Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 24, 2020

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Sociology
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, evolution, groupthink, John West, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Science (journal), Star Trek}

Behe’s New “Mousetrap” Book — The Fragility of Darwinism

_{David Klinghoffer
November 24, 2020

Biochemistry, Evolution, Sociology

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The idea of the book is not merely to dunk on the critics. Michael Behe, to be frank, doesn’t find of any their criticisms very meaningful. Read More ›

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Date
November 24, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, adaptation, arms, carpal tunnel syndrome, Eric Anderson, evolution, evolutionary change, health, Howard Glicksman, humans, ID the Future, journalists, natural selection, physicians}

Listen: Median Artery and Evolution Hype

_{Science & Culture
November 24, 2020

Evolution

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It’s far from clear how natural selection could select for this as an “adaptation” when its most obvious effect is to contribute to carpal tunnel syndrome. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 24, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, alleles, beak size, Charles Darwin, Daphne Major, Darwin's Finches, evolution, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, genera, macroevolution, natural selection, neo-Darwinian evolution, Peter and Rosemary Grant, Princeton University, Sangeet Lamichhaney, Sisyphean evolution, speciation, species, The Evolution of the Long-Necked Giraffe}

Galápagos Finches — An “Exceptionally Strong Natural-Selection Event”?

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
November 24, 2020

Evolution

4}

This is by no means an all-or-nothing selection (as the impression is sometimes given). Rather, the alleles are retained. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 23, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, books, critics, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian theory, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Kenneth Miller, Larry Moran, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Nature’s Destiny, Neo-Darwinism, Richard Lenski, University of Otago, worldview}

Praise for Behe’s Latest: “Facts Before Theory”

_{David Klinghoffer
November 23, 2020

Biology, Evolution

2}

Says Michael Denton, "The book represents a devastatingly brilliant unanswerable response to his Darwinian critics and to the whole Darwinian worldview." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 23, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, animals, authority, Canada, cats, Charles Darwin, Christmas, COVID-19, Denmark, Dogs, experts, humans, intelligent design, Justin Trudeau, mammals, On the Origin of Species, pandemic, public health, quarantine, technocracy, Thanksgiving, The Descent of Man, Wesley Smith, World Economic Forum, worship}

Thanksgiving in the Light of Darwin’s Vision

_{David Klinghoffer
November 23, 2020

Bioethics

4}

I first heard of what’s being called a Great Reset just a couple of weeks ago. It sounded like a conspiracy theory, but it’s far from that. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
November 23, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Adrian Desmond, African Americans, Anglo-Saxons, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, Civil War, Darwinism, Eva Jablonka, evolution, James Moore, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Lamarckian theory, Louis Agassiz, Peter Bowler, Racism, Rutgers University, Social Darwinism, The Descent of Man, Thomas Henry Huxley, William Graham}

Distancing Darwin from Racism Is a Fool’s Errand

_{Michael Flannery
November 23, 2020

Bioethics, Evolution

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“Scholars have wasted their time trying to exonerate Darwin of responsibility for Social Darwinism, for he was a Social Darwinist.” Read More ›

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Date
November 22, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, animal rights, animals, Declaration of Independence, human rights, ID the Future, Nonhuman Rights Project, personhood, PETA, podcast, Reductionism, The War on Humans, Wesley Smith}

Smith: Personhood for Animals? What About Plants?

_{Science & Culture
November 22, 2020

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Bioethicist Wesley Smith examines the meaning of the term “personhood” and its implications for human rights. Read More ›

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Author
Amanda Witt

Date
November 21, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, employment, humor, intelligent design, privacy, scientists, t-shirts, Zazzle}

Funny and Thoughtful Intelligent Design-Themed T-shirts? We’ve Got Them!

_{Amanda Witt
November 21, 2020

Intelligent Design

1}

If you are in a vulnerable employment situation, please enjoy these shirts only in the privacy of your own home. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 20, 2020

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, bureaucracy, evolution, Evolution News, free speech, intelligent design, newspapers, readers, scientific materialism, totalitarianism, truth}

In the Evolution Debate, How Truth Can Prevail

_{Brian Miller
November 20, 2020

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

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Paul Kecskemeti’s analysis perfectly describes the challenge faced by anyone who wishes to publicly tell the truth about the evidence for design. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 20, 2020

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, biological origins, critics, Darwinian mechanism, Darwinism, evidence, intelligent design, Kenneth Miller, Lehigh University, life, Michael Behe, Nature (journal), Paul Gross, Science (journal), Sean Carroll, The Edge of Evolution, The New Criterion, webinar}

Does Behe Ignore Critics? Find Out in a Live Webinar Saturday

_{David Klinghoffer
November 20, 2020

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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One of the weirdly persistent themes in attacks on him by other biologists is that he "waves away" opposing interpretations. Read More ›