Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 17, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, Death with Dignity, dignity, disabilities, disabled, dying, elder care, elderly, Frank Bruni, isolation, love, New York Times, Oregon, pain, poison}

Bruni “Gets It” on Disability Bias — Except for Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 17, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

When New York Times columnist Frank Bruni isn’t driving me nuts, it’s usually because he’s on vacation from his (very well written) column. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 16, 2017

Categories
Metascience
Philosophy
Tagged
, __nedited, chronological snobbery, Günter Bechly, intelligence, intelligent design, interpretation, knowledge, multidisciplinary, obtuseness, paleontology, progress, Science Literacy, scientists, specialization, Wikipedia, wisdom}

Are Scientists Smarter Now, or Dumber?

_{David Klinghoffer
December 16, 2017

Metascience, Philosophy

2}

On the gathering specifically of scientific knowledge, our paleontologist colleague Günter Bechly nails it. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 15, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, codons, Dennis Venema, DNA, Eugene Koonin, genetic code, Harry Potter, hydrogen peroxide, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, Michael Yarus, Mount Rushmore, multiverse, nucleotides, proteins, Pythagorean Theorem, RNA, self-repliation, tRNA, V.J. Torley}

The Origin of Life: The Information Challenge

_{Brian Miller
December 15, 2017

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

9}

Today I will identify the fundamentally different approaches by ID advocates and critics toward assessing evidence. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 15, 2017

Categories
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Aristotle, bias, creationism, Darwinists, editor, Epicureanism, fake news, Günter Bechly, ideology, intelligent design, Larry Sanger, media, paleontology, Plato, pseudoscience, reporter, self-deception, Wikipedia}

“Fake News” Isn’t a Phony Concept, as Media and Wikipedia Coverage of Intelligent Design Shows

_{David Klinghoffer
December 15, 2017

Science Reporting

4}

The interesting psychological issue here turns upon the question of whether these people are deliberately lying or not. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 15, 2017

Categories
Biology
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Planetology
Tagged
, __nedited, 'Oumuamua, aliens, asteroid, Avi Loeb, Discovery Institute, earth, evolution, humans, intelligent design, Jupiter, life, Mars, Michael Denton, Neptune, orbit, Pegasus, Privileged Species, science, SETI, solar system, Washington Post, Wikipedia}

‘Oumuamua, Space Visitor, Shows Intelligent Design at Work

_{David Klinghoffer
December 15, 2017

Biology, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Planetology

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The discovery of ETs would not undermine the case for the design of terrestrial life one bit. The situation for Darwinists is very different. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 14, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Alastair Noble, BioEssays, Brazil, Center for Science and Culture, Centre for Intelligent Design UK, ENCODE, Europe, Germany, Günter Bechly, Haaretz, intelligent design, Israel, Jonathan Wells, Moscow, Royal Society, Russia, Seattle, Spanish, Stephen Meyer, Summer Seminars, United Kingdom, United States, Wikipedia}

In 2018, Please Help Us Take Intelligent Design to the World!

_{David Klinghoffer
December 14, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design

4}

The story of paleontologist Günter Bechly in Germany demonstrates the power of ID to find its way everywhere and change minds and hearts. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 14, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, Center for Science and Culture, Critique, definition, evidence, evolution, faith, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, logic, science, theism, theistic evolution, video}

At the Heart of Theistic Evolution, an Inescapable Contradiction

_{David Klinghoffer
December 14, 2017

Faith & Science, Philosophy

2}

Some theistic evolutionists take umbrage at theistic evolution being called “theistic evolution.” I can understand why. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 14, 2017

Categories
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, ad hoc hypotheses, amino acids, ammonia, carbohydrates, cellular metabolism, early Earth, enantiomers, homochirality, hydrogen, Jack Szostak, lipids, methane, nucleotides, phosphate, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Royal Society, skepticism, Stanley Miller, thermodynamics, V.J. Torley, volcanos}

The Origin of Life: Dangers of Taking Research Claims at Face Value

_{Brian Miller
December 14, 2017

Geophysics, Origin of Life, Scientific Trustworthiness

8}

All simulations that purport to be breakthroughs in origins problems follow the same pattern. Read More ›

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Date
December 13, 2017

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __nedited, Benjamin Libet, brian, craniopagus twins, eyes, ID the Future, Krista Hogan, limbs, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, neurosurgery, Roger Sperry, Tatiana Hogan, thalamus, vision, wakefulness, Wilder Penfield}

Listen: What Craniopagus Twins Say about Mind and Brain

_{Science and Culture
December 13, 2017

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

1}

Neurosurgery professor Michael Egnor explores the amazing case of Tatiana and Krista Hogan. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 13, 2017

Categories
Biochemistry
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __nedited, amino acids, ATP, early Earth, earthquake, Energy, energy converter, engine, entropy, enzymes, information, intelligence, Jeremy England, kinetic energy, peptide bond, proteins, sunlight, thermodynamics, V.J. Torley}

The Origin of Life: Correcting Common Mistakes on Thermodynamics

_{Brian Miller
December 13, 2017

Biochemistry, Geophysics, Origin of Life

8}

The driving tendencies in nature on the early Earth would have been analogous to seismic tremors rearranging the books in the library. Read More ›