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January 24, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
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, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Ann Gauger, Annual Review of Genetics, chicken, chimpanzees, chromatin, common ancestry, David Klinghoffer, Dennis Venema, ENCODE, genome, gorilla, Kenneth Miller, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Molecular Biology and Evolution, nested hierarchy, phylogeny, pseudogenes, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, RNA Biology, theistic evolution, vitellogenin}

Adam and the Genome and “Nonfunctional” Pseudogenes

_{Science and Culture
January 24, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science

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Venema cites the vitellogenin pseudogene as supposedly demonstrating common ancestry between humans and birds, such as chickens. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 23, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, classical music, Elon Musk, Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics, Johann Sebastian Bach, Lovelace test, Ludwig Beethoven, podcast, Robert Crowther, Robert J. Marks II, robots, Sarah Chaffee, Stephen Hawking, Turing test}

Robert Marks on the Lovelace Test

_{David Klinghoffer
January 23, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind

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Beyond lies the unique realm of the human, no matter what addled things Stephen Hawking may say about computers “replacing” us. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 23, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
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, __k-review, academic freedom, Alabama, Bible, Constitution, constitutionality, courts, Discovery Institute, education, Edwards v. Aguillard, evidence, mechanisms of evolution, policy, Royal Society, science}

Proposed Evolution Education Policy, Alabama’s HB 258, Is Not a Good Idea

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 23, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Science Education

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What could go wrong? First, if this bill were to be passed, it would be declared unconstitutional by the courts. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 23, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, algorithms, artificial intelligence, autonomy, Baylor University, cell phone, computers, Elon Musk, Google, ID the Future, intelligent design, Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics, materialism, matter, mind, Robert J. Marks II, robots, Stephen Hawking, warfare}

Terrified of a Robopocalypse? Don’t Be

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 23, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking are scared about AI and the prospect of a “Terminator” future. But the U.S. military isn’t. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 23, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, creationism, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, Evolution News, India, intelligent design, Robert Crowther, Science Education Policy, South Asia, strengths and weaknesses, Wall Street Journal}

In Indian Politics, Evolution News Helps to Stir Things Up

_{David Klinghoffer
January 23, 2018

Evolution, Science Education

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An Indian Cabinet minister, Satyapal Singh, with responsibility for education, had noted that Darwinian evolution is “scientifically wrong” and “not scientific.” Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
January 23, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
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, __k-review, amino acids, BioSystems, catalysis, Charles Carter, enzymes, RNA world}

About That RNA World Hypothesis

_{Cornelius Hunter
January 23, 2018

Evolution, Origin of Life

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Given its widespread popularity and acceptance you might not have realized that the so-called RNA World hypothesis suffers from some dramatic problems. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 22, 2018

Categories
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __k-review, Aristotle, brain, Cartesian dualism, emergence, Houdini, hylemorphism, materialism, matter, mind, neurons, neurotransmitters, ontology, res cogitans, res extensa, soul, Thomism, water}

“Emergence” and the Soul

_{Michael Egnor
January 22, 2018

Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Emergence, as a perceptual surprise, can’t explain the mind because emergence presupposes the mind. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
January 22, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, body plans, common descent, convergent evolution, Elliott Sober, embryonic development, gene expression, genes, homoplasy, Lewis Carroll, organs, Thomas Henry Huxley}

How Embryonic Development Bears on Evolution

_{Cornelius Hunter
January 22, 2018

Evolution, Life Sciences

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In order for evolution to have occurred as the orthodox theory describes, the intricate embryonic development stages of species must have evolved. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 21, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, ATP, bipedalism, causation, contingency, essential causal chain, evolution, First Cause, heartbeat, infinity, PZ Myers, sunlight, tiktaalik, universe}

Helpful Atheist Makes a Case for God

_{Michael Egnor
January 21, 2018

Faith & Science, Philosophy

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“If only Tiktaalik had inherited three pairs of stubby little old fins we’d be centaurs now.” Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
January 20, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, common descent, Cornell University, Elliott Sober, Epicureanism, evolution, Harvard University, homology, Lewis Carroll, religion}

Two Evolutionists Inadvertently Demolish Evolution

_{Cornelius Hunter
January 20, 2018

Evolution

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Yesterday we saw how, in a new paper, Warren Allmon and Robert Ross reformulate the argument for evolution from homologous structures. Read More ›