Type post Author Michael Denton Date August 4, 2016 CategoriesHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __tedited, atmospheric gases, combustion, comparative anatomy, environmental conditions, environmental fitness, fire, fire use, Fire-Maker, fire-making, fitness of nature, human development, human exceptionalism, human intelligence, lightning, planetary design, preconditions, prior fitness, scientific discovery, society, technological advancement A Reasonable, but Incomplete, Account of How Humans Mastered Fire Michael Denton August 4, 2016 Human Origins and Anthropology 13 The coincidences are so extraordinary that the inference to design is surely worthy of serious consideration. Read More ›
world-sight-day-vision-awareness-ample-copy-space-stockpack-890555624-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Howard Glicksman Date August 3, 2016 CategoriesAnatomyEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , __nedited, Continuing Series, eyes, eyesight, Health & Wellness, lens, measurements, photons, pupil, retina, The Designed Body (series), transducer, velocity The Mystery of Vision Howard Glicksman August 3, 2016 Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design 10 Without the right refractive power or eyeball diameter our earliest ancestors would have been as blind as bats. Read More ›
imagination-ignited-school-children-entranced-by-a-captivati-630274491-stockpack-adobestock Type post Date August 3, 2016 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionIntelligent DesignPaleontology Tagged , __nedited, Cambrian News, cell biology, Darwin's Doubt, eukaryogenesis, eukaryotes, microbiology, molecular machines, oxygen Cambrian Explosion Story Hour: Oxygen as a Creative Force, Again Science and Culture August 3, 2016 Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology 7 Two papers point out problems with current theories about the rise of multicellular animals, only to embrace Darwinism in the conclusions. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date August 2, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, science, Views It’s Personal: Steve Laufmann on the Role of Bias and Worldview in the ID Debate David Klinghoffer August 2, 2016 Evolution, Intelligent Design 2 Also excellent reflections on how in the long run, the evidence of science is on ID's side. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date August 2, 2016 CategoriesFaith & ScienceScientific Reasoning Tagged , Bill Nye, creationism, methodological naturalism, science stopper, Undeniable (book) Watch Doug Axe and Bill Nye Side by Side David Klinghoffer August 2, 2016 Faith & Science, Scientific Reasoning 3 No need to wait on our invitation to Nye. In paired videos, look how Dr. Axe and Mr. Nye respectively discuss evolution. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date August 2, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, science, Undeniable (book) Doug Axe Challenges Bill Nye — Come Visit Us in Seattle, Why Don’t You? David Klinghoffer August 2, 2016 Evolution, Intelligent Design 1 Mischievously, Dr. Axe gave the same title -- Undeniable -- to his new book as Nye gave to his own recent work. Read More ›
Type post Author Brendan Dixon Date August 2, 2016 CategoriesComputational SciencesNeuroscience & MindTechnology Tagged , __edited, __tedited, artificial intelligence, autonomy, biases, computational power, computer programming, human exceptionalism, scalability, unintended consequences Artificial Intelligence and Its Limits Brendan Dixon August 2, 2016 Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology 7 AI is neither the emergence of another intelligence, nor one we should allow to wander on its own without human oversight. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date August 1, 2016 CategoriesFaith & ScienceNeuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , __tedited, culpability, free will, Jerry Coyne, justice, metaphysics, moral agency, moral reasoning Jerry Coyne: “Reason Is No Different from a Kick” Michael Egnor August 1, 2016 Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 3 The boundary between free will denial and impairment of reality-testing is difficult to discern. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date August 1, 2016 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , __tedited, agency, causation, determinism, free will, methodological materialism, mind, natural causes, probabilities Causation and the Free Will Debate Michael Egnor August 1, 2016 Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 4 Consider the analogy of playing a lottery. Read More ›
Type post Date August 1, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, Research, Science Rotary Engine Technology in Living Cells Science and Culture August 1, 2016 Evolution, Intelligent Design 1 Living motors continue to show their design excellence as biochemists zoom in on their details with increasing resolution. Read More ›