Tag: defining terms

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
September 26, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, American Astronomical Society, Darwinism, defining id, defining science, defining terms, definist fallacy, Enlightenment, evolution, fear mongering, gravity, intelligent design, Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis? (tribute series), Isaac Newton, materialism, Myth of the Dark Ages, naturalism, Nature (journal), peer review, pseudoscience, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn}

Theory in Crisis? Redefining Science

_{Jonathan Wells
September 26, 2024

Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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Scientific revolutions are often marked by disputes over the “standard that distinguishes a real scientific solution from a mere metaphysical speculation.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 27, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, biologists, common descent, debate, defining evolution, defining terms, dialogue, evidence, evolution, Evolution and Intelligent Design in a Nutshell, ID the Future, intelligent design, natural selection, podcast, Robert Waltzer}

Clarifying Loaded Words in the Evolution Debate

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 27, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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Biologist Robert Waltzer describes an encouraging success story of his about fostering open dialogue. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
April 13, 2022

Categories
Biology
Origin of Life
Technology
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Aristotle, biotechnology, book reviews, defining terms, evolution, film, film review, Frankenstein, Harold Urey, intellectual history, Mary Shelley, Miller-Urey experiment, movies, panspermia, satire, spontaneous generation, Stanley Miller, Why Words Matter: Sense and Nonsense in Science (series)}

Frankenstein and His Offspring

_{Neil Thomas
April 13, 2022

Biology, Origin of Life, Technology

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"Abiogenesis" seems to draw its strength from pseudo-scientific folk-beliefs that life could somehow be made to emerge from non-life. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 8, 2020

Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, Biological Information: New Perspectives, censorship, defining terms, Del Ratzsch, dependency graph, Elsevier, explanatory filter, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, John West, Journal of Theoretical Biology, macroevolution, Michael Behe, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), peer-reviewed, publishers, search engines, specified complexity, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Really? Editors Claim They Were “Unaware” of Article’s Intelligent Design Connections

_{Casey Luskin
October 8, 2020

Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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The implication is that the editors — Denise Kirschner, Mark Chaplain, and Akira Sasaki — did not realize the article was about intelligent design. Read More ›

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Date
November 16, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, Brownian motion, Darwin's Dilemma, Darwinists, defining terms, Dickinsonia, fossil record, magical thinking, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Neil Shubin, Niles Eldredge, Paul Chien, PNAS, punctuated equilibria, punctuated equilibrium, Stephen Jay Gould, University of Vienna, Yale University}

Punctuated Equilibria Is Back, but Still Magical

_{Science and Culture
November 16, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

Calling it by a new name doesn’t change the essence of a theory relying on chance. Read More ›

Warnings exclamation mark alerts in computer systems to be aware of the dangers and risks of cyberattacks on the Internet. Malicious software to secure online logins on websites

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
December 14, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __nedited, artificial intelligence, Big Data, defining terms, games, human uniqueness, hype, intelligence, machine learning, mind, Robert J. Marks II}

Robert Marks: What Computers Will Never Do

_{Brendan Dixon
December 14, 2016

Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

7}

Many Artificial Intelligence researchers wrongly believe that intelligence arises from the application of algorithms. Read More ›

Organosilicon-based life as envisioned by artist, Lei Chen and Yan Liang

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Date
December 12, 2016

Categories
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Tagged
, __nedited, carbon, causation, cytochrome c, defining terms, engineering, enzymes, homochirality, iron, laws of nature, Nature, polymerization, polymers, purpose, silicon, Star Trek}

Silicon-Based Life: If Scientists Repurpose an Enzyme, Is It Intelligent Design?

_{Science and Culture
December 12, 2016

Biochemistry, Chemistry

6}

No living cell we know of produces carbon-silicon bonds, but scientists "evolved" a way to make cells produce them. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
November 25, 2016

Categories
Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, complexity theory, Darwin skeptics, defining id, defining terms, design intuition, molecular machines, Mount Rushmore, Rocky Mountains, watchmaker, William Paley}

Best of Behe: Design for Living

_{Michael Behe
November 25, 2016

Biochemistry, Intelligent Design

5}

I have found widespread confusion about what intelligent design is and what it is not. Read More ›

modern microscope in lab, illuminated by blue light, showcases intricate details and advanced technology, creating captivating scientific atmosphere

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
October 20, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, cells, common descent, defining evolution, defining terms, flagellum, intelligence, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, op-ed, Pope John Paul II, proteins, Roman Catholicism, theory, Wall Street Journal}

Darwin Under the Microscope

_{Michael Behe
October 20, 2016

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The following was published in the New York Times on October 29, 1996. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
July 31, 2016

Categories
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Tagged
, __tedited, “consensus science”, defining terms, scientific reasoning, speciation}

Theory or Fact?

_{Sarah Chaffee
July 31, 2016

Environment & Climate, Evolution

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Whether the subject is climate change or evolution, who determines what is considered scientific fact? A climate scientist weighs in. Read More ›