Tag: causal circularity

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post

Author
Brian Miller

Date
January 27, 2025

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, Ann Gauger, bias, causal circularity, cells, circular reasoning, codons, common ancestor, cysteine, DNA, genetic code, helicase, histidine, mind, natural processes, nucleotides, Phys.org, PNAS, proteins, replication, RNA world, topoisomerase, transcription, translation}

Circular Reasoning in Origin of Life Research: Insights from a Recent Study on the Genetic Code

_{Brian Miller
January 27, 2025

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

6}

This study compared sequences of proteins in modern organisms to reconstruct ancestral proteins believed to reside in the last universal common ancestor (LUCA). Read More ›

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post

Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
September 20, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adenosine triphosphate, amino acids, ATP, causal circularity, cellular respiration, citric acid cycle, complexity, electron transport chain, enzymes, evolution, fructose, glycolysis, glycolytic pathway, hinge, intelligent design, mind, oxidative phosphorylation, oxygen, pyruvate, unguided evolution, universal common ancestor, water}

Challenges to the Evolutionary Origins of the Glycolytic Pathway

_{Jonathan McLatchie
September 20, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

The complexity and engineering sophistication comport much better with the hypothesis of design. Read More ›

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post

Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
September 14, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, base pairs, Bayesian reasoning, BioCosmos, causal circularity, DNA, first life, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, likelihood ratio, mutations, naturalistic philosophy, proteins, replication fidelity, ribonucleotides, ribozymes, RNA, RNA world, self-replication, Sy Garte, teleology}

First Life Must Have Had a Minimally Reliable Replication System — A Conundrum for Materialists

_{Jonathan McLatchie
September 14, 2023

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

6}

On a design-based view, it is not particularly surprising that the first life would be finely optimized to reduce copying errors. Read More ›

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post

Author
Steve Laufmann

Date
February 17, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, biologists, Camp Copass, causal circularity, CELS, coherence, computer scientists, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, engineers, graduate students, intelligent design, living systems, medical practitioners, medical researchers, optimization, post-docs}

Where Biology and Engineering Intersect: CELS 2023 Applications Are Open Now!

_{Steve Laufmann
February 17, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

3}

This is not a conference for listening to ID thought leaders (though many will be there), but an opportunity to jump in and become part of the conversation. Read More ›

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post

Author
Stephen Dilley

Date
January 5, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Zoology
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Cambrian Explosion, causal circularity, Center for Science and Culture, clams, coral, credentialism, doctorate, Drosophila melanogaster, evo-devo, evolution, genes, human origins, Illustra Media, intelligent design, invertebrates, jellyfish, Logan Gage, Nobel Prize, Nota Bene, PowerPoint, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Roman Catholic, sponges, Stephen Meyer, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, waiting-time problem, worms}

The Evolution of Dr. Ann Gauger

_{Stephen Dilley
January 5, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science, Zoology

8}

The year was 2004. Dr. Gauger’s scientific credentials had caught the eye of Stephen Meyer and he had invited her to come talk with him. Read More ›

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post

Date
December 7, 2022

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, causal circularity, Darwinian gradualism, engineers, Howard Glicksman, ID the Future, intelligent design, intelligent designer, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Egnor, physicians, podcast, respiratory system, Steve Laufmann, system of systems}

Your Designed Respiratory System: Causal Circularities and Irreducible Complexities

_{Science and Culture
December 7, 2022

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

1}

There are individual systems that are irreducibly complex, and these are joined together into a higher-level system of systems. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 19, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Africans, atheism, causal circularity, Charles Murray, computer code, DNA, Douglas Murray, faith, First Cause, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jerusalem Post, Jordan Peterson, molecular machines, New Atheists, New New Atheists, Return of the God Hypothesis, South Africa, Stephen Meyer, Steven Weinberg, supernatural, The Privileged Planet, Tom Holland}

Meyer in the Jerusalem Post: Farewell to the Purposeless Cosmos

_{Casey Luskin
August 19, 2021

Faith & Science

6}

From living in South Africa for more than four years, I got a good sense of African perspectives on atheism. Read More ›

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post

Date
February 27, 2020

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, __edited, adaptation, anti-fragility, causal circularity, CELS 2020, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, failure prevention, intelligent design, living systems, math, medicine, resilience}

Engineering Meets Biology: CELS 2020 Early Registration Discount Expires This Sunday

_{Science and Culture
February 27, 2020

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Physics

2}

You’ll hear about the latest research, explore new ideas, develope new skills, and collaborate to propose new research projects. Read More ›

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post

Date
December 20, 2019

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, application, Biola University, causal circularity, CELS 2020, Center for Science and Culture, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Discovery Institute, Engineering Research Group, intelligent design, living systems, optimization, orchestration, resilience}

Conference on Engineering in Living Systems: Application Process is Open Now

_{Science and Culture
December 20, 2019

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design

2}

The conference will follow a workshop-like format of discussion-oriented sessions in a collegial setting. Read More ›

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post

Date
October 28, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, Andrew McDiarmid, Ann Gauger, ATP, causal circularity, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design}

Gauger on Evolution’s Causal Circularity Problem: “Chickens and Eggs, All the Way Down”

_{Science and Culture
October 28, 2019

Evolution

1}

Cells can’t make life-essential ATP, NAD, and other metabolic co-factors without having ATP, NAD, and the other co-factors there first. Read More ›