Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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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

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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 ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 13, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Genetics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, agriculture, biotechnology, crops, GMO, Golden Rice, good, humanity, Luddites, npr, photosynthesis, tobacco}

Don’t Let Anti-GMO Fanatics Thwart Improved Photosynthesis Crops

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 13, 2019

Bioethics, Botany, Genetics, Life Sciences

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It is flat-out unreasoning — and in my view, anti-human. Read More ›

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Date
January 12, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, Charles Darwin, Darwin's bulldog, Darwinism, evidence, history, ID the Future, Nancy Pearcey, naturalism, podcast, science, T.H. Huxley}

Listen: Nancy Pearcey on How Philosophy, Not Evidence, Drove Darwin and Huxley

_{Science and Culture
January 12, 2019

Evolution, Philosophy

1}

One historian says Darwin’s naturalism came first, and “only later did he find a theory to validate his convictions.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 11, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, animal rights, animal welfare, Antarctica, cetaceans, ivory poaching, Japan, Russia, South Korea, whales}

Japanese Whaling and Human Exceptionalism

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 11, 2019

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

3}

Japan has quit the International Whaling Commission so that it can resume commercial slaughter of leviathans. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
January 11, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Cologne, complexity theory, Darwin Devolves, Darwinists, DNA, evo-devo, evolution, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution, game theory, Irreducible Complexity, macro-organisms, Matti Leisola, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Michael Behe, multiverse theory, natural genetic engineering, niche construction, plagiarism, Richard Lenski, self-organization theory, The Quarterly Review of Biology}

Behe’s New Book, Darwin Devolves — Stunning and Absolutely Convincing

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
January 11, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I recently had a lively conversation with a former colleague at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne. Read More ›

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Author
Mike Keas

Date
January 11, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, __k-review, aliens, American Humanist Association, atheism, Bill Nye, Blaise Pascal, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, cosmos, heavens, Humanist of the Year, humanity, Judeo-Christian tradition, Nicolaus Copernicus, planets, Psalms, religion, scientism, Unbelievable, universe}

Myth: A Big Universe Is a Problem for Christianity

_{Mike Keas
January 11, 2019

Physical Sciences, Planetology

4}

Atheists say people in the Western tradition had to wait for modern science to grasp that the universe was huge, and had to shed historic Judeo-Christian views to do so. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 10, 2019

Categories
Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, animals, Bible, chimpanzees, David Barash, DNA, humans, mitochondria, music, New York Times, organelles, Seattle, University of Washington}

On Being Human — A Reflection

_{Ann Gauger
January 10, 2019

Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Evolutionary biologist David Barash is a man on a mission. He wants to make sure that we all know we are only human, and that means we are only animal. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 10, 2019

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, colleges, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Eric Metaxas, faith, intelligent design, James Tour, Jay Richards, Return of the God Hypothesis, science, Socrates in the City, Stephen Meyer, universe}

Last Weekend to Register for Dallas Conference on Science and Faith

_{David Klinghoffer
January 10, 2019

Biology, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

2}

Here’s an ominous polling result: Students on college campuses in the U.S. increasingly agree that the origin of the universe was a chance event. Read More ›