Tag: crystals

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
October 8, 2026

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, animals, bacteria, biomineralization, Cambridge University, crystals, fossils, intelligent design, iron oxide, magnetic compass, magnetic induction, magnetite, magnetofossils, magnetoreception, Max Planck Institute, organisms, quantum effects, radical pair theory, salmon, trout}

Found: Oldest Evidence for an Organismal Magnetic Compass

_{Eric Cassell
October 8, 2026

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

3}

The evidence exists in so-called magnetofossils found in marine sediments that have been dated to 97 million years old. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
October 4, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithmic coding functions, American Scientific Affiliation, bookkeeping, Cambridge University Press, Charles Thaxton, Conservation of Information, crystals, Dembski’s Theorem, Discovery Institute, improbability, information, intelligent design, laws of nature, Leslie Orgel, mathematics, My Personal History with Information (series), No Free Lunch, Noam Chomsky, Paul Nelson, philosophers, probabilities, R. A. Fisher, Rob Koons, Roger Olsen, specified complexity, statistical inference, Stephen Meyer, The Design Inference, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, The Origins of Life, University of Chicago, University of Notre Dame, University of Texas, Walter Bradley, Whitworth College, William A. Dembski, William Shakespeare, Wolfgang Smith}

The Evolution of Specified Complexity

_{William A. Dembski
October 4, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

Wolfgang Smith’s excitement about conservation of complex specified information or specified complexity was not widely shared. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 2, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, alien biology, Andrew McDiarmid, biology, biomolecules, Brian Miler, Casey Luskin, cells, chemical reactions, crystals, Disclosure Day, DNA, earth, Energy, extraterrestrial beings, factories, homeostasis, ID the Future, information, intelligence, intelligent design, life, matter, molecular machines, order, purpose, ribosomes, Steven Spielberg, universe}

The Physics of Alien Life Would Necessitate Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
June 2, 2026

Intelligent Design, Physics

3}

Anyone imagining alien biology, anywhere across the universe, even if it takes unexpected forms, would have to include this expectation. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
November 14, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brains, C. elegans, coherence, complexity, cortex, crystals, efficiency, fruit flies, intelligent design, morphology, mouse, navigation, Neural Networks, neurons, neuroscience, optimization, pheromones, Research, specified complexity}

Design, Engineering, Specified Complexity: Appreciating the Fruit Fly Brain

_{Eric Cassell
November 14, 2024

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

6}

Groundbreaking new research has documented the complexity and design of the brains of fruit flies. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
July 26, 2024

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physics
Tagged
, amino acids, assembly, atoms, BIO-Complexity, biosignatures, blueprint, cell death, complexity, crystals, fingers, Lee Cronin, Leslie Orgel, molecules, Nature (journal), peptide bond, Professor Dave, Santa Fe Institute, Sara Walker, The Origins of Life, theoretical biology}

Disassembling Lee Cronin’s Assembly Theory

_{William A. Dembski
July 26, 2024

Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physics

35}

When I read the Assembly Theory literature and studied the details of the theory, I was frankly shocked to see how devoid it is of substance and insight. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 18, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, brains, bryozoans, corals, crystals, Design Inference, diatoms, erosion, intelligent design, Live Science, minds, natural law, Quartz, sea urchins, shells, sponges, TED talk, William Blake, wind}

Applying the Design Filter to Biological Sands

_{David Coppedge
April 18, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

6}

If you look closely at beach sand, you may find some grains that stand out. They are shaped like spirals, stars, or striated cones. Read More ›

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Date
April 1, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, __cedited, bacteria, bacteriophages, cell membrane, COVID-19, crystals, DNA, Elizabeth Pennisi, ID the Future, intelligent design, lipid bilayer, Michael Behe, molecular motor, proteins, Purdue University, RNA, SARS-CoV-2, Science (journal), snowflakes, U.C. Riverside, U.C. San Diego, vaccine, viruses}

Viruses: An Intelligent Design Perspective

_{Science & Culture
April 1, 2020

Intelligent Design, Medicine

10}

Certainly, in a context of global anxiety, this is a subject that needs to be approached with sensitivity and humility. Read More ›

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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
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 30, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, atmosphere, Ben Stein, Brian Miller, crystals, early Earth, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Tour, John West, Jonathan Wells, Michael Ruse, natural selection, Robert J. Marks II, Roger Olsen, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center}

Before Natural Selection There Was, and Remains, a Mystery

_{David Klinghoffer
January 30, 2020

Evolution, Origin of Life

3}

Bradley and Marks offer an uncommonly clear discussion of the problem of the early Earth’s atmosphere, and why materialist theories stumble on the ancient rocks. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
January 7, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, Apollo 8, beauty, butterflies, Carl Sagan, color, crystals, earth, Earthrise, flowers, insects, Mars, Moon, natural selection, Neptune, peacock, rainbows, sexual selection, solar system, surprise, Uranus, Venus}

Earth — The Mystery of Our Colorful Home

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
January 7, 2020

Physical Sciences

3}

Certainly, there is no logical reason why life should be wedded to the transcendental value of beauty. Read More ›