Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
Topic

death

012_Wild_Chamois_Riederalp_Photo_by_Giles_Laurent
Photo credit: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Why Evolution Struggles to Explain the Transition to Multicellularity

It is as if evolutionary biologists don’t take death into account. All their theories seem to work like magic. Read More ›
Yuval_Noah_Harari_giving_a_talk
Photo: Yuval Noah Harari, by Alain Herzog, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Unalienable Rights, You Say? Why We Must Resist Yuval Harari’s “Scientific” Nihilism

History attests that when a culture does not draw a firm line protecting human life, it inevitably progresses to ending lives for all manner of reasons. Read More ›
jc-gellidon-Ks5m44_nmVs-unsplash

Mind Is Not Annihilated at Death, ER Doc Says

“The evidence so far suggests that the entity we call the human mind… does not become annihilated after a person has died.” Read More ›
rapha-wilde-lVaySsrRcqE-unsplash
Photo credit: Rapha Wilde via Unsplash.

How Did We Get Here? New Book by Richard Weikart Tracks Rise of the Culture of Death

The Judeo-Christian tradition encouraged a culture of life, but the secular Enlightenment and Darwinian materialism have tugged us in a different direction. Read More ›
elaine-alex-5bucd_n4MXg-unsplash
Photo credit: elaine Alex via Unsplash.

Pig Brains Thought Dead May Be Revived

Pigs are considered useful biomedical models for humans so the implications of such studies sent waves through the field of resuscitation — and bioethics. Read More ›
hush-naidoo-jade-photography-yo01Z-9HQAw-unsplash
Photo credit: Hush Naidoo Jade Photography, via Unsplash.

MDs Support Expanding Assisted Suicide Beyond the Terminally Ill

The myth that legal assisted suicide is about terminal illness is becoming harder to swallow. Evidence can be found in a recent survey. Read More ›
casey-horner-265UjRsLgd8-unsplash
Photo credit: Casey Horner via Unsplash.

Near-Death Experiences Compared to Drug Trips

There is an effort underway to fully naturalize NDEs — that is, to make them something that just happens to the traumatized brain. Read More ›
piers-uncensored-high-quality-compressed
Photo source: YouTube (screenshot).

Scott Ventureyra: Beyond Science, Why Intelligent Design Matters

"This is why Meyer’s work on ID...remains so relevant. He invites everyone, especially the skeptics, to think deeply about the nature of reality." Read More ›
piers-uncensored-high-quality-smaller
Piers Morgan interviews Stephen C. Meyer on Uncensored

Stephen Meyer Interview with Piers Morgan: Science, God, and the Loss of a Parent

Meyer discusses the recent loss of his mother to dementia. Talking about grief leads to a powerful point, that may be unfamiliar to many viewers. Read More ›

© Discovery Institute