Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 30, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, A Catholic Case for Intelligent Design, Adam and Eve, Brian Miller, creation myth, Darwinian paradigm, evolution, faith and science, Father Martin Hilbert, history, ID the Future, intelligent design, life, Roman Catholic, science, secularism, theology, universe}

A Catholic Case for Intelligent Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 30, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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For too long now, Catholic scholars and many of the faithful have felt compelled to align themselves with a Darwinian account of life’s origins. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
November 29, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, academia, adults, amber, antennae, astrology, Basilosaurus, beetles, Collembola, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), Indohyus, K/Pg impact event, larvae, living fossils, Myanmar, Neo-Darwinism, Pakicetus, psychoanalysis, unguided evolution, Wired}

Fossil Friday: Evolutionary Stasis in Beetles

_{Günter Bechly
November 29, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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Natural selection is the great magician in evolutionary fantasy land, where it explains rapid change in explosive radiations as well as no change at all. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 28, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Tagged
, academia, brain, Darwinism, evolution, Fornace, gratitude, Harvard University, ID movement, intelligent design, Italy, James Tour, Lee Cronin, materialism, matter, Michael Denton, mind, Minding the Brain, Scuola di Filosofia di Fornace, Thanksgiving, The Miracle of Man}

Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are Michael Denton’s Top 3 Reasons for Optimism About ID

_{David Klinghoffer
November 28, 2024

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life

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One reason, Dr. Denton says, is the “relentless” growth of the ID movement, in academia and around the world. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
November 27, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, atheism, Ball State University, carbon, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, intelligent design, laptop computer, laws of nature, monkeys, natural processes, Neil Thomas, neutrons, technological advance, typewriters, William Shakespeare}

There’s a Limit to What Nature Can Do

_{Eric Hedin
November 27, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Nature actually has precious few options for manipulating the natural ingredients (atoms) of this universe. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
November 26, 2024

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anaphase, ATPase, BIO-Complexity, cell division, centromere, checkpoints, chromosome, dynein, eukaryotic cell cycle, eukaryotic cell division, foresight, Irreducible Complexity, kinesin, kinetochore, metaphase, microtubules, mitosis, mitotic cell division, motor proteins, protein complexes, proteins}

The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle: An Irreducibly Complex System

_{Jonathan McLatchie
November 26, 2024

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Any system that achieves a complex higher-level objective by means of various well-matched interacting components requires foresight to come about. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
November 25, 2024

Categories
Environment & Climate
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, catastrophism, Christians, climate change, climate scientists, denial, Department of Energy, earth, Europe, Francis Collins, guilt by association, Holocaust deniers, human flourishing, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Judith Curry, NASA, temperature, The Road to Wisdom, William Happer}

Francis Collins Employs Climate Change as a Cudgel

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
November 25, 2024

Environment & Climate, Physical Sciences, Technology

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Collins identifies as a Christian, but he seems to have missed a glaring instance of design in the Earth system. Read More ›

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Date
November 25, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Catholic Case for Intelligent Design, Brian Miller, Catechism of the Catholic Church, creator, death, Discovery Institute Press, disease, evolutionary theory, Father Martin Hilbert, Father Michael Chaberek, Howard Glicksman, intelligent design, J. Budziszewski, Jay W. Richards, Roman Catholic, suffering, theistic evolution, theology}

New Book Makes the Catholic Case for Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
November 25, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Fr. Martin Hilbert explains why the theory of intelligent design, rightly understood, harmonizes perfectly with the Catholic theological tradition. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 24, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Aristotle, brain cells, cats, chimpanzees, genes, human brain, humans, ideas, mice, Nature (journal), neurons, proteins, RNA, University of California San Francisco}

What’s the Big Deal About the Human Brain?

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 24, 2024

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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None of the features identified by neuroscientists explain why humans think about things that other animal life forms don't. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 23, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, atheism, Charles Darwin, faith and science, ID the Future, intelligent design, podcast, proteins, ribosomes, The God Proofs, theism}

New Graphic Novel: Three Lines of Evidence for God

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 23, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Technology

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Two friends embark on an epic journey to tackle the ultimate mystery: does God exist? Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
November 22, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Archaeopteryx, birds, brain, Brazil, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), modern birds, morphology, Nature (journal), Reuters}

Fossil Friday: New Fossil Stem Bird Is Surprisingly Modern

_{Günter Bechly
November 22, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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Why do we mostly hear only one side of the story in the media? I suppose we must be protected from dangerous questions that could come up. Read More ›