if you are a scholar in a vulnerable academic position, please enjoy these products only in the privacy of your own home. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Date
November 3, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Against the Tide, atheism, Communism, documentary, Eastern Europe, elections, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, john lennox, Kevin Sorbo, Oxford University, podcast, rationality, Stephen Meyer, United States, worldview}

A Contest More Consequential than a U.S. Election? Yes! John Lennox Explains

_{Science and Culture
November 3, 2020

Faith & Science

2}

Lennox tells about discovering the damage an atheist worldview does. He saw it firsthand in Communist Eastern Europe, and he saw what it does to rationality. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 2, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, academy, bullies, debates, Douglas Axe, evolutionary biology, expertise, intelligent design, professors, self-censorship}

Douglas Axe: The Sway of Self-Image in Evolutionary Debates

_{David Klinghoffer
November 2, 2020

Biology, Evolution

2}

You really cannot understand debates about evolution without appreciating the ego — the male ego in particular, you could argue — that is involved. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 2, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, adrenaline, Against the Tide, argument, atheism, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, debates, documentary, faith, john lennox, journalists, Michael Shermer, Oxford University, pride, reputation, responsibility, Richard Dawkins}

John Lennox: What Atheist Made Me Sweat? Plus Advice for Debaters

_{David Klinghoffer
November 2, 2020

Faith & Science

4}

"People sweat because they’re afraid. And there are two kinds of nervous reaction to public engagement. One is healthy, the other is not very healthy." Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 2, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, alchemy, chemical energy, chemical reactions, DNA, Helen Hansma, Inference (journal), information, Jeremy England, mica sheets, molecular engines, natural selection, perpetual motion machine, physicists, proteins, RNA, self-replication, thermodynamics, UC Santa Barbara}

Barriers to an Unguided Origin of Life: Biophysicist Helen Hansma Enters the Debate

_{Brian Miller
November 2, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

4}

Professor Hansma maintains that sets of integrated reactions could have been directed by natural selection to gradually evolve into an autonomous cell. Read More ›