Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 23, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, animation, bats, Center for Science and Culture, convergent evolution, Darwinists, David Berlinski, dolphins, echolocation, fossil record, fruit flies, ghost lineages, homology, humor, James Shapiro, Jonathan Wells, macroevolution, microevolution, Pakicetus, random mutations, Richard Sternberg, Robert Crowther, testes, Theodosius Dobzhansky, waiting-time problem, whales}

Whale of a Webinar Debuts a Delightful “Long Story Short” Video

_{David Klinghoffer
April 23, 2020

Evolution

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Whales are held up as a model of what unguided evolution can do in a short time: in this case, just 8 million years, or perhaps even half that. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Sheldon

Date
April 23, 2020

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Metaphysics
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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, __k-review, abiogenesis, astronomers, biologists, calculation, Drake equation, evolution, inflation, meteorites, monomers, Nature (journal), nucleotides, reagents, RNA world, snowflakes, Tomonori Totani, universe, University of Tokyo}

An Astronomer Considers the Origin of Life, with Sobering Results

_{Rob Sheldon
April 23, 2020

Biology, Chemistry, Metaphysics, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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In my opinion, only one tooth fairy is allowed per theory, and this one has at least four, making its irrelevance nearly guaranteed. Read More ›

Selective focus on a tall, dark lamp post during a snow storm in the pacific northwest woodland

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
April 23, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __k-review, "survival of the fittest", ABC News, apes, beauty, C.S. Lewis, Carl Sagan, Charles Darwin, Christianity, creator, evolution, Germans, intelligent design, lions, Mere Christianity, Milky Way, morality, natural selection, natural world, naturalism, Nightline, nothing buttery, random mutation, World War I}

C. S. Lewis Helps Us See Design in Three Dimensions

_{Ann Gauger
April 23, 2020

Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Just for a little while turn off the PBS science narrator in your head. Why should there be beauty? What is it for? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 22, 2020

Categories
Cosmology
Origin of Life
Philosophy of Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, biological evolution, chemical evolution, complex life, discoveries, DiscoveryU, ID the Future, intelligent design, mind, New York Times, online course, podcast, publication date, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, universe}

Stephen Meyer on Physics and Cosmology: Online Course Opens New Frontier for Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
April 22, 2020

Cosmology, Origin of Life, Philosophy of Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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In the course, Dr. Meyer covers what he calls the “three discoveries that reveal the mind behind the universe.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 22, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, consciousness, Discovery Institute, documentary, Earth Day, Greta Thunberg, Guillermo Gonzalez, human beings, intelligent design, Jay Richards, mankind, Michael Denton, Privileged Species, The Biology of the Baroque, The Guardian, The Privileged Planet}

For Earth Day, Let’s Appreciate Our Planet’s Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
April 22, 2020

Intelligent Design

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That’s the “new path” I’d recommended, as a counter to the prevailing pessimism of our culture. Read More ›

Best Job Candidate, Interview Preparation, Detail shots of someone polishing shoes

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Date
April 22, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Scientific Trustworthiness
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, __edited, arXiv, bioRxiv, C.S. Lewis, Christian Reflections, consciousness, Cornell University, economics, evolution, evolutionary anthropology, Francis Bacon, high school, history, integrity, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, Janet Browne, Jay Richards, journals, laymen, March for Science, morality, Nature (journal), pandemic, peer review, PLOS Biology, Politicians, predatory journals, Science Advances, scientific method, scientism, scientists, Stephen Meyer, universe, World War II, X Club}

How to Restore Science’s Lost Luster

_{Science and Culture
April 22, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Scientific Trustworthiness

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More and more, the scientific establishment looks like a special interest group with biases of their own. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 21, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, advance directive, Alzheimer’s disease, assisted suicide, dementia, despair, disabilities, doctors, family, infanticide, killing, legislation, lethal injection, mental illness, Netherlands, organ harvesting, patients, Reuters}

Dutch Supreme Court Approves Euthanasia for Dementia

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 21, 2020

Bioethics, Medicine

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The Reuters story leaves out some details. The doctor had drugged the woman before starting to euthanize her, and instructed the family to hold the struggling patient down. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 21, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, bears, biologists, Center for Science and Culture, deadline, Discovery Institute, evolution, fossil record, Jerry Coyne, Jonathan Wells, Richard Sternberg, Robert Crowther, webinar, whales, Zoom}

Whale Evolution — Believe It or Not? Register by Thursday for Webinar with Sternberg and Wells!

_{David Klinghoffer
April 21, 2020

Biology, Evolution

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Prominent atheist biologist Jerry Coyne calls whale fossils “one of our best examples of an evolutionary transition.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 21, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Baruch Spinoza, Bible, Cosmos 3.0, Evolution News, Giordano Bruno, ID the Future, Jerry Coyne, Michael Keas, Neil deGrasse Tyson, New Atheists, pantheism, public education, Richard Dawkins, The Privileged Planet, Unbelievable}

Clever Move — Cosmos Pushes Pantheism

_{David Klinghoffer
April 21, 2020

Faith & Science

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Easier for slipping it into the public schools! It won't alarm the parents nearly as much as an all-out siege on theism. Very clever, Dr. Tyson. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 20, 2020

Categories
Science Education
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, __k-review, atheism, authoritarianism, Bible, Christians, creationism, Discovery Institute, education, Erin O’Donnell, evolution, evolutionary theory, Harvard Law School, Harvard University, homeschooling, Idaho, intelligent design, kids, Newspeak, North Carolina, parents, Princeton University, prison, public education, stereotyping, students}

Harvard Law Professor — Ban Homeschooling for “Question[ing] Science”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 20, 2020

Science Education

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Ban it for other things as well, says Professor Elizabeth Bartholet in a stunning article for Harvard Magazine. Read More ›