Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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December 12, 2018

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, Dallas, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, Eric Metaxas, evolutionary theory, ID the Future, materialism, New York Times, podcast, Socrates in the City, Stephen Meyer, Texas}

Meyer, Metaxas: Darwinian Theory’s Worsening Cambrian Crisis

_{Science & Culture
December 12, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Stephen Meyer and Eric Metaxas whet your appetite for next month’s Socrates in the City conversation, in Dallas. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
December 12, 2018

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Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, adaptation, aesthetics, Ann Gauger, architecture, balance, beauty, evolution, evolutionary theory, face, function, humans, intellect, intelligent design, Michael Denton, Neanderthals, science, soul, The Biology of the Baroque, The Conversation}

The Chin Enigma

_{David Klinghoffer
December 12, 2018

Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A scientific theory that on principle refuses to see the obvious is an achievement of which only humans are capable. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
December 12, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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, __k-review, assumptions, chance, Darwinism, deduction, evolution, Hans Vodder, Howard Van Till, intelligent design, Michael Behe, organisms, probability, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

Why the Conclusion that Life Is Designed Really Is Inescapable

_{Douglas Axe
December 12, 2018

Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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For theists to eschew the claim that life is designed is puzzling, because nothing seems to force them to adopt that counterintuitive stance. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 11, 2018

Categories
Ethics
Philosophy of Science
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, __k-review, __nedited, cancer, electron, ID the Future, J.P. Moreland, Michael Keas, nurse, podcast, science, scientific knowledge, scientism, Scientism and Secularism (book), Unbelievable, virtue-signaling}

J.P. Moreland: Comparing Scientific to Moral Knowledge

_{David Klinghoffer
December 11, 2018

Ethics, Philosophy of Science

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Scientism is ubiquitous and highly destructive. Dr. Moreland calls it “evil,” and explains why it actually stands in conflict with good science. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 11, 2018

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __k-review, abstract thought, animals, cats, communication, Dogs, English, jokes, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, neuroscience, signal, signaling, signs, Twitter}

Talking Animals and Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
December 11, 2018

Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Whether in Warner Bros. cartoons, old jokes, or on Twitter, a good deal of humor has been derived from supposing that animals could talk. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 11, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __k-review, atheism, bananas, chimpanzees, Google, Heaven, Homo Deus, Homo sapiens, Israel, Jerusalem, meditation, Oxford University, Ray Kurzweil, religion, Singularity, smartphone, The Singularity is Near, Toronto, transhumanism, Wesley Smith, Wikipedia, Yuval Noah Harari}

For Transhumanists, a Dawning Realization

_{David Klinghoffer
December 11, 2018

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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New religions aren’t necessarily founded already knowing that that is what they are destined to become. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 10, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, assisted suicide, bureaucracy, Canada, diabetes, euthanasia, humans, Journal of Medical Ethics, logic, MAiD, medical aid in dying, Oregon, protective guidelines, Quebec}

Euthanasia Is Becoming First Resort in Quebec

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 10, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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Over time, euthanasia practice becomes a banal bureaucratic matter of checking the right boxes or finding ways to maneuver around the “protective guidelines.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 10, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy of Science
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, __k-review, apologetics, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Darwin's Doubt, Eric Metaxas, faith, God Hypothesis, James Tour, Jay Richards, Rice University, Socrates in the City, Stephen Meyer, The Privileged Planet}

Meyer and Metaxas — Socrates in the City Comes to Dallas; Early Bird Special Ends Friday!

_{David Klinghoffer
December 10, 2018

Faith & Science, Philosophy of Science

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The purpose of the conference is to explore the evidence of cosmology and biology, weighing the strength of what Stephen Meyer calls the God Hypothesis. Read More ›

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Date
December 10, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy of Science
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, __k-review, Being as Communion, blind search, Brian Miller, causation, Claude Shannon, Conservation of Information, David Snoke, David Wolpert, entropy, Eric Anderson, Evolutionary Informatics Lab, Gödel's incompleteness theorems, Great Barrier Reef, information, information theory, Interface Focus, materialism, Michael Keas, No Free Lunch theorems, Robert J. Marks II, robots, Royal Society, Santa Fe Institute, semantic information, Shannon information, Walter Bradley Center, William A. Dembski}

Trends in Philosophy of Science: What Does “Semantic Information” Mean?

_{Science & Culture
December 10, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy of Science

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Theorists hope to alleviate a deficiency in Shannon information theory, which dealt only with the structure of a communication, not its semantics. Read More ›

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Date
December 9, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
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, __k-review, Darwin's Doubt, digital information, DNA, Eric Metaxas, ID the Future, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, new york, podcast, Socrates in the City, Stephen Meyer}

Meyer, Metaxas at Socrates in the City: Darwin’s Doubt and the Positive Case for ID

_{Science & Culture
December 9, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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Hear the second segment of an engaging discussion between acclaimed author Eric Metaxas and philosopher of science Stephen Meyer at Socrates in the City. Read More ›