Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 25, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, beak size, birds, Darwin's Finches, droughts, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, macroevolution, natural selection, Nature (journal), Peter and Rosemary Grant, Sangeet Lamichhaney, seeds, Sisyphean evolution, species}

Galápagos Finches — Some Contradictions Solved

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
November 25, 2020

Evolution

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The authors offer a selectionist explanation, which is nevertheless uncertain. Note the repeated use of the subjunctive. Read More ›

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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

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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

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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

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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
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, 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

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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 ›