Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
September 27, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, COSM, Douglas Axe, evolution, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Leavenworth, Lucy Wells, Michael Behe, Pacific Ocean, Pajaro Dunes, Paul Nelson, Phillip E. Johnson, Princeton University, San Francisco, Seattle, Stephen Meyer, The Design of Life, U.S. Army, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Yale University}

Remembering Jonathan Wells, a Key Figure in the Intelligent Design Movement

_{William A. Dembski
September 27, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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When I spoke to Jonathan about the cost he paid in standing for his principles, he remarked that his decision to do prison time contained a blessing. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 27, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Darwinism, England, flying reptiles, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, intelligent design, neo-Darwinian evolution, paleontology, pseudoscience, pterosaur, Triassic period}

Fossil Friday: When Paleontologists Let Turtles Fly

_{Günter Bechly
September 27, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Do such misidentifications and interpretational problems show that Darwinism is false and intelligent design is true? Of course not. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
September 26, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, American Astronomical Society, Biophysical Society, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Darwinism, defining id, defining science, defining terms, definist fallacy, Enlightenment, evolution, fear mongering, gravity, Harvey Lodish, intelligent design, Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis? (tribute series), Isaac Newton, materialism, Modern Age, Myth of the Dark Ages, naturalism, Nature (journal), peer review, pseudoscience, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, Walther Nernst}

Theory in Crisis? Redefining Science

_{Jonathan Wells
September 26, 2024

Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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Scientific revolutions are often marked by disputes over the “standard that distinguishes a real scientific solution from a mere metaphysical speculation.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 26, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, cancer, death, doctor, Geoffrey Simmons, healthcare, Howard Glicksman, intelligent design, materialism, medicine, Michael Egnor, oncologists, patients, Philip Nitschke, physicians, Sarco, soul, Stephen J. Iacoboni, Switzerland, William James}

Medicine’s “Sacred Space” — Grossly Violated

_{David Klinghoffer
September 26, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine

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When my dad was dying, I saw both sides of the healthcare world, one that fought to save a life and the other that was coldly indifferent, even eager to end it. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Reeves

Date
September 26, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, assisted suicide, Carl Sagan, Cosmos (series), Darwin Day in America, Ernst Haeckel, Greek, John West, materialists, New York Times, nitrogen, oxygen, Sarco, universe, Wesley J. Smith}

Sagan’s “Star Stuff” and the Suicide Pod

_{Daniel Reeves
September 26, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

If life is nothing more than material or “stuff,” why not allow people to recycle themselves when they feel their useful lifespan has come to an end? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 26, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, animals, Australia, Jack Kevorkian, Kathryn Jean Lopez, media, Midwest, nihilism, Philip Nitschke, Sarco, suicide, suicide prevention, Switzerland, The Last Resort, tragedies}

“Doctor” Nitschke’s Suicide Pod Claims Its First Victim

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 26, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine

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Was the capsule tested? If so, how? On animals? Who knows? Somehow, these questions don’t get asked. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
September 26, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, Br'er Rabbit, cancer, Daniel Witt, Francis Crick, geocentrism, heliocentrism, Jacques Monod, James Watson, John Searle, medicine, painting, piano, planets, René Descartes, science of purpose, scientific atheism, Stuart Kauffman, telos, UC Berkeley}

My Briar Patch: Notes of a Country Doctor

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
September 26, 2024

Intelligent Design, Medicine

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It took me about twenty years after medical school to break free of the intellectual "comfort" afforded by the mechanistic consensus. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 25, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, assisted suicide, California, Canada, climate change, economy, firearms, government, medical assistance in dying, pesticides, public health, Racism, Second Amendment, smoking, Sudafed, suicide}

For Suicide, Disguised “Public Health” Policies Aren’t the Solution

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 25, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine

8}

The authors even suggest regulations controlling the manufacture of ceiling fans because some people have used the mechanisms to hang themselves. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
September 25, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antoine Lavoisier, Darwinism, electromagnetic wave, evolution, Evolution: A Theory is Crisis, Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis, gravity, Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis? (tribute series), Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell, Michael Denton, oxygen, paradigms, textbooks, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, theology, Thomas Kuhn}

Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis?

_{Jonathan Wells
September 25, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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What does it mean to say that a theory is “in crisis”? It’s not enough to point out that a theory is inconsistent with evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 25, 2024

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, cosmos, curiosity, heavens, ID the Future, Jay Richards, Ken Boa, materialism, openness, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet}

How Astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez Fell in Love with the Stars

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 25, 2024

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Dr. Gonzalez explains how the gift of a telescope at eight years old kicked off a life-long passion and career in astronomy. Read More ›