Tag: Darwinian mechanisms

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
March 6, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biologists, Brian Miller, Cambridge University, camouflage, cuttlefish, Darwinian mechanisms, fitness landscapes, Irreducible Complexity, MIT, mutations, NBC, Office of Naval Research, probabilistic resources, reverse-engineering, skin, Sudan, Systems Biology, Washington Post}

Yet Another Engineering Innovation from Cuttlefish

_{Daniel Witt
March 6, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It was never a given that when scientists looked deeper into life, they would find such exquisite designs; but they did. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 20, 2023

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, brain, consciousness, Darwinian mechanisms, Darwinian processes, Denyse O'Leary, evolution, free will, information, Justine Sergent, logic, McGill University, mind, neuroscience, patients, Pharyngula, PZ Myers, Roger Sperry, split brain, The Human Soul, Yair Pinto}

My Question for P. Z. Myers: How Did Human Consciousness “Evolve”?

_{Michael Egnor
October 20, 2023

Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

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Human consciousness entails a unique ability to think abstractly — to reason, to think logically, to use language, to do mathematics, to exercise free will. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
October 13, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, allometric growth, crocodilians, Darwinian mechanisms, Early Triassic, fish, flippers, fossil record, giraffes, humans, ichthyosaurs, intelligent design, lizards, macromutations, mammals, marine reptiles, Mesozoic, mutations, neck, nothosaurs, paleontology, Permian, plesiosaurs, population genetics, sea snake, sea turtle, sloths, stem group, vertebrae, vertebrates}

Fossil Friday: Rapid Elongation of Plesiosaur Necks Points to Intelligent Design

_{Günter Bechly
October 13, 2023

Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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The breaking of the conserved number of cervical vertebrae is hard to reconcile with an unguided evolutionary mechanism. Read More ›

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Date
August 24, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, common descent, creation, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian mechanisms, devolution, elephants, evolution, faith, grizzly bears, ID the Future, intelligent design, Lehigh University, Matthew Ramage, Michael Behe, Neo-Darwinism, Pat Flynn, Philosophy for the People, polar bears, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic, skepticism, theology}

Michael Behe Debates Evolution and Catholicism

_{Science and Culture
August 24, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science

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Dr. Behe says that his skepticism toward neo-Darwinism stemmed purely from his scientific research. Read More ›

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Date
November 19, 2020

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, atheism, biological machines, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian mechanisms, Darwinists, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, mutations, New York Times, polar bears, scientists, webinar}

Vacuous Attacks from Brilliant Scientists: Behe Will Discuss in a Webinar, Saturday, November 21

_{Science and Culture
November 19, 2020

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

The Lehigh University biochemist haunts the dreams of Darwinists. Each of his three books sparked a firestorm of criticism. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 5, 2020

Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, Cambridge Medical Research Council Centre, Darwinian mechanisms, Douglas Axe, Günter Bechly, information, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Latin, Michael Behe, molecular biology, Ola Hössjer, peer review, protein evolution, Robert J. Marks II, scientists, statistics, Steinar Thorvaldsen, Stephen Meyer, Stockholm University, Undeniable (book), University of Tromsø, waiting-time problem, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Breakout Paper in Journal of Theoretical Biology Explicitly Supports Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
October 5, 2020

Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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If the paper is any indication, appearing as it does in a prominent journal, some of the suffocating constraints on ID advocacy may be coming off. Read More ›

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Date
August 18, 2019

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, Ann Gauger, behavior, chimpanzees, culture, Darwinian mechanisms, Human Evolution (journal), humans, ID the Future, mutations, physiology, podcast, Sarah Chaffee, Wesley Smith}

More on How Chimps and Humans Differ: Anatomy and Behavior

_{Science and Culture
August 18, 2019

Anatomy, Biology, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

1}

It seems obvious: humans and chimps differ markedly. But as Wesley Smith noted yesterday, it is not so obvious to the editors of Human Evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 19, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Adventures in Poor Taste, chloroquine resistance, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian mechanisms, Evolution News, Homo sapiens, John Jay College, Kenneth Miller, Laurence Moran, malaria, Michael Behe, mutations, Nathan Lents, Plasmodium falciparum, PNAS, Powerball, PZ Myers, Response to Criticism, Robert L. Summers, Science (journal), The Edge of Evolution}

On Chloroquine Resistance, Nathan Lents Severely Misrepresents Behe’s Arguments

_{Casey Luskin
February 19, 2019

Evolution

9}

If you’re going to engage with an individual you disagree with, it’s important to know what that person argues and to state it accurately. Read More ›

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Date
October 10, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, awe, China, common ancestry, convergent evolution, Darwinian mechanisms, echolocation, evolution, evolutionary biologists, genes, homology, Illustra Media, intelligent design, last common ancestor, Living Waters, mammals, materialists, molecular phylogeny, Paul Nelson, physiology, prestin, proteins, Richard Sternberg, Sarah Chaffee, Science Advances, whales, wonder}

Evolutionary Relationships In Echolocation — An Obsession that Smothers Wonder

_{Science and Culture
October 10, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

Perhaps it is awe-inspiring to evolutionary biologists to try to work a puzzle, trying to find how everything is connected by common ancestry. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
July 25, 2016

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Tagged
, __tedited, adaptation, alleles, Darwinian mechanisms, diploidal genome, haploid, Joe Felsenstein, misrepresentation, mutation rate, natural selection, naturalists, Nature, non-random evolution, non-random mutation, population genetics, positive selection, random mutation, random processes, randomness, Response to Criticism, zoologists}

In Terror of Chipmunks: A Response to Joseph Felsenstein

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
July 25, 2016

Botany, Evolution

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Seldom have I seen a piece of scientifically inspired writing like Felsenstein's that is so far off the mark. Read More ›