Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 6, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, ATP, Darwinian theory, DNA, Douglas Axe, evolution, expectations, experiments, François Jacob, function, genome sequencing, insects, intelligent design, nucleotide sequences, orphan genes, protein folds, RNA, sequence space, transcription}

About Orphan Genes — What’s the Big Problem for Evolution?

_{Ann Gauger
November 6, 2018

Evolution

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Orphan genes — genes that are present in only one species, or a group of closely related species — are of particular interest to advocates of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 5, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Charles Darwin, Signature in the Cell, Signature of Controversy, Stephen Meyer, Thomas Nagel, Times Literary Supplement}

Nine Years Later, Meyer’s Signature in the Cell Still Stirs Readers’ Praise, Wrath

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 5, 2018

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Some books continue to be read long after the hype of their release has passed. These books contain compelling ideas and stories that speak to our humanity and inspire us to seek out the truth. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
November 5, 2018

Categories
Biology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Andromeda galaxy, Antarctic, carbon, Children of Light, cosmic fine-tuning, earth, electromagnetic spectrum, England, fitness, helium, humankind, intellectuals, intelligent design, light, light-eaters, NASA, nature, Parker Solar Probe, sun, sunlight}

NASA’s Parker Probe Kisses the Sun — And Rightly So

_{Michael Denton
November 5, 2018

Biology, Physical Sciences

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It’s thanks only to the fine-tuning of the laws and constants of nature that we live in a universe awash in radiation from this tiny swath of the electromagnetic spectrum — the life-permitting swath. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
November 5, 2018

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, civil rights, Darwinism, First Amendment, Forbes, free speech, history, intelligent design, Martin Luther King Jr., United States, University of Chicago, University of Texas}

The Forgotten Civil Right

_{Sarah Chaffee
November 5, 2018

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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In resisting bullies and censors, free speech advocates have done important work. They need, however, to add science to their range of concerns. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
November 5, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, __k-review, airplanes, Alexander Tsiaras, cars, computers, Darwinists, encyclopedia, entropy, evolution, gravity, iPhone, Irreducible Complexity, natural forces, oocyte, Physics Essays, Sarah Chaffee, Second Law of Thermodynamics, TED talk, The American Spectator, thermodynamics}

Why Evolution and Reproduction Are Unnatural

_{Granville Sewell
November 5, 2018

Intelligent Design, Physics, Reproductive Science

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Reproduction is the most fundamental characteristic of life. We see it happen everywhere, so we may feel there is nothing “unnatural” about it. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 4, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Cambrian News, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian theory, fossil record, Günter Bechly, paleontology, Stephen Meyer}

Bechly: Darwinian Evolution and the Problem of the Collector’s Curve

_{David Klinghoffer
November 4, 2018

Evolution

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Darwin himself could take refuge in an “Evolution of the Gaps” scenario where confirmation of his theory would emerge with time. Modern Darwinists don’t have that luxury. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 3, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Achilles heel, common descent, discontinuity, evidence, genomes, intelligent design, Paul Nelson, pseudogenes, synteny, universal common descent}

Intelligent Design, Common Descent, and a Qualification

_{Ann Gauger
November 3, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I had someone ask whether, in a previous post, I meant universal common descent (UCD) or more limited common descent. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
November 2, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, Asa Gray, Associated Press, common descent, intelligent design, LUCA, Michael Behe, Mount Everest, topology, universal common descent}

Intelligent Design, Common Descent, and an Ascent of Mount Everest

_{Paul Nelson
November 2, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Did four-year-old Angela climb Everest by herself? No way. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 2, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Children of Light, conservatism, Darwinian evolution, David Berlinski, Hoover Institution, ID the Future, intellectuals, Michael Denton, Peter Robinson, podcast, rationality, Richard Dawkins, social status, The Deniable Darwin}

Listen: Berlinski on the Limits of Rational Discourse

_{David Klinghoffer
November 2, 2018

Evolution

2}

I asked David Berlinski and Michael Denton what they thought was the nub of intellectual difference between a thoughtful Darwkin skeptic and a thoughtful Darwin loyalist. Read More ›

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Date
November 2, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, ATP, Cataglyphis fortis, Current Biology, Darwin's tree, dependency graph, desert ant, fruit flies, GPS, ID the Future, intelligent design, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, limpets, Max Planck Institute, memory, muscle, Nature (journal), New Zealand, penguins, PLOS ONE, PNAS, University of Otago, wildebeest, Winston Ewert}

Ants, Wildebeest, Penguins, and More: A Zoo of Animal Designs

_{Science and Culture
November 2, 2018

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Don’t kick sand in the face of a wildebeest by joking that it looks like it was made by a committee. It might flex its muscles and charge. Read More ›