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Date
October 20, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiology, carbon, carbon-based life, intelligent agency, intelligent design, Michael Denton, organic chemistry, teleology, The Miracle of the Cell, The Wonder of Water, vitalism}

Epiphany — Denton on Nature’s Fitness for Life

_{Science & Culture
October 20, 2020

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

1}

Biologists once wondered about a “life force,” but Michael Denton sees intelligence in the design of carbon, its unique properties, and its relation to water. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
April 14, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __cedited, American Scientist, astrobiology, Christopher McKay, Discovery Institute, earth, extraterrestrial intelligence, extraterrestrial life, galactic habitable zone, Hugh Ross, Icarus, intelligent design, Jay Richards, meteorites, Milky Way, Science (journal), SETI, solar system, The Privileged Planet, University of Washington}

Rare Earth at Twenty — And My Connection

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
April 14, 2020

Astronomy, Planetology, Rare Earth

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In principle, the conjoining of the many Rare Earth factors could overwhelm the available probabilistic resources and serve as evidence for Earth’s design. Read More ›

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post

Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
March 30, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Geology
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, ancient Earth, astrobiology, continents, crystals, fossils, Guillermo Gonzalez, Mars, Miller-Urey experiment, Moon, oceans, planetary habitability, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Washington}

What Astrobiology Teaches about the Origin of Life

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
March 30, 2020

Astronomy, Geology, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

5}

It is possible that there is no surviving evidence anywhere on Earth of our planet’s first life. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 9, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Biology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, “consensus science”, abiogenesis, astrobiology, brain, carbon, consciousness, Darwinism, earth, extraterrestrial life, faith, Jeffrey Epstein, Macquarie University, Mars, materialism, neuroscience, nitrogen, oxygen, science fiction, SETI, universe}

The “Surprisingly Consistent” Answer to the Question: Are We Alone in the Universe?

_{Michael Egnor
March 9, 2020

Astronomy, Biology, Physical Sciences

5}

The firm belief in extraterrestrial life — a belief nearly universal in the scientific community — is an act of faith. Read More ›

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Date
December 20, 2019

Categories
Chemistry
Earth Sciences
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, astrobiology, ATP, bacteria, biomineralization, carbon, chemical energy, Chile, China, diet, DNA replication, Earth’s crust, elements, Energy, entropy, evolution, genetic information, human body, industry, kinetic energy, metal, molecular machines, molybdenum, motility, nitrogen, PNAS, proteins, steel, sulfur, United States}

Molybdenum Is Stored in Cells by a Powered Piercing Machine

_{Science & Culture
December 20, 2019

Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Intelligent Design

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The metal element 42, molybdenum, is needed in the body in extremely small but vital amounts for enzymes to work properly. Read More ›

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Author
Mike Keas

Date
December 19, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, astrobiology, biosignatures, Buddhism, Cambrian Explosion, Christianity, Darwin-skeptics, dinosaurs, entomology, extraterrestrial life, Hinduism, insects, intelligent design, Judaism, Mars, NASA, New Testament, pareidolia, religion, St. Louis, Unbelievable}

Mars Bugs and Intelligent Design — On a Collision Course?

_{Mike Keas
December 19, 2019

Physical Sciences

8}

I picture Ohio University officials turning as red as Mars over Professor Romoser’s exotic claims. Read More ›

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post

Date
September 18, 2019

Categories
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, astrobiology, Atacama Desert, Australia, BBC News, cable bacteria, carbon, Chile, DNA, Great Barrier Reef, intelligent design, Live Science, Mars, microbes, molecular machines, Nature Communications, Nature Scientific Reports, New Scientist, oxygen, Paul Nelson, perchlorates, PNAS}

With an Assist from Nature, DNA Travels the Globe

_{Science & Culture
September 18, 2019

Life Sciences

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Life makes its way around the world using nonliving transportation systems, seeding the world with complex specified information. Read More ›

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post

Date
July 6, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, astrobiology, Circumstellar Habitable Zone, Goldilocks Zone, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, Jay Richards, podcast}

The Circumstellar Habitable Zone Just Shrank

_{Science & Culture
July 6, 2019

Physical Sciences

1}

New research suggests that the circumstellar habitable zone for terrestrial planets around stars is narrower than previously thought. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 30, 2019

Categories
Geology
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, archaea, astrobiology, Australia, bacteria, creation myth, DNA, enzymes, genetic code, Hollywood, information, intelligence, iron, materialism, meteorites}

Astrobiology: Searching for the Origin of Life, In All the Wrong Places

_{Michael Egnor
June 30, 2019

Geology, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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Astrobiologists think they may have found where life came from — cyanide in meteorites! Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
March 28, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Geology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __cedited, astrobiology, Children of Light, cosmic fine-tuning, earth, exoplanets, Fire-Maker, fossil fuels, intelligent design, Jay Richards, John Gribbin, Michael Denton, minerals, Moon, Peter Ward, Robert Hazen, solar eclipse, The Privileged Planet, The Wonder of Water, University of Washington}

On the 15th Anniversary of The Privileged Planet: An Update

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
March 28, 2019

Astronomy, Cosmology, Geology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Rare Earth

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The basic thesis of TPP is that the best places for intelligent observers are also the best places for observing. Read More ›