Tag: asymmetry

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
September 29, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, Arthur Fine, asymmetry, Bill Wimsatt, Christianity, computer science, David Malament, doctorate, economics, faith, Guinness Book of World Records, Harold Booher, Harvey Friedman, James Gleick, mathematics, My Personal History with Information (series), New York Times, nonrandomness, Northwestern University, Noûs, Ohio State University, Persi Diaconis, philosophy, psychology, randomness, Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, statistics, The Design Inference, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago}

Randomness by Design: A Derivative Idea, and a Fundamental One

_{William A. Dembski
September 29, 2026

Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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My Christian faith was indispensable here. From the vantage of naturalism or materialism, randomness is fundamental. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 3, 2025

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, Aaron Zimmer, asymmetry, Brian Miller, Ellie Feder, ID the Future, intelligent cause, laws of nature, math, mathematics, Max Tegmark, multiverse, physics, Physics to God, podcasts, Science Uprising, selection, Stephen Meyer, universe}

Examining Max Tegmark’s Mathematical Universe Hypothesis

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 3, 2025

Cosmology, Physics

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According to this theory, every possible set of laws governs a universe, and our existence is simply explained by observer bias. Read More ›

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Author
Giuseppe Sermonti

Date
November 30, 2025

Categories
Biology
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, asymmetry, autonomy, biology, cell division, chromosomes, cytoplasm, eagle, ectoplasm, eggs, embryo, fertilization, Hans Driesch, icons, induction, morphogenesis, physicists, spatial organization, thread}

From an Eagle’s Egg, an Eagle, and Other Mysteries

_{Giuseppe Sermonti
November 30, 2025

Biology, Reproductive Science

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Pavel Florenskij, a Russian physicist and theologian (1882-1937), imagined a field on the surfaces of icons that portray sacred images. Read More ›

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Date
September 2, 2022

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, asymmetry, brain size, brains, chimpanzees, dopamine, FOXP2, humans, intelligence, memory, primates, speech, thinking, Yale University}

More Ways that Human and Ape Brains Differ

_{Science & Culture
September 2, 2022

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Science, Scientific Reasoning

3}

Underlying the significant differences in brain — to say nothing of the vast difference in mind — is a genetic mystery. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 18, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, asymmetry, Darwinism, disability, Human Zoos, John West, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Richard Weikart, science fiction}

Facial Symmetry, and Soulless Darwinism

_{David Klinghoffer
January 18, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology

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Rude remarks and hurt feelings at a holiday party may seem a trivial matter. Yet this vignette is very telling. Read More ›