Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
October 22, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Big Bang, brains, Corinthians, David Hume, determinism, evolution, free will, humans, illusion, intellectual necessity argument, knowledge, laws of nature, miracles, particles, Pierre-Simon Laplace, Sabine Hossenfelder, St. Paul, theoretical physics, truth}

Determinism: Smart People and an Absurd Claim

_{Cornelius Hunter
October 22, 2020

Physical Sciences

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Why should Sabine Hossenfelder think for a moment that anything that occurs to her has any correspondence to truth? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 21, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Fine-tuning
History of Science
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, civility, disagreement, evolution, ID the Future, ideology, intelligent design, Michael Flannery, Michael Keas, natural selection}

Disagreeing Agreeably — A Timely Lesson from Darwin and Wallace

_{David Klinghoffer
October 21, 2020

Bioethics, Evolution, Fine-tuning, History of Science, Human Exceptionalism

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Adults across the board engage in public fights where the personal destruction of ideological enemies is always a ready weapon. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 21, 2020

Categories
Fine-tuning
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, abstract thought, BackReaction, brain states, Brian Miller, determinism, differential equations, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, free will, intellectual seizures, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Journal of Theoretical Biology, materialism, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, Sabine Hossenfelder, Stephen Meyer, thought, Wilder Penfield, will}

Fine-Tuning, Free Will — Now We’ve Got Two Challenges for Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder

_{David Klinghoffer
October 21, 2020

Fine-tuning, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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She acknowledges that she is speaking from outside one relevant field. Can you really use physics to deny free will while ignoring neuroscience? Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 21, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, arthropods, bilateral symmetry, bilaterians, body plans, Cambrian animals, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Darwin's Doubt, eLife, evolution, Evolution News, evolutionary biology, fossil record, genes, genetic information, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Nature Communications, oxygenation, paleontology, Precambrian, Stephen Meyer}

Scientific Paper Reaffirms New Genes Required for Cambrian Explosion

_{Casey Luskin
October 21, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The notion that many genes would be required for the Cambrian explosion may seem unsurprising — what is surprising is that anyone would challenge the idea. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 20, 2020

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, cancel culture, censorship, COVID-19, disclaimer, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, molecular machines, Ola Hössjer, peer-reviewed literature, researchers, Retraction Watch, scientists, Steinar Thorvaldsen}

Journal Finds It Can’t Keep a Good Pro-ID Paper Down

_{David Klinghoffer
October 20, 2020

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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As a reader points out, the paper is the journal’s No. 1 most downloaded article, beating out several others in the Top 10 about Covid and related hot topics. Read More ›

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Date
October 20, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiology, carbon, carbon-based life, intelligent agency, intelligent design, Michael Denton, organic chemistry, teleology, The Miracle of the Cell, The Wonder of Water, vitalism}

Epiphany — Denton on Nature’s Fitness for Life

_{Science and Culture
October 20, 2020

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Biologists once wondered about a “life force,” but Michael Denton sees intelligence in the design of carbon, its unique properties, and its relation to water. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 19, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Bayesian reasoning, candidates, Communist Party, conservatism, Cuba, Darwinian evolution, elections, free speech, Harvey Mudd College, independence, intelligent design, polarization, scientists, social media}

“Castro Consensus”: Scientific Paper Takes a Fresh Look at Scientific Agreement

_{David Klinghoffer
October 19, 2020

Evolution, Scientific Freedom

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Evolutionary orthodoxy is maintained by a “Castro Consensus.” This makes the Darwinian consensus questionable and in need of re-examination. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 19, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Communism, designing intelligence, faith, Fred Hoyle, information, Iron Curtain, john lennox, materialists, Oxford University, propaganda, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, soft totalitarianism, Stephen Meyer, theism, universities}

Stephen Meyer, John Lennox: Against the Tide Sweeps Away Atheist “Power Play”

_{David Klinghoffer
October 19, 2020

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Does the universe bear a “stamp” indicating the guidance of a designing intelligence? Lennox’s answer is yes. He has spent a lifetime arguing as much. Read More ›

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Date
October 19, 2020

Categories
Anatomy
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 3D printing, amoeba, beetles, chick, crabs, Darwinism, Douglas Axe, embryonic development, eukaryotes, evolution, functional whole, Harvard University, Hydra, Illustra Media, information, Information Technology, intelligent design, liver, Michael Levin, morphogenesis, octopuses, paramecium, Stentor, The Scientist, Tufts University, Undeniable (book), Wyss Institute}

Morphogenesis: Coding for Shape

_{Science and Culture
October 19, 2020

Anatomy, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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How do you get a 3-D shape from a linear code? That is the puzzle of morphogenesis. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 18, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Centre for Intelligent Design, Evolution News, intelligent design, James Tour, Return of the God Hypothesis, Rice University, Stephen Meyer, synthetic organic chemistry, United Kingdom, webinar}

Origin of Life: Put Your Questions LIVE to Stephen Meyer, James Tour

_{David Klinghoffer
October 18, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy of Science

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These two have met in the past and they have a great rapport. The event is free. If you miss the live webinar you can also watch here later. Read More ›