Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Date
March 7, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, antifreeze protein, beta-lactamase, Darwin's Doubt, Dennis Venema, Douglas Axe, E. coli, enzyme, FOXP2, gene duplication, gene fission, gene fusion, human genome, Journal of Molecular Biology, Journal of Theoretical Biology, lateral gene transfer, nylonase, PLOS ONE, protein folds, proteins, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, Stephen Meyer}

Adam and the Genome and Doug Axe’s Research on the Evolution of New Protein Folds

_{Science and Culture
March 7, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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Douglas Axe is a protein scientist who has published work on the rarity of new protein folds by doing research on beta-lactamase enzymes. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Reeves

Date
March 6, 2018

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, Brian Miller, Dallas, Daniel Reeves, Douglas Axe, education, evolutionary theory, Günter Bechly, ID Education Day, intelligent design, Michael Keas, paleontology, Pam Bailey, Richard Sternberg, science history, scientific method, Seattle, stem, Stephen Meyer, teaching, Undeniable (book)}

Last Call for Intelligent Design Education Days, March 14 and 23, in Seattle and Dallas!

_{Daniel Reeves
March 6, 2018

Biology, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science, Science Education

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As a former STEM teacher, I think it’s safe to say that one of a science instructor’s biggest challenges is to instill in students an exciting and genuine sense of discovery through the scientific process. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
March 6, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, __k-review, accuracy, adjustable wrench, Darwinism, Del Ratzsch, design intuition, evolutionary biology, functional coherence, Hans Vodder, intuition, Neil deGrasse Tyson, organisms, probability, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

Why Certainty Doesn’t Always Require Accuracy — A $5 Lesson in Probability

_{Douglas Axe
March 6, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

7}

As our dialogue continues, I think I’m starting to understand your position more clearly. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 6, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, adults, assisted suicide, children, euthanasia, Groningen protocol, hemlock, infants, killing, Netherlands, New York Times, parents, suffering, United States}

Child Euthanasia: U.S. Bioethicist Supports It

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 6, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

4}

Battin’s radical proposals aren’t usually made by U.S. assisted-suicide proponents because they know that our society has not completely swallowed the hemlock (as has the Netherlands). Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
March 5, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, alleles, Andreas Wagner, Asli Vahdat, BioLogos, bottleneck, Broad Institute, convergent evolution, Dennis Venema, DNA, Francisco Ayala, genotype, haplotypes, HLA genes, HLA-DRB1, homoplasy, human leukocyte antigen, intelligent design, Jan Klein, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Steve Schaffner, theistic evolution, trans-species polymorphism, University of London, Washington University}

Is There a First Human Couple in Our Past? New Evidence and Arguments

_{Ann Gauger
March 5, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology

12}

A bottleneck of two, or a first pair at our origin older than 500,000 years, is possible. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 5, 2018

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, evolution, Free Science, intelligent design, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Martin Gaskell, National Museum of Natural History, New York Times, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Royal Society, Scott Minnich, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, Third Way of Evolution, University of Idaho, University of Kentucky, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post}

New Website Advocates Free Science — An Idea Vital to the Progress of Knowledge

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 5, 2018

Scientific Freedom

5}

Let’s encourage dissent and embrace an authentically liberal approach to scientific inquiry. Read More ›

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Date
March 5, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and the Genome, Ann Gauger, BioLogos, Darwinian evolution, Drosophila melanogaster, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, mutations, nylonase, OmpF, proteins, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, theistic evolution}

Adam and the Genome and the Evolution of Novel Proteins

_{Science and Culture
March 5, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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None of these discussions are relevant to whether Adam and Eve existed, but they are relevant to intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 4, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, advance directive, aesthetics, animal rights, bioethics.net, CPR, dog, Human, litigation, pets, speciesism}

Should EMTs Save a Human or a Dog First?

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 4, 2018

Bioethics

3}

Bioethicists never cease to entertain — if some of the dangerous views pushed by this mainstream movement can be considered “entertaining.” Read More ›

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post

Date
March 3, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, antiquity, California State University Stanislaus, Center for Science and Culture, culture, Darwinism, eugenics, euthanasia, From Darwin to Hitler, history, Hitler’s Religion, ideology, Judeo-Christian culture, physician-assisted suicide, Ratio Christi, Richard Weikart, sanctity of life, science, video}

Weikart: “History and the Euthanasia Problem”

_{Science and Culture
March 3, 2018

Bioethics, Philosophy

2}

It’s not possible to understand current controversies about physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia, eugenics, and related subjects without appreciating the long history behind these ideas. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 2, 2018

Categories
Biology
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Australia, careerism, climate change, Climate Change: The Facts 2017, free speech, global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Günter Bechly, Institute of Public Affairs, James Cook University, paleontology, Peter Ridd, Richard Sternberg, science, Washington Post}

Disallowing Dissent: The Case of Peter Ridd

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 2, 2018

Biology, Scientific Freedom

3}

This is a familiar type of story to anyone who follows the news about academic freedom, especially on the subject of evolution. Read More ›