Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Date
September 2, 2016

Categories
Biochemistry
Faith & Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __tedited, apologetics, bias, BioLogos Foundation, code, complex specified information, Dennis Venema, disguised religion, empirical evidence, inference to the best explanation, interventionism, ontogenetic information, Response to Criticism, straw man}

This Sounds Familiar: Theistic Evolutionist Recycles Anti-ID Argument Refuted Years Ago

_{Science and Culture
September 2, 2016

Biochemistry, Faith & Science, Scientific Reasoning

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Unless they've kept up with the debate, readers of Dr. Venema's latest for BioLogos might think ID advocates never thought of his objection. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 1, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, News, science}

Greenland Fossils, Earth’s Oldest, Pose an Evolutionary Dilemma

_{David Klinghoffer
September 1, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Just right off the bat it happens, "immediately," as one paleontologist puts it in amazement: genetic code, proteins, photosynthesis, the works. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 1, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __tedited, human exceptionalism, human intelligence, language, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe, Western civilization}

Tom Wolfe: Human Exceptionalist

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 1, 2016

Bioethics

3}

The ubiquitous attacks on human exceptionalism are one of the current age's worst decadent tendencies. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 1, 2016

Categories
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __tedited, closed-mindedness, complex specified information, inference to the best explanation, origin of information, philosophy of science, proofs, scientific reasoning}

To Practice Science, We Must Philosophize

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 1, 2016

Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning

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"Heisenberg would have never done quantum mechanics without being full of philosophy." Read More ›

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post

Author
Michael Egnor

Date
September 1, 2016

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __tedited, abstract concepts, abstract thinking, designators, grammar, human exceptionalism, human nature, meaning, purposefulness, qualia, signals, speech, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe}

Why Does Man Have Language?

_{Michael Egnor
September 1, 2016

Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

5}

Both humans and other animals use signs. Signs are things that direct attention to something else. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 1, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, disguised religion, human exceptionalism, human language, scientific credibility, Tom Wolfe}

New York Times: “Darwinism Be Damned”

_{David Klinghoffer
September 1, 2016

Evolution

4}

Make no mistake, Tom Wolfe's book is a big, big deal in the evolution debate. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 31, 2016

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __tedited, abstract thought, behaviorism, communication, Daniel Everett, designators, grammar, human exceptionalism, human language, immaterial mind, language, language organ, Noam Chomsky, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe, universals, words}

Tom Wolfe on Language and Evolution

_{Michael Egnor
August 31, 2016

Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

6}

I think that Noam Chomsky is fundamentally right, and I am skeptical of Daniel Everett's claim. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
August 31, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Research, Science, Undeniable (book)}

How Curiosity Overcomes the Yuck Factor: A Positive Take on Negative Reviews

_{Douglas Axe
August 31, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

A colleague of mine -- a former Darwinist who now sees life as designed -- told me how he came to change his view several years ago. Read More ›

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post

Date
August 31, 2016

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Nature, Science, Undeniable (book)}

How a Dry Seed Can Live a Thousand Years

_{Science and Culture
August 31, 2016

Intelligent Design

1}

Preparation for seed desiccation involves numerous cell processes, gene regulatory networks, and molecular machines. Read More ›

Solitary Study Moment in the Cozy Library Sanctuary

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
August 30, 2016

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __nedited, "chilling effect", academic freedom, censorship, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Free Science, free speech, op-ed, safe spaces, trigger warnings, University of Chicago, viewpoint diversity}

University of Chicago President Decries “Efforts to Suppress Discussion of Charles Darwin’s Work”

_{Sarah Chaffee
August 30, 2016

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

6}

Someone finally decided to stand up and defend freedom of speech as a defining principle of education. Read More ›