Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 10, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
History of Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, data, environmentalism, equity, geological features, indigenous people, indigenous wisdom, Nature Communications, nature rights, religion}

“Indigenous Wisdom” Would Make Environmental Science Less Scientific

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 10, 2025

Bioethics, Environment & Climate, History of Science, Physical Sciences

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Indigenous people were and are keen observers of nature but modern environment policy needs to be deeply rooted in science as well as culture. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 10, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bret Weinstein, Darwinism, designer, epigenetic information, evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionists, Günter Bechly, immaterial genome, intelligent design, Joe Rogan, morphological change, natural selection, parsimony, Platonists, random mutation, Richard Sternberg, Stephen Meyer, tiger, USAID}

Bret Weinstein on the Joe Rogan Podcast: Darwinism Is “Broken,” Intelligent Design Is “Catching Up”

_{David Klinghoffer
February 10, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Weinstein alludes to another Darwinian mechanism operating on top of the standard one of random mutation and natural selection. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 10, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Barack Obama, Biden Administration, Covid vaccines, COVID-19, Discovery Institute Press, entertainment, Evangelical Christians, faith and science, filmmakers, Francis Collins, government, Human Genome Project, journalists, law, National Institutes of Health, Politicians, professors, Research, Science (journal), scientists, Stockholm Syndrome Christian, Time Magazine}

Francis Collins and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

_{John G. West
February 10, 2025

Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science

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Collins has been celebrated by many of his fellow evangelicals because of his acceptance by the secular establishment. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 9, 2025

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, animal intelligence, animals, babies, Big Bang, bonobos, cats, children, counting, Dogs, intelligence, kittens, Live Science, neuroscience, numbers, pets, puppies, Stanley Coren, Stonehenge, University of British Columbia}

Dog Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 9, 2025

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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It’s an odd question because what we should be asking is, “Are kittens and puppies smarter than babies?” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 8, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, asteroid belt, Carl Zimmer, cosmos, DOGE, Enceladus, Europa, Europa Clipper, evolution, Ganymede, habitability, intelligent design, Jupiter, Madagascar, NASA, New York Times, Saturn, The Privileged Planet, Titan}

Hey DOGE, Take a Look at NASA

_{David Klinghoffer
February 8, 2025

Evolution, Physical Sciences

5}

For the materialist, atheist evolutionary viewpoint to be valid, life must be easy to evolve, so aliens MUST be out there somewhere. Read More ›

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Date
February 7, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, creatures, Dallas, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Denton Bible Church, events, honeybees, intelligent design, life, registration, speakers, Texas, whales}

Livestream with Us Tomorrow! It’s the Dallas Conference on Science and Faith

_{Science & Culture
February 7, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The sessions for “All Creatures Great and Small” will be available to watch for a full week after the conference. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 7, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Bible, BioLogos Foundation, Charles Darwin, debate, disagreement, Evangelical Christians, faith and science, Francis Collins, ID the Future, ideology, John West, podcast, scientific enterprise, scientific materialism, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, The Language of God, theistic evolution, theology, United States}

How Stockholm Syndrome Christianity Hinders Scientific Progress

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 7, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Scientific Freedom

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In a nutshell, theistic evolution is the attempt to reconcile belief in God with the standard evolutionary account of life’s origins. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 6, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, adults, brain, children, English, languages, Real Clear Science, sounds}

Babies and Language: A Surprise Finding?

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 6, 2025

Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Brain and language specialist Eylem Altuntas told us last week that “Babies Learn Language Much Earlier Than We Thought.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 5, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, abortion, creation, Darwinian evolution, Evangelical Christians, Francis Collins, Human Genome Project, ID the Future, John West, National Institutes of Health, race, religious liberty, secularists, sex, sexuality, Stockholm Syndrome, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity}

When Christians in Science Embrace Scientific Materialism

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 5, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science

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John West explains that “Stockholm syndrome” refers to the tendency of a victim to bond with or sympathize with his or her captor. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 5, 2025

Categories
Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __nedited, amino acids, Carl Zimmer, DNA, DOGE, Genesis, John Cleese, King Lear, living cells, Monty Python, NASA, New York Times, nucleobases, organic molecules, panspermia, proteins, RNA, science writers, Signature in the Cell, species, University of Michigan, uracil}

Could This Be the Year’s Most Ridiculous Idea About How Life Originated?

_{David Klinghoffer
February 5, 2025

Biochemistry, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Rare Earth

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Stories like this always want to tell us how Earth and life are not “special.” It’s an obsession with science writers, and seemingly with the folks at NASA too. Read More ›