Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 8, 2025

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences}

Intelligent Design: A Beginner’s Guide with Casey Luskin

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April 8, 2025

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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How would you explain intelligent design to someone who has just recently begun looking into it? Perhaps you are new to it yourself. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
April 8, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Arthur Eddington, Cambrian Explosion, Carnegie Institution, complexity, diversity, earth, eukaryotic cells, functional complexity, functionality, intelligent mind, kinetic energy, laws of nature, laws of physics, life, Michael Wong, mineralogists, non-living matter, organisms, Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, quantum theory, Robert Hazen, Second Law of Thermodynamics, specified complexity, speed of light, universe}

Theory of Increasing Complexity Fails the Test of Science

_{Eric Hedin
April 8, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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What are evolutionists to do when their theory runs afoul of the laws of nature? Why, propose a bold new law of nature! Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 8, 2025

Categories
Anatomy
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, alien hand syndrome, antiseizure medications, biotechnology, brain, Broca’s area, consciousness, corpus callosotomy, corpus callosum, Gonzalo Munevar, Hannah Thomasy, hemispheres, language, Lawrence Technical University, Michael Egnor, neuroscientists, Nobel Prize, Roger Sperry, sci-fi, Severance (sci-fi series), split-brain patients, split-brain syndrome, The Immortal Mind, The Scientist}

One Brain, Two Consciousnesses?

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 8, 2025

Anatomy, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The idea that split-brain surgery can create two separate minds is immortal — in science fiction. Read More ›

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Date
April 7, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, Anthony Fauci, COVID-19, epidemiologists, Francis Collins, free speech, health policy, Honestly, Jay Bhattacharya, Khaleda Rahman, Lawrence D. Bobo, lockdowns, Maya Sulkin, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Heath, Newsweek, Real Clear Politics, Scott Atlas, The Free Press, The New England Journal of Medicine, Washington Post, Wesley J. Smith}

At NIH, Bhattacharya Wants to Restore Open Inquiry

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April 7, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine, Scientific Freedom

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Restoring open discussion is certainly worth a try. Science advances more from doubt than from certainty. Read More ›

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Author
Rt. Revd. Samuel Wilberforce

Date
April 7, 2025

Categories
Botany
Evolution
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algae, animals, cats, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, descendants, Dogs, domestic animals, elephants, England, flies, grasses, infusoria, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Joseph Hooker, Lucretius, mites, mosses, mushrooms, natural history, natural selection, oaks, On the Origin of Species, pigeon-fanciers, propositions, Quarterly Review, reasoning, Roderick Murchison, Siluria, Thomas Henry Huxley, truffles, turnips, variations, Vestiges of Creation, whales, worms, zoophyte}

“Into the Jungle of Fanciful Assumption”: Excerpts from Samuel Wilberforce on Darwin

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April 7, 2025

Botany, Evolution, History of Science, Intelligent Design

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"We have objected to the views with which we have been dealing solely on scientific grounds." Read More ›

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Author
Martin Hilbert

Date
April 7, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, angels, Anna Katharina (Käthe) Ehmer, brain, Christianity, Christof Koch, disease, faith and science, Friedrich Happich, hallucination, Heaven, Hell, hospice, jesus, Lazarus, materialism, mind, near-death experiences, prehistoric times, providence, Psychology Today, Purgatory, Roman Catholic, Seattle, terminal lucidity, trauma, Vicki Umipeg}

The Undiscovered Country… Discovered?

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April 7, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Such cases may have been around since prehistoric times. Some researchers even suggest that they may have given rise to the popular artistic images of angels. Read More ›

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Date
April 6, 2025

Categories
Engineering
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, anarthria, audible speech, brain, brain implant, brainstem stroke, California, cerebral cortex, communication, frustration, internal speech, isolation, paralysis, speech, stroke, Tibi Puiu, voice synthesizer, ZME Science}

Implant Lets a Disabled Woman Speak Her Thoughts

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April 6, 2025

Engineering, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The key benefit of the system is that it is much faster than traditional methods, cutting the time from internal speech to audible speech to three seconds. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 5, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Bluff, Darwinian theory, evangelizers, evolution, history, ID the Future, Luther College, Michael Keas, mythology, natural selection, podcast, Robert Shedinger}

Rescuing Evolution from Darwinian Myth

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 5, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Does the public promotion of Darwin’s theory of natural selection match Darwin’s own private view of his theory? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 4, 2025

Categories
Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Technology
Tagged
, Ben Marwick, China, craftsmanship, Denisovans, East Asia, humans, Ice Age, Middle Paleolithic, Neanderthals, Quina, stone tools, The Conversation, Yunnan province}

Neanderthals Keep Getting Smarter

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 4, 2025

Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology

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At one time, Neanderthals were considered stupid. Things have changed. Meanwhile, they are presenting some mysteries. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 4, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Environment & Climate
Faith & Science
Tagged
, American South, autobiography, barometers, Bible, California, clocks, daydreaming, health, inflammation, James Hutchings, Jeanne Carr, John Muir, Journal of Experimental Psychology, lamplighters, Madison, motivation, national parks, naturalists, nature, nostalgia, pain, physiology, sawmills, Sierra Nevada, stream of consciousness, The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, thinking, wilderness, Wisconsin State Fair, Yosemite Valley}

Why John Muir Chose Nature Over Machines

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April 4, 2025

Bioethics, Botany, Environment & Climate, Faith & Science

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The famous naturalist put human inventions aside to reap the benefits of nature. Read More ›