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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
May 22, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __cedited, Apple iPhones, atoms, cars, civilization, computers, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian processes, earth, entropy, intelligence, intelligent design, libraries, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, mutations, natural selection, nuclear power plants, Physics Essays, Second Law of Thermodynamics, tornado, unintelligent forces, Universal Darwinism}

Two Schemes to Defeat the Second Law

_{Granville Sewell
May 22, 2019

Physical Sciences, Physics

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I also have a scheme that I believe can defeat the generalized second law. My scheme is called “intelligence.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 30, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, discovery, earth, exoplanets, exploration, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Webb Space Telescope, Jay Richards, media, Moon, podcast, rainbows, science, stars, The Privileged Planet}

Gonzalez: “Worlds Like This Are Hard to Come By”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 30, 2019

Astronomy, Physical Sciences

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How special the Earth is has become ever more apparent, in ways that allow life to flourish, but more than that. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 22, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __cedited, Amazon, consciousness, earth, environmentalism, Ferris Jabr, humanity, Lake Erie, life, Mars, misanthropy, morality, mysticism, nature rights, New York Times, organisms, religion, rivers, sentience, Toledo}

The Earth: It’s Alive! It’s Alive!

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 22, 2019

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Even James Lovelock, who created Gaia Theory, now worries that environmentalism has become a religion. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 9, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Bill Nye, cosmic fine-tuning, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, earth, Eric Metaxas, intelligent design, life, media, miracles, narrative, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Socrates in the City, Stephen Meyer, universe, Wall Street Journal}

Metaxas: A “Media Blackout” on the “Miracle of the Universe”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 9, 2019

Physical Sciences

3}

You are more likely to hear proponents of intelligent design being chastised even by media that ought to know better. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 5, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __nedited, activists, criminals, development, earth, ecocide, environmentalism, fish, genocide, global warming, grass, insects, Lake Erie, mice, natural resources, natural world, nature, nature rights, people, prison, snakes, The Guardian, The Hague, Toledo, United Nations}

“Ecocide” Would Criminalize Resource Development

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 5, 2019

Bioethics, Environment & Climate, Human Exceptionalism

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Note that “peaceful enjoyment by the inhabitants” is a very broad term that is not limited to human beings. Rather, it includes everything from grass, fish, and insects, to mice, snakes, and people. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 4, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, Center for Science and Culture, Christopher Hitchens, Copernican demotion, cosmos, Discovery Institute, earth, Judeo-Christian tradition, mankind, myths, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nicolaus Copernicus, Unbelievable}

Science Historian Michael Keas on the Copernican Promotion

_{David Klinghoffer
April 4, 2019

Physical Sciences

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Myth-makers like Neil deGrasse Tyson think they have a superior source of human significance to substitute for the outdated, “childish” Judeo-Christian one Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
April 1, 2019

Categories
Biology
Botany
Evolution
Life Sciences
Mathematics
Physics
Tagged
, __cedited, airplanes, chromosomes, computers, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, devolution, earth, evolution, genetic information, intelligent design, iPhones, Mathematical Intelligencer, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Michael Behe, mutations, Physics Essays, unintelligent process, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

Vindicated by Behe: Devolution Is Natural, Evolution Is Not

_{Granville Sewell
April 1, 2019

Biology, Botany, Evolution, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physics

5}

You do not need to study mutations for thirty years to predict that bombarding plant chromosomes with radiation will not lead to major agricultural advances. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
March 28, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Geology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __cedited, astrobiology, Children of Light, cosmic fine-tuning, earth, exoplanets, Fire-Maker, fossil fuels, intelligent design, Jay Richards, John Gribbin, Michael Denton, minerals, Moon, Peter Ward, Robert Hazen, solar eclipse, The Privileged Planet, The Wonder of Water, University of Washington}

On the 15th Anniversary of The Privileged Planet: An Update

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
March 28, 2019

Astronomy, Cosmology, Geology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Rare Earth

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The basic thesis of TPP is that the best places for intelligent observers are also the best places for observing. Read More ›

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Date
March 13, 2019

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, agency, asteroids, chance, Claude Shannon, earth, Erwin Schrödinger, evolutionists, extraterrestrials, Illustra Media, James Clerk Maxwell, materialists, Maxwell’s demon, meteorites, Nature (journal), Paul Davies, photosynthesis, proteins, Richard Dawkins, Turing Machine}

Crying “Chance, Chance” When There Is No Chance

_{Science & Culture
March 13, 2019

Biology, Intelligent Design

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Note the artfully deployed passive voice. One-way traffic “was finally counteracted by the launch of the first artificial satellites.” Who counteracted it? Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
March 5, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, beauty, Big Bang, Bruce Gordon, causal circularity, Christianity, dinosaurs, DNA code, earth, electron, embryology, evolution, gravitational constant, intelligent design, jesus, Michael Denton, Mount Everest, multiverse, Northwestern University, Paul Davies, poetry, proton, S. Joshua Swamidass, sun, universe}

A Debate in California; a Piece of Business

_{Ann Gauger
March 5, 2019

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass and I spoke on the topic of God and Evolution. Read More ›