Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
October 3, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, bottleneck, Colin Reeves, common descent, Dennis Venema, heterozygosity, human origins, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, Richard Buggs, Scot McKnight, Trinity Western University}

Does Science Rule Out a First Human Pair? Geneticist Richard Buggs Says No

_{Ann Gauger
October 3, 2017

Faith & Science, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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One of the claims Dennis Venema makes in his book is that the effective population size of our last common ancestor with chimps has never been fewer than 10,000. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
October 2, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, calculator, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, John Maynard Smith, Mars rover, Oklo reaction, probability, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book), Universal Design Intuition, William A. Dembski}

You Don’t Need a Calculator to Know Some Things Just Can’t Happen

_{Douglas Axe
October 2, 2017

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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This is the seventh part of my ongoing conversation about Undeniable with theistic evolutionist Hans Vodder. Read More ›

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Date
October 1, 2017

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, breathing, Evolution News, hemoglobin, Howard Glicksman, human body, ID the Future, intelligent design, medicine, oxygen, Ray Bohlin}

How the Body Meets Its Need for Oxygen

_{Science and Culture
October 1, 2017

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Medicine

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Finely tuned and exquisitely engineered, this system gave our ancestors enough oxygen not only to stay alive but to thrive in the face of a hostile environment. Read More ›

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Date
September 30, 2017

Categories
Life Sciences
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, cardio-pulmonary arrest, death, health, Howard Glicksman, human body, ID the Future, intelligent design, life, medicine, podcast, Ray Bohlin}

Dr. Howard Glicksman Describes Intricate Control Systems Sustaining Your Life Right Now

_{Science and Culture
September 30, 2017

Life Sciences, Medicine

1}

Cardio-pulmonary arrest offers a window on the human body's intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 29, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, __edited, Canada, Douglas Axe, faith, intelligent design, science, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book), United Kingdom, Universal Design Intuition, York University}

The Universal Design Intuition: Case in Point

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 29, 2017

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Science

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Rejection of materialism, on one hand, and understanding and appreciating science on the other — these are not in contradiction, but in harmony! Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 29, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Brown University, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, evolution, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Kenneth Miller, Michael Behe, Michael Keas, molecular machines, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), natural selection, On the Origin of Species, Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines (film)}

Charles Darwin, Michael Behe — Two Revolutionary Scientists

_{David Klinghoffer
September 29, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

Here’s a great insight and juxtaposition by historian and philosopher of science Michael Keas. Read More ›

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Date
September 29, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, complex specified information, crop circles, design filter, extraterrestrials, geometry, Huygens probe, math, Saturn, SETI, thought experiment, Titan, volcano, Voyager Golden Records, Voyager spacecraft, William A. Dembski}

The Search for Terrestrial Intelligence – An Exercise in Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
September 29, 2017

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Let’s turn the SETI telescope around. Would extraterrestrials be justified in inferring ID from patterns on the earth? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 28, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, Benjamin Wiker, Charles Darwin, First Amendment, Hugh Hefner, John West, libertinism, Louisiana Science Education Act, morality, National Review Online, Playboy, relativism, Richard Dawkins, Richard Weikart, The Descent of Man, William F. Buckley Jr., Zack Kopplin}

Hugh Hefner, Charles Darwin – The Connection

_{David Klinghoffer
September 28, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution

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Hefner was a modern-day exponent of evolutionary relativism, which he restyled as the “Playboy philosophy.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 28, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __edited, Colorado River, environmentalism, farmers, forests, lawsuit, lawyer, mining, New York Times, personhood, rivers, Supreme Court, swamps, trees}

Claiming “Person” Status, the Colorado River Sues

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 28, 2017

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Science Reporting

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The river's lawyer and an environmental group win friendly coverage from the New York Times. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 28, 2017

Categories
Cosmology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __edited, Daniel Dennett, Donald Hoffman, evidence, Francis Crick, Giulio Tonioni, Hedda Hassel Mørch, John Searle, Max Tegmark, mind, neuroscience, panpsychism, Patricia Churchland, post-modern, Roger Penrose, science, Sean Carroll, Steven Novella}

Post-Modern Science: The Illusion of Consciousness Sees Through Itself

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 28, 2017

Cosmology, Neuroscience & Mind

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“It’s quite plausible” is treated as equivalent to evidence, eliding the question of how exactly we come to “consciously believe” anything. Read More ›