Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 13, 2020

Categories
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, Aldovanda, aquatic bladderwort, carnivorous plants, Dionaea, foresight, Genlisea, Granville Sewell, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, John Innes Centre, Marcos Eberlin, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, mousetrap, Utricularia, Venus flytrap, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

Lesson from a Carnivorous Plant

_{David Klinghoffer
March 13, 2020

Life Sciences

4}

The aquatic bladderwort lacks the charm of a rose, a lily, cherry blossoms, or many other plants you can think of, but it has something else to recommend it. Read More ›

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Date
March 13, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Ann Gauger, bacteria, bioengineering, Charles Darwin, Charles Thaxton, corn, Craig Venter, CRISPR-Cas9, design filter, Design Inference, DNA, Dogs, Douglas Axe, ETH Zurich, Galápagos Islands, genotype, intelligent design, maize, Mars rover, natural, Nature (journal), No Free Lunch, Paul Nelson, phenotype, Roger Olsen, Technion, The Design Revolution, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski, wolves}

Blurring the Line Between Natural and Artificial

_{Science and Culture
March 13, 2020

Intelligent Design

9}

As technology mimics nature, at what point might future investigators be unsure about natural versus intelligent causes? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 12, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, Apple, Boeing, brain death, China, cornea, hearts, human rights, kidneys, lethal injection, lungs, Nike, organ harvesting, prisoners, private sector, skin, South Carolina, United States}

China Credibly Accused of Organ-Harvesting Atrocity

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 12, 2020

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

A report presents shocking evidence of horrific human-rights abuses, including from witness testimony, analyses of public records, and reviewing of scholarly reports. Read More ›

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Date
March 12, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __edited, Andrew McDiarmid, experimental science, faith, fantasy science, ID the Future, inferential science, Kirk Durston, reproducibility crisis, science fiction, scientists}

Listen: Biophysicist and Philosopher Kirk Durston on Experimental Science

_{Science and Culture
March 12, 2020

Evolution, Faith & Science

1}

Durston says he has yet to find a true conflict between experimental, reproducible scientific observations and his religious faith. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 11, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, __edited, accidents, Charles Darwin, culture, Discovery Institute, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, philosophers, scientists, Secrets of the Cell, theology}

With a Hopeful Message About Life’s “X Factor,” Episode 5 of Secrets of the Cell Is Well Timed

_{David Klinghoffer
March 11, 2020

Intelligent Design, Philosophy

3}

Michael Behe is a biochemist, leading proponent of intelligent design, and a wise guide to understanding the wonders of life with its mysterious “purposeful arrangement of parts.” Read More ›

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Date
March 11, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __edited, Ann Gauger, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Thaxton, Douglas Axe, evolution, genes, homologues, ID the Future, Illustra Media, junk DNA, Metazoa, natural selection, Nature Communications, non-coding DNA, orphan genes, Paul Nelson, probability, proto-genes, Roger Olsen, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Trinity College Dublin, Walter Bradley}

Researchers: It Exists; Therefore, It Evolved

_{Science and Culture
March 11, 2020

Biology, Evolution, Genetics

8}

According to some reporters and Darwinists, evolutionary theory today needs no more confirmation than existence. Evolution is a fact, remember? Read More ›

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Date
March 10, 2020

Categories
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, Alvin Plantinga, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, augustine, Baruch Spinoza, Book of Nature, Brian Miller, Carl Sagan, Christiaan Huygens, Christianity, coevolution, coronavirus, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, DNA, Fox Broadcasting Company, James Tour, Jews, mind, National Geographic Channel, naturalism, Neil deGrasse Tyson, public education, Signature in the Cell, synagogue}

Cosmos 3.0 Revisits Themes of the Past, with Familiar Historical Mythmaking

_{Science and Culture
March 10, 2020

Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

6}

At a couple of points in episode 1, Neil deGrasse Tyson employs the “Book of Nature” metaphor, but he never gives its proper historical context. It’s actually a Christian concept. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
March 10, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, biochemist, common cold, coronavirus, COVID-19, DNA, Ebola, epidemic, evolution, genetic information, HIV, human genome, Immune System, intelligent design, MERS, molecular machines, mutations, philosopher, protein coat, proteins, receptor, RNA, SARS, skeleton key, virosphere, viruses}

Evolution, Design, and COVID-19

_{Michael Behe
March 10, 2020

Evolution

4}

From time to time a storm arises in the virosphere and affects humans. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 9, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Biology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, “consensus science”, abiogenesis, astrobiology, brain, Breakthrough Listen, carbon, consciousness, Darwinism, Dyson Sphere, earth, extraterrestrial life, faith, Jeffrey Epstein, Macquarie University, Mars, materialism, neuroscience, nitrogen, oxygen, science fiction, SETI, starlight, universe}

The “Surprisingly Consistent” Answer to the Question: Are We Alone in the Universe?

_{Michael Egnor
March 9, 2020

Astronomy, Biology, Physical Sciences

5}

The firm belief in extraterrestrial life — a belief nearly universal in the scientific community — is an act of faith. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 9, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, Carl Sagan, coronavirus, Cosmos (series), Cosmos: Possible Worlds, Fox Broadcasting Company, Michael Keas, National Geographic Channel, Neil deGrasse Tyson, stock market, The Unofficial Guide to Cosmos, Unbelievable}

Cosmos 3.0 with Neil deGrasse Tyson Arrives Tonight at 8 PM, Somewhat Dented

_{David Klinghoffer
March 9, 2020

Physical Sciences

3}

The second season (2014) spun a misleading narrative celebrating the triumph of rational, secular scientific culture over benighted, supposedly irrational and anti-science religion. Read More ›