Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
October 11, 2024

Categories
Genetics
Paleontology
Tagged
, assemblages, Avalon explosion, biodiversity, biologists, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, Charnia, Charnwood Forest, Ediacaran biota, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, genetic information, intelligent design, interpretation, magical thinking, paleontologists, Precambrian, radiations, radiometric dating, Science Advances, sedimentary rock, University of Edinburgh}

Fossil Friday: The Avalon Explosion and the Power of Maybe

_{Günter Bechly
October 11, 2024

Genetics, Paleontology

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While evolutionary biology has no explanation even according to the authors themselves, intelligent design theory does. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 10, 2024

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiology, Discovery Institute, Enceladus, Europa, Europa Clipper, evolution, Florida, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jay Richards, life, materialists, moons, NASA, ocean, reality, scientific materialism, The Privileged Planet}

Europa Clipper Delayed by Hurricane Milton, Frustrating Atheists

_{David Klinghoffer
October 10, 2024

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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However desperate the hope for alien biology, how much of your money will they NOT spend to try to find it? Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 10, 2024

Categories
Anatomy
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", Biomimetics, common ancestry, constraints, design framework, engineers, evolution, evolutionary biologists, foot, human limbs, humans, integration, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, knee, miniaturization, movement, multifunctionality, Research, robotics, tibia, vertebrate limbs, wrist}

New Research: Stuart Burgess Demonstrates the Exquisite Engineering of Human Limbs

_{Brian Miller
October 10, 2024

Anatomy, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Burgess’s research represents yet another nail in the coffin of the standard evolutionary model. Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
October 10, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, Chile, Darwinian theory, design paradigm, Discovery Institute, evolution, fossils, Guillermo Cuadra, intelligent design, Latin America, T. rex, theism, Travel, trilobites}

Postcard from Santiago: Intelligent Design in Chile

_{Thomas E. Woodward
October 10, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Our class expanded to several hundred in our all-Saturday conference, as I was joined by Dr. Ricardo Bravo, a top Chilean oceanographer. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 10, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Biston betularia, central dogma, Current Biology, Frontiers in Plant Science, Gary Ruvkun, Icons of Evolution, industrial melanism, Jonathan Wells, Lepidoptera, MicroRNAs, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, Nobel Prize, noncoding RNAs, peppered moth, Richard Sternberg, Victor Ambros, Zombie Science (book)}

Nobel Prize vs. the Peppered Myth

_{David Coppedge
October 10, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Winners of the Nobel Prize this year have undercut the Darwinian explanation for industrial melanism. Read More ›

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Date
October 9, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, anniversary, astrobiologists, cosmos, earth, intelligent design, Jay Richards, philosophers, registration, The Privileged Planet, webinar}

Free Webinar: The “Privileged Planet” Hypothesis — 20th Anniversary Edition

_{Science and Culture
October 9, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

1}

Astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez and philosopher of science Jay Richards will discuss groundbreaking scientific advances since their book's 2004 publication. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
October 9, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, abortion pill, Albert Olszewski, Alberto Giubilini, Ana Rosa Rodriguez, Animal Liberation, aversive action, babies, birth canal, blood samples, brain, curette, developmental biology, dilatation and curettage, dilatation and evacuation, distress, fetal age, feticide, fetuses, Food and Drug Administration, gestational age, Guttmacher Institute, Indiana, injury, Montana, New York City, newborns, Nik Hoot, pain, Peter Singer, petri dish, phenylalanine, phenylketonuria, Planned Parenthood, pregnancy, prosthetic legs, Roman Catholic, Russia, Should the Baby Live?, Sopher clamp, tissue, United States, Washington Post}

At What Point In Its Development Can a Human Being Feel Pain?

_{Jonathan Wells
October 9, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine

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Logic isn’t a sufficient answer to the question I raised, however. For a scientific answer, we need evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
October 9, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, earth, Europa, Europa Clipper, intelligent design, Jupiter, life, moons, planets, spacecraft, stars}

Two Poems for Europa, Jupiter’s Lifeless Moon

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
October 9, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Planetology

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Ms. Limón’s poem doesn't quite capture the aliveness of Earth and the likely deadness of Europa. So, here's one that better reflects these themes. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 8, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Big Bang, evolution, free speech, Georges Lemaître, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Krebs cycle, National Academies of Science, New Zealand, Richard Dawkins, Ross Andersen, Stephen Jay Gould, The Atlantic, The College Fix, water cycle}

After Dawkins Is Canceled, What Comes Next?

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 8, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Scientific Freedom

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Richard Dawkins recently objected to the idea that Māori myths should be taught in science class alongside the Big Bang. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 8, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, addiction, bioethicists, Brave New World, community, despair, drugs, faith, family, LSD, meaning, mental health, neuroscience, patriotism, psychedelics, purpose, Reductionism, suicide}

Bioethicists Push Psychedelics for an “Interesting” Life

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 8, 2024

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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The dangers of taking such drugs aside, this essay reflects the reductionism of our time. Read More ›