Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 30, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, active information, algorithms, BIO-Complexity, Brian Miller, Center for Science and Culture, co-evolution, computer simulations, epicycles, evolution, evolutionary theory, Research, Robert J. Marks II, Sarah Chaffee, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

For Beleaguered Computer Simulations of Evolution, Can Co-Evolution Save the Day?

_{David Klinghoffer
October 30, 2017

Evolution, Life Sciences

2}

A familiar illustration of co-evolution is the relationship between honey bees and flowers. Read More ›

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Date
October 30, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
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, __k-review, Alfred North Whitehead, C.S. Lewis, Charles Thaxton, China, Darwinism, Isaac Newton, Johannes Gutenberg, Korea, Martin Luther, Nancy Pearcey, Protestantism, Reformation, Rodney Stark, Roman Catholic, science, scientific revolution, Stanley Jaki, Ten Commandments, The Soul of Science}

The Reformation and Science: No Simple Answers, but Some Clear Foundations

_{Science and Culture
October 30, 2017

Faith & Science

9}

October 31 is the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, marked by Martin Luther’s nailing his Ninety-five Theses to the church door at Wittenberg. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 30, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Bruce Buff, consciousness, Dan Brown, Darwinian theory, death, emergence, Halloween, intelligent design, materialism, mortality, MRI, National Review Online, neurons, physicalism, Robert Spitzer, soul, supernatural, The Soul of the Matter, thriller}

Bruce Buff and Robert Spitzer on All Hallows’ Eve — Materialism as Reality-Denial

_{David Klinghoffer
October 30, 2017

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life

5}

“Is the soul real? Or is it just an old construct used to explain what a scientifically illiterate society could not?” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 29, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Genetics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, anti-humanism, Congress, Down syndrome, eugenics, genetic disorder, Iceland, infanticide, life, love, Peter Singer, pogrom, pregnancy}

Facing Down Eugenicists, Man with Down Syndrome Justifies His Own Life

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 29, 2017

Bioethics, Genetics, Medicine

2}

Imagine feeling the need to justify your existence before a Congressional subcommittee. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 28, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, Australia, barbiturates, compassion, euthanasia, Jack Kevorkian, Philip Nitschke, teenagers}

A Rock Star of the Euthanasia Movement

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 28, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

4}

Philip Nitschke calls for poison pills for senior citizens and "troubled teens." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 27, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Political Science
Tagged
, __k-review, alt-right, Bronx Zoo, Charlottesville, Discovery Institute, evolution, history, Human Zoos, John West, journalism, Monkey House, Oregon, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Ota Benga, Portland, Racism, science, Virginia}

Human Zoos — An Untold Story, Until Now

_{David Klinghoffer
October 27, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution, Political Science

4}

Director and writer John West was interviewed by the Oregon Documentary Film Festival and he tells how he learned of the subject matter himself. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 27, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, antibiotic resistance, appendix, cancer, Darwinian theory, DNA, evolution, Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells, science, textbooks, vestigial structures, whale evolution, Zombie Science (book), zombies}

Zombie Science — The Horror that Won’t Stay Dead

_{David Klinghoffer
October 27, 2017

Evolution, Life Sciences, Science

2}

Are you scrambling for a Halloween costume idea that will set you apart? Simple: Go as Zombie Science. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
October 27, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, free speech, Helsinki University of Technology, intelligent design, Leon, Marcos Eberlin, Portugal, Richard Sternberg, Spain, The Rights of Man, Thomas Paine, University of Helsinki}

Conference on Intelligent Design Flees Portugal, Escapes Over the Border to Spain

_{Paul Nelson
October 27, 2017

Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

4}

Some ideas are just too risky to discuss in a university setting, and intelligent design is near the top of the list. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 26, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Biomimetics, Discovery Institute, dragline silk, Geoffrey Simmons, Halloween, intelligent design, nature, Oregon, predators, Research, webs}

Don’t Be Frightened! It’s Just a Spider — An Exemplar of Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
October 26, 2017

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

2}

Spiders are part of the scary iconography of Halloween. But take a moment to appreciate the awesome natural design of their webs, and more. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 26, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Canada, cerebral palsy, children, euthanasia, farmer, mental illness, pain, Robert Latimer, suffering}

Sick — Now Canada Weighs Child Euthanasia

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 26, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

Once a society agrees that killing is an acceptable answer to human suffering, there are few logical off-ramps. Read More ›