Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
January 17, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Alan Guth, Albert Einstein, Alexander Vilenkin, atheism, Big Bang, Doppler shift, Fred Hoyle, galaxies, General Theory of Relativity, Hubble’s Law, Mount Wilson Observatory, Primeval Atom, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, theism, universe, Vesto Slipher}

Proper Credit — Who Discovered Hubble’s Law?

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
January 17, 2019

Astronomy, Cosmology, Physical Sciences

3}

Many leading scientists of the day realized the implication of the cosmic expansion — there was a beginning! Read More ›

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Date
January 17, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, BIO-Complexity, Brownian motion, carvings, complex specified information, DNA, Erwin Schrödinger, George D. Montañez, Giant’s Causeway, Robert J. Marks II, specification, specified complexity, surprise, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Measuring Surprise — A Frontier of Design Theory

_{Science and Culture
January 17, 2019

Intelligent Design

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The carvings look sustained (there are many of them) and deliberate, unlike creases created by splitting and pitting of surfaces over ages. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 17, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, animals, choice, crime, evil, free will, genes, good, human dignity, Jerry Coyne, justice, morality, neurotransmitters, punishment, totalitarianism}

Jerry Coyne and the Consequences of Denying Free Will

_{Michael Egnor
January 17, 2019

Bioethics

4}

Without free will, there is no guilt and there is no innocence. There are merely animals to be managed. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 16, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Alfred Russel Wallace, Commentary, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinism, deplorables, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, Firing Line, Gertrude Himmelfarb, intelligent design, Irving Kristol, James A. Shapiro, Kevin Williamson, National Review, Phillip E. Johnson, Richard John Neuhaus, Royal Society, Signature in the Cell, snobbery, Texas, The Information Enigma, Tom Wolfe, Wesley Smith, Whittaker Chambers, William F. Buckley Jr., Witness}

Kevin Williamson on Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
January 16, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

No intellectually challenging idea has attracted more uninformed criticism than ID. Read More ›

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Date
January 16, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, biosignatures, Darwinian evolution, Eiffel Tower, exoplanets, extraterrestrials, Golden Fleece Award, Guillermo Gonzalez, information, intelligent design, Jay Richards, JPL, methodological naturalism, Mount Rushmore, NASA, natural phenomena, SETI, technosignatures, The Privileged Planet, Universe Today, William Proxmire, Wired}

Government Funds…Intelligent Design?

_{Science and Culture
January 16, 2019

Physical Sciences

8}

“Technosignatures” is just abstruse enough to evade most Congressional waste hunters. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 15, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Dallas, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Darwin's Doubt, Eric Metaxas, faith, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Tour, Jay Richards, radio, Rice University, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, Texas}

Steve Meyer: Dallas, a Hub for ID, Will Host a Major Conference This Weekend; Don’t Miss It!

_{David Klinghoffer
January 15, 2019

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

2}

There’s still time to join us for the Dallas Conference — you can pre-register through 5 pm CST, today. Or come as a walk-up. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 15, 2019

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, brains, California, computers, consciousness, Darwinism, Disinherit the Wind, Hollywood, homeostasis, John West, life, Matt Chait, meditation, Purpose and Design, Scott Turner, starfish, University of California, Yiddish}

Darwin Doubting Playwright Matt Chait Returns to the Hollywood Stage

_{David Klinghoffer
January 15, 2019

Scientific Freedom

3}

Chait writes smart, concise dialogue on these subjects, and seems to have learned more than a thing or two from biologist Scott Turner’s recent book, Purpose and Desire. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 14, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, Argentina, autotrophs, brains, environmentalists, humans, insects, microbes, Monica Gagliano, Natalie Angier, New York Times, orangutan, pain, peas, persons, plant rights, radicals, Switzerland, trees, University of Western Australia, weeds}

Another Push for Plant “Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 14, 2019

Bioethics, Botany, Human Exceptionalism

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There is increasing wind in the sails of everything-deserves-rights advocacy. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
January 14, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Aquinas.design, Colombia, English, evolution, genes, Genesis, human intelligence, intelligent design, Jay Richards, Michael Chaberek, Richard Sternberg, Roman Catholic, Spanish}

Science and Faith — A Report from Colombia

_{Jonathan Wells
January 14, 2019

Faith & Science

3}

Rick Sternberg and I agreed that this was one of the best conferences we had ever attended. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
January 14, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwinian theory, debate, discrete combinatorial objects, Douglas Axe, evolution, Hans Vodder, improbable, intelligent design, No Free Lunch, scientists, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book), William A. Dembski}

Keeping the Debate Over Undeniable on Track

_{Douglas Axe
January 14, 2019

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Hans Vodder is a friend with whom I’ve been enjoying an unfolding discussion for well over a year. Read More ›