Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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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, 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, catalysis, 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
Tagged
, __k-review, Aristotle, brain, Cartesian dualism, emergence, 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, 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, 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, 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 ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
January 19, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Bayesian reasoning, Cornell University, evolution, Evolution: Education and Outreach, homology, intelligent design, religion}

Warren Allmon on the Argument from Homology

_{Cornelius Hunter
January 19, 2018

Biology, Evolution

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The paper contains a very important concession. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 19, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, __edited, "God of the gaps", academic freedom, Alabama, blood clotting, creationism, education, fossil record, Glenn Branch, intelligent design, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Of Pandas and People, public education, Science Education Policy, Skeptical Inquirer, Stephen Meyer, tiktaalik}

Of Pandas and Poor Journalism

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 19, 2018

Intelligent Design, Science Education

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Discovery, wonder, learning, exploration: That’s what we want young people to experience in science class. Read More ›

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Date
January 19, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Ann Gauger, BioLogos, chimpanzees, Colin Reeves, common design, Dennis Venema, DNA, genome, human origins, Ola Hössjer, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, theistic evolution}

Adam and the Genome and Synteny

_{Science & Culture
January 19, 2018

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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“Synteny refers to how well chromosomal sequences from different species align with one another.” Read More ›