Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 6, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, adults, brain, children, English, languages, Real Clear Science, sounds}

Babies and Language: A Surprise Finding?

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 6, 2025

Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Brain and language specialist Eylem Altuntas told us last week that “Babies Learn Language Much Earlier Than We Thought.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 5, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, abortion, creation, Darwinian evolution, Evangelical Christians, Francis Collins, Human Genome Project, ID the Future, John West, National Institutes of Health, race, religious liberty, secularists, sex, sexuality, Stockholm Syndrome, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity}

When Christians in Science Embrace Scientific Materialism

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 5, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science

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John West explains that “Stockholm syndrome” refers to the tendency of a victim to bond with or sympathize with his or her captor. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 5, 2025

Categories
Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __nedited, amino acids, Carl Zimmer, DNA, DOGE, Genesis, John Cleese, King Lear, living cells, Monty Python, NASA, New York Times, nucleobases, organic molecules, panspermia, proteins, RNA, science writers, Signature in the Cell, species, University of Michigan, uracil}

Could This Be the Year’s Most Ridiculous Idea About How Life Originated?

_{David Klinghoffer
February 5, 2025

Biochemistry, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Rare Earth

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Stories like this always want to tell us how Earth and life are not “special.” It’s an obsession with science writers, and seemingly with the folks at NASA too. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
February 5, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", beauty, California, earthquakes, fires, Florida, honeybees, hope, Hurricanes, Mount St. Helens, preparation, psychologists, seeds, Southern California, Washington State, wildlife}

Fireweed: An Example of Intelligent Latent Design

_{Eric Hedin
February 5, 2025

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The photo with fireweed in the foreground at the top of this article was taken by my father, Robert Hedin, at Mount Shuksan in Washington State. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 4, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Bible, BioLogos Foundation, Calvin College, childhood, Christianity, Discovery Institute Press, elitism, Evangelical Christians, evolution, faith and science, Francis Collins, Howard Van Till, intelligent design, physical universe, slippery slope, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Stockholm Syndrome Christians, theism, theistic Darwinism}

The Slippery Slope of Theistic Darwinism: The Sad Cases of Howard Van Till and Karl Giberson

_{John G. West
February 4, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science

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After retiring from Calvin, Howard Van Till evolved well beyond Christianity. Indeed, he eventually evolved beyond theism. Read More ›

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Date
February 3, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, AIDS, americans, Anthony Fauci, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19, herd immunity, hospitalizations, immunology, infection, Joe Biden, Maryland, pandemic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Robert R. Redfield, truth, vaccine, vaccine mandates, viruses, Wesley J. Smith}

In Covid Response, Government Did Not Trust the People with Information

_{Science and Culture
February 3, 2025

Medicine, Scientific Freedom

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Ex-CDC director Robert Redfield explores the issue of trust in public health — and its loss — with Wesley J. Smith. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 3, 2025

Categories
Engineering
Faith & Science
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious, Casey Luskin, Christianity, Cleveland, Evangelical Christians, faith, God Hypothesis, intelligent design, John West, molecular machines, Myth of the Dark Ages, New York Times, non-Christians, Peter Biles, prestige, Return of the God Hypothesis, Ross Douthat, scientific revolution, social anxiety, Stephen Meyer, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Warfare Thesis}

John West: Science’s Debt to Intelligent Design Is Not Just in the Past — But Today

_{David Klinghoffer
February 3, 2025

Engineering, Faith & Science, History of Science, Intelligent Design

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The God hypothesis… Where have I heard that phrase, used by columnist Ross Douthat, before? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 3, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Mathematics
Tagged
, calculations, chatbot, chimpanzees, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, earth, Gemini, genetic diversity, Google, human origins, humans, logic, myths, natural selection, numbers}

Human Evolution by the Numbers: Chatbot Weighs In

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 3, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Mathematics

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The Darwinian story of human evolution from an ape-like creature is probably the most powerful modern secular myth. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
February 3, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptation, Ann Gauger, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, cell wall, Douglas Axe, genetic variations, genomes, ionizing radiation, Jonathan Bartlett, Michael Behe, mutations, non-random mutation, organisms, Paul Nelson, phylogenetics, polymerases, population dynamics, random mutation, Stephen Meyer, Steve Laufmann, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Paper Digest: Addressing Flaws in Population Dynamic Models

_{Emily Reeves
February 3, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Reframing genetic variation as falling into separate categories — random and non-random — could provide new insights into the history of life. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 3, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Faith & Science
Tagged
, authoritarianism, biblical authority, Christians, civilization, colleges, culture, Darwinism, elitism, Evangelical Christians, intelligent design, non-Christians, race, sex, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, United States, universities}

New Book: Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

_{John G. West
February 3, 2025

Bioethics, Biology, Faith & Science

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If you want to understand why many Christian colleges are now producing graduates with views indistinguishable from secular materialists, read my book. Read More ›