Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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June 2, 2020

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Evolution
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, "survival of the fittest", appendix, BioEssays, California Science Center, cells, censorship, chimpanzees, choking, Christians, Communist Party, conferences, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian theory, Dave Speijer, Dover trial, dysteleology, epiglottis, Heretic, intelligent design, J.B.S. Haldane, Judge John E. Jones, Kremlin, Matti Leisola, methodological naturalism, Michael Behe, Norway, peasants, Richard Dawkins, Richard Sternberg, social media, speech, Stephen Jay Gould, Uncommon Descent, University of Oslo}

Darwin’s Desperation?

_{Science and Culture
June 2, 2020

Evolution

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Darwinists easily obtain a global microphone to rant against intelligent design, while ID advocates silently gain adherents. Is it a sign of desperation? Read More ›

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Date
June 1, 2020

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Evolution
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, Dallas Science and Faith Conference, Daniel Reeves, Discovery Institute, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, history, ID the Future, Modern Synthesis, natural selection, podcast, protoplasm, rabbits, Royal Society}

Reeves: Natural Selection, Explanatory Deficits, and Bunnies (Dark and Light)

_{Science and Culture
June 1, 2020

Evolution

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The story includes the neo-Darwinian modern synthesis and the extended evolutionary synthesis, culminating in a 2016 meeting of the Royal Society. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 1, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
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, African-American, Africans, alt-right, Bellevue, Black Lives Matter, Bronx Zoo, Caucasian, Charles Darwin, clergy, Discovery Institute, evolution, George Floyd, Human Zoos, John West, lockdown, looting, Minneapolis, New York City, New York Times, original sin, Ota Benga, pandemic, police brutality, protests, pygmies, Racism, scientific racism, Seattle, South Bronx, St. Louis, textbooks, The Descent of Man, The Hub, Tukwila, United States, Wesley Smith}

Human Zoos — How “Science” Fueled the Racial Fire

_{David Klinghoffer
June 1, 2020

Bioethics, Evolution

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Ota Benga’s protest — “I am a man! I am a man!” — summarizes the very best message of the Black Lives Matter movement. Read More ›

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Date
June 1, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
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, anthropologists, behavior, chimpanzees, Daniel Dennett, Darwinian theory, Darwinians, Darwinism, Homo sapiens, Nancy Pearcey, natural selection, PNAS, predictions, Stanford University, Tel Aviv University, universal acid, wave, William Shakespeare}

Much Nothing about Ado: The Uselessness of Dehumanized Darwinism

_{Science and Culture
June 1, 2020

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism

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To Darwinians, people are just another species of animal. But when they invent models to try to explain how human animals evolve their behaviors, chaos ensues. Read More ›

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Date
May 31, 2020

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Evolution
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, convergent evolution, evolution, ID the Future, Ira Berkowitz, Jerusalem, Lee Spetner, MIT, non-random evolution, podcast}

Lee Spetner on Convergent and Non-Random Evolution

_{Science and Culture
May 31, 2020

Evolution

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Dr. Spetner challenges the idea of convergent evolution and explains his non-random evolutionary hypothesis. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
May 31, 2020

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Medicine
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, coronavirus, COVID-19, lockdown, masks, medicine, Minneapolis, New York City, PJ Media, riots, virology}

Virology Keeps Evolving

_{Michael Egnor
May 31, 2020

Medicine

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Government actions may be informed to a greater or lesser degree by science. Lesser seems to be the current trend. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 30, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
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, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, artificial intelligence, Center on Human Exceptionalism, China, COVID-19, Darwin Day in America, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, evolution, Evolution News, facial recognition, Falun Gong, Human Zoos, Humanize, humans, John West, Leonardo da Vinci, Michael Egnor, quality of life, social credit, Steven J. Buri, The Biology of the Second Reich, transhumanism, triage, Uyghurs, Walter Bradley Center, Wesley Smith}

Why “Humanize”? A New Effort to Defend the Unique Dignity of Human Beings

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 30, 2020

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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One of the tragic trends in thinking about evolution has been to blur the distinction between humans and animals. History warns us not to regard this lightly. Read More ›

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Date
May 29, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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, American Chemical Society, biologists, Biomimetics, biomimicry, butterfly wings, China, coral, Duke University, engineers, fish scales, geckos, Georgia Tech, intelligent design, Johns Hopkins University, leaf, leaves, materials science, nanowires, New Scientist, polymers, telescopes}

Applied Intelligent Design: Engineers Know Engineering When They See It

_{Science and Culture
May 29, 2020

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The adhesive properties of gecko toe pads, based on atomic van der Waals attraction, have been understood for years now. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 28, 2020

Categories
Scientific Freedom
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, academic freedom, BioEssays, biologists, bullies, censorship, Center for Science and Culture, cosmos, Darwinism, Darwinists, Dave Speijer, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, Facebook, free speech, ideology, Inquisition, intelligent design, John Zmirak, nihilism, The Stream, Twitter, worldview}

“Nobody Expects the Darwinist Inquisition”? I Do

_{David Klinghoffer
May 28, 2020

Scientific Freedom

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It’s an ominous sight to observe the two waves approaching each other. On one side is an intensifying drive to police social media. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 28, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, “consensus science”, anti-intellectualism, Big Bang, BioEssays, CDC, censorship, Centers for Disease Control, China, climate change, coronavirus, COVID-19, Darwinian evolution, incompetence, Jonathan Wells, masks, mind-body dualism, Panda's Thumb, pandemic, science denial, scientists, Steven Novella, surfaces, Washington Post, World Health Organization, Yale University}

What Scientists Know

_{Michael Egnor
May 28, 2020

Intelligent Design, Medicine

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Our scientific elites insist that the “scientific consensus” be accepted without question. Read More ›