classic-statue-socrates-stockpack-adobe-stock-161672384-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Michael Behe Date October 27, 2016 CategoriesIntelligent DesignPhilosophyPhilosophy of Science Tagged , __nedited, absence of evidence, argument from ignorance, circular reasoning, Darwinian theory, evidence for id, experimental science, falsifiability, gradualism, Irreducible Complexity, Jerry Coyne, Kenneth Miller, logic, Michael Ruse, molecular biology, positive case for design, presuppositions, Response to Criticism, testability, theistic evolution Philosophical Objections to Intelligent Design: A Response to Critics Michael Behe October 27, 2016 Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science 38 Some reviewers of Darwin's Black Box raised philosophical objections. I will discuss several of these. Read More ›
Type post Author Lee M. Spetner Date June 21, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionGenetics Tagged , __tedited, absence of evidence, common descent, epigenetics, evolutionary mechanisms, gain of function, genetic mutations, mutation rate, natural selection, scientific theories, speciation, transposable elements Common Descent: An Obituary Lee M. Spetner June 21, 2016 Evolution, Genetics 5 Common Descent (CD) has been offered as a scientific theory and must therefore be judged as such. Read More ›
Type post Author Ann Gauger Date June 10, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionGenetics Tagged , __tedited, absence of evidence, common descent, egg laying, genes, genetic similarities, S. Joshua Swamidass, scientific debate, scientific reasoning, synteny, V.J. Torley Vincent Torley Thinks I Have Egg on My Face Ann Gauger June 10, 2016 Evolution, Genetics 12 I didn't expect to be honored by a 7500-word broadside by philosopher Dr. Vincent Torley, assisted by Dr. Josh Swamidass of Washington University. Read More ›
a-glimpse-into-a-scientists-mind-through-chalk-drawings-stoc-1282277572-stockpack-adobe_stock Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 2, 2016 CategoriesMathematicsPlanetologyRare Earth Tagged , __tedited, absence of evidence, advanced life, Drake equation, Extra-Terrestrial Life, Frank Drake, galactic habitable zone, human exceptionalism, materialism, origin of life, planetary habitability, protein synthesis, speculation, technological advancement Cosmic Archaeology: Taking the Sting Out of the Drake Equation David Klinghoffer May 2, 2016 Mathematics, Planetology, Rare Earth 5 Could it be that life is so unlikely as to require a designer's guidance for it to come into existence? Read More ›