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Author
David Coppedge

Date
January 31, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, ancestors, animals, biological information, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian radiation, Current Biology, Darwin-skeptics, Darwin's Doubt, evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionists, fossils, genetic information, Günter Bechly, molecular clock, oxygen, oxygen theory, oxygenation, Philip C. J. Donoghue, Richard Sternberg, Science Advances, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, trace fossils, University of Bristol, University of Edinburgh}

Dodging the Main Issue in the Cambrian Explosion

_{David Coppedge
January 31, 2025

Evolution, Paleontology

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In three papers, scientists babble about irrelevant details but ignore the main question: the origin of new genetic information for new body plans and organs. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 23, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, atheism, biological information, Canceled Science, Discovery Institute Press, Eric Anderson, Eric Hedin, ID the Future, organisms, podcast, Second Law of Thermodynamics}

Information, Entropy, and the First Life

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 23, 2024

Evolution, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Some push back with the argument that the Earth is an open system, gaining energy from the sun. Is that a workaround for a naturalistic account of life? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 28, 2024

Categories
Arts
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, artists, biological information, Conservation of Information, creativity, intelligence, intelligent design, Return of the God Hypothesis, specified complexity, Stephen Meyer, The Design Inference, theism, William A. Dembski, YouTube channels}

An Artist Talks with Dembski about Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
October 28, 2024

Arts, Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Karen Wong began thinking about the “specified qualities that show up in art” and how “those qualities also show up everywhere else in the universe.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 16, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andrew Klavan, Ben Shapiro, biological information, Charles Darwin, creationism, Darwin's Doubt, evolution, fossils, ID the Future, intelligent design, interviews, podcast, Stephen Meyer, The Daily Wire}

Stephen Meyer and Ben Shapiro on Intelligent Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 16, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The pair discuss the different meanings of the word "evolution" before Meyer gets into one of Darwin’s biggest doubts. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 28, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, abduction, biological information, biophysicists, experimental science, fantasy science, historical sciences, ID the Future, inference to the best explanation, inferential science, Kirk Durston, observation, philosophers, science}

Three Types of Science: Inferential Science

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 28, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Kirk Durston explains how such reasoning can be used effectively as we consider the best explanation for the origin of biological information. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 20, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Alpha Centauri, argument from ignorance, atheism, biological information, complex life, consciousness, David Klinghoffer, Frank Turek, honesty, human consciousness, intelligent causes, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, moral choice, natural laws, natural theology, naturalism, philosophers, Richard Swinburne, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, theism, Twitter, Victor Reppert}

Atheist Philosopher Explains Why Intelligent Design Is Not a “God of the Gaps” Argument

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 20, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Despite our many disagreements, I sincerely appreciate Lowder’s spirit and intellectual honesty. I hope the next generation of secular thinkers follow his lead. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
January 4, 2024

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, abstract concepts, Andreas Wagner, biological forms, biological information, brain states, electrostatics, evolution, gravity, intelligent design, matter, Michael Denton, minds, mutations, Platonic forms, protein machines, proteins, Religions (journal), Rope Kojonen, selection, strong nuclear force, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series)}

Could Laws of Nature Give Rise to Platonic Forms?

_{Emily Reeves
January 4, 2024

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Biologist Michael Denton's structuralist view says that underlying structural principles govern the form of living things. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 29, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, biological information, cells, Dave Farina, David Klinghoffer, deadline, early Earth, experts, glucose, intelligent design, James Tour, materialism, nucleotides, polypeptides, polysaccharides, Rice University, RNA, sugars, Tova Forman, YouTubers}

No. 4 Story of 2023: On Origin of Life, Chemist James Tour Has Called These Researchers’ Bluff

_{Brian Miller
December 29, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Dr. Tour issued his challenge in reply to the claims made by YouTubers, like Dave Farina, about how these hurdles to life’s origin had been fully addressed. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 12, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Assembly Theory, biological complexity, biological information, biosignatures, functional information, Günter Bechly, Harvard University, intelligent design, James Tour, Lee Cronin, NASA, natural selection, simulations, Steven Benner, The Design Inference, William A. Dembski}

Cronin-Tour at Harvard: How Researchers Smuggle Design into Their Theories

_{Brian Miller
December 12, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Cronin presented his Assembly Theory as a framework for understanding life’s origin. I believe he is correct but not in the way he intends. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bayes’s theorem, Bayesian reasoning, Big Bang, biological information, biosphere, cells, environmental fitness, evolution, ID the Future, information, information processing, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, likelihood, Lydia McGrew, nature, Thomas Bayes}

Bayesian Probability and Intelligent Design: A Beginner’s Guide

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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If the phrase “Bayesian calculus” makes you want to run for the hills, you’re not alone! Bayesian logic can sound intimidating at first. Read More ›