Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
January 13, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
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, __edited, Abraham Lincoln, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association of Theological Schools, Barbara McClintock, Brooklyn College, Buddha, central dogma, creationism, Daniel Dennett, Darwinian, Discovery Institute, Divine Foot, Douglas Futuyma, E.O. Wilson, Ernst Mayr, evolutionary biology, Francis Collins, Francis Crick, Francisco Ayala, intelligent design, J.B.S. Haldane, James Shapiro, James Watson, jesus, John Avise, Luther College, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Marcos Eberlin, mental illness, Moses, non-overlapping magisteria (NOMA), North American Teilhard Society, Paul, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Richard Dawkins, Richard Lewontin, skeptics, sociobiology, Stanford University, Stephen Jay Gould, teleology, The Mystery of Evolutionary Mechanisms, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Thomson Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, William Provine}

Religion, Science, and Evolution: Confessions of a Darwinian Skeptic

_{Robert Shedinger
January 13, 2020

Faith & Science

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As I read through the scientific literature of evolutionary biology to try and convince myself of its accuracy and coherence, I was struck by the frequency with which I encountered “religious” language. Read More ›

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Date
January 12, 2020

Categories
Chemistry
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __edited, Adrian Owen, brain, ID the Future, Michael Egnor, mind, MRI, neuroscience, neurosurgery, podcast, Ray Bohlin, Stony Brook University}

Michael Egnor: How Experiments Show that the Mind Is More than the Brain

_{Science and Culture
January 12, 2020

Chemistry, Neuroscience & Mind

1}

Oddities of neuroscience that indicate that there is more going on in the brain than mere chemistry. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 11, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __edited, assisted suicide, Belgium, bodies, Canada, disabled, euthanasia, MAiD, mentally ill, Netherlands, Ontario, organ donation, patients}

In Canada, Euthanasia as “Boon” to Organ Donation

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 11, 2020

Bioethics, Medicine

4}

Someday, Canada will probably dispense with the euthanasia part altogether and go straight to killing by organ harvesting. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
January 10, 2020

Categories
Evolution
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, __edited, Christian de Duve, eLife, embryo, embryonic development, evidence, evolutionary plasticity, evolutionary theory, evolutionists, genes, nucleic acids, proteins, zygote}

New Research on Animal Egg Orientation Shows “Unexpected” Diversity

_{Cornelius Hunter
January 10, 2020

Evolution

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Evolutionists cannot have it both ways. They cannot prove their theory when the findings work for them, and softly walk away when the findings do not work. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 10, 2020

Categories
Evolution
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, __edited, African Americans, Africans, alt-right, Asians, Bronx Zoo, Caucasians, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Denisovans, Desmond Dent Sr., Discovery Institute, evolutionary biology, evolutionary pressures, faith, human beings, Human Zoos, intelligence, John Ray, John West, Monkey House, Neanderthals, Ota Benga, pygmy, Race Realism, races, Racism, science, scientific racism, species, subhumans, Suffolk County, Walter Bradley Center, Wikipedia, zoology class}

Students Sue School District for $12 Million Over “Monkey See” Photos

_{David Klinghoffer
January 10, 2020

Evolution

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“There can’t be any question about what they meant. Remember, this is a zoology class. Evolution is taught.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 9, 2020

Categories
Medicine
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, __edited, Alfie Evans, baby, bioethicists, Charlie Gard, CNN, Court of Appeals, doctors, experts, futile care, hospital, life support, medicine, parents, Protect TX Fragile Kids, quality of life, Texas, Tinslee Lewis}

Parents — Not Bioethicists — Should Decide about Baby’s Life Support

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 9, 2020

Medicine

4}

Tinslee Lewis, age 11 months, has a heart defect. The doctors claim the case is hopeless. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
January 9, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Mathematics
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, __edited, accident, Charles Darwin, Darwinists, En Arche Foundation, evolution, homology, intelligent design, Jay Homnick, Mathematical Intelligencer, On the Origin of Species, Polish, science, The American Spectator}

How Science Lost Its Mind

_{Granville Sewell
January 9, 2020

Evolution, Mathematics

3}

Before Darwin, nearly everyone, in every corner of the world, believed in some type of ‘‘intelligent design,” and the majority still do. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 9, 2020

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
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, __edited, Africa, BIO-Complexity, bottleneck, coalescence, de novo creation, Denisovans, DNA, genetic diversity, Homo erectus, human origins, methodological naturalism, Neanderthals, Ola Hössjer, population genetics}

Reflections on Our Ancient Past

_{Ann Gauger
January 9, 2020

Human Origins and Anthropology

5}

I bring this up because some have claimed that I advocate a sole genetic progenitorship model for the first couple. Read More ›

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Date
January 8, 2020

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __edited, circulatory system, empathy, eyes, Geoffrey Simmons, hearing, human body, humor, intelligent design, nervous system, programmers, robots, soul}

Dr. Geoffrey Simmons on Human Design — and Re-Creating It in Robots

_{Science and Culture
January 8, 2020

Neuroscience & Mind

1}

Will robots ever experience empathy or other feelings, or develop a genuine sense of humor? Read More ›

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Date
January 8, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, 3D printing, amino acids, ancient Greeks, astronauts, bacterium, blueprint, Craig Venter, DNA, information, Internet, Internet of things, Nature Biotechnology, New Scientist, polyester, proteins, rabbits, scientists, self-replicating machines, steganography, UCLA, University of Oregon}

DNA of Things: Embedding Machines with Replication Data

_{Science and Culture
January 8, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In 1901, divers brought up from an ancient shipwreck the first part of the Antikythera mechanism made by Greek inventors. Read More ›