Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 3, 2021

Categories
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Alice in Wonderland, Avi Loeb, black hole, earth, evolution, Harvard University, intelligent design, intelligent designer, Mars, Milky Way, Nobel Prize, Singularity, solar system, supernatural}

Is the Designer a Black Hole?

_{Michael Egnor
February 3, 2021

Mathematics, Physical Sciences

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Supernatural agents that exert natural effects are perfectly valid objects of scientific inquiry. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
February 3, 2021

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Mathematics
Origin of Life
Tagged
, consciousness, Darwinian theory, Darwinians, evolution, Francis Collins, geneticists, methodological naturalism, natural selection, particle physics, Paul Davies, population genetics, Richard Lewontin, The Language of God, universe}

More Dispatches from the Science/Religion Classroom

_{Robert Shedinger
February 3, 2021

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Mathematics, Origin of Life

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Students are adept at spotting the incongruities, double standards, and tendentious arguments that often accompany methodological naturalism. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 2, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Geology
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, COVID-19, Dallas, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, evolutionary theory, geography, intelligent design, Marcos Eberlin, Melissa Cain Travis, Return of the God Hypothesis, Seattle, Stephen Meyer, Summer Seminars, Texas, Washington State, William A. Dembski}

Dallas Conference and COVID’s Silver Lining

_{David Klinghoffer
February 2, 2021

Faith & Science, Geology

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Just because it says DALLAS Conference in the title, don’t think this great event is limited in any way by geography. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 2, 2021

Categories
Science Education
Tagged
, academia, application, COVID-19, Dallas, graduate students, humanities, intelligent design, Natural Sciences, pandemic, professionals, professors, scholars, scientists, Seattle, students, Summer Seminars, undergraduate students, Zoom}

Summer Seminars on ID Get a Makeover — More Accessible Now Than Ever Before

_{David Klinghoffer
February 2, 2021

Science Education

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The aim as always is to provide graduates of the Seminars a major boost and ongoing mentorship aimed at launching their own careers in science and scholarship. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
February 2, 2021

Categories
Epistemology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, 'Oumuamua, atheism, Avi Loeb, Carl Sagan, Design Inference, Eric Anderson, extraterrestrial intelligence, intelligent design, natural science, natural theology, ontology, scientific method, SETI}

The Most Valuable Aspect of Avi Loeb’s Intelligent Design Case

_{Paul Nelson
February 2, 2021

Epistemology, Physical Sciences

2}

The most valuable aspect of his case is the stimulus it provides to the question, "If non-human intelligences exist, how would we detect them?" Read More ›

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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

2}

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

3}

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
, 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

4}

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, Jonathan Witt, materialism, Phillip E. Johnson, Reductionism, scientific enterprise}

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

_{Science & Culture
January 31, 2021

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics

1}

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 & Culture
January 30, 2021

Geology, Intelligent Design

1}

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 ›