Tag: Erika DeBenedictis

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 24, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, common ancestor, common ancestry, Creation Myths, Daniel Stern Cardinale, DNA, Erika DeBenedictis, evolution, gap divergence, genetic similarity, gibbon, Gone with the Wind, gorillas, Gutsick Gibbon, human origins, humans, intelligent design, National Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), Plato's Revenge, Richard Sternberg, Smithsonian Institution, Trump Administration, YouTube videos}

As Luskin Debunks 1 Percent Myth, Evolutionists Fire Wildly in Response

_{David Klinghoffer
July 24, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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The myth matters because a toxic lie being advanced in our culture denies the exceptional status of human beings in nature. Many evils follow from that denial. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
January 28, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, 2001: A Space Odyssey, An Idol for Destruction (series), Arthur C. Clarke, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, Back to the Future, Blaise Pascal, Book of Job, Cambridge University, Darwinian evolution, Dune, Erika DeBenedictis, Ezekiel, Frank Herbert, Garden of Eden, gravity, H.G. Wells, Isaac Barrow, Isaac Newton, Isaiah, large language models, Lucifer, Old Testament, Reformation, Satan, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Time Machine, wormholes, Yuval Harari}

Artificial General Intelligence: The Creation Exceeding the Creator

_{William A. Dembski
January 28, 2024

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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Is artificial intelligence at a tipping point, with AGI ready to appear in real time? Or is AGI more like many other themes of science fiction? Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
December 24, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, An Introduction to Systems Biology, ARF, bioengineering, biological information, Darwinian processes, diarrhea, Erez Ribak, Erika DeBenedictis, gut bacteria, INK4a, intelligent design, MIT, Müller cells, natural selection, neurons, optic nerve, photoreceptors, physiology, random mutation, Technion, TEDx talk, Uri Alon, vertebrate eye, vestigial structures}

#9 Story of 2021: Verdicts of “Poor Design” in Biology Have a Poor Track Record

_{Emily Reeves
December 24, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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For years people cited the wiring of the vertebrate eye as evidence of “poor design” in biology. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 18, 2021

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", amino acids, bioengineering, carbon, copper, elements, Emily Reeves, enzymes, Erika DeBenedictis, heavy metals, hydrogen, intelligent design, iron, junk DNA, materialism, metalloenzymes, metals, nickel, nitrogen, oxygen, proteins, ribozymes, RNA, Scientific Reports, sulfur, zinc}

Do Proteins Lack Metals, Reflecting Poor Design?

_{Casey Luskin
June 18, 2021

Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design

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According to Erika DeBenedictis, “one of the big limitations of biology are the basic building blocks themselves.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 17, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", basketball, bioengineering, diseases, Emily Reeves, engineers, Erika DeBenedictis, evolution, gene editing, genome, intelligent design, materialism, MIT, TEDx talk}

Exploring a TEDx Talk that Argues Biology Is “Imperfect” with “Gigantic Mistakes”

_{Casey Luskin
June 17, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Proponents of intelligent design would agree that biology is imperfect and biomedicine should be encouraged to cure diseases and fix problems. Read More ›

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Author
Elizabeth Whately

Date
June 9, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, ARF, China, Emily Reeves, Erika DeBenedictis, Evolution News, Forbes, gene editing, genome, He Jiankui, HIV, Hong Kong, INK4a, intelligent design, Jordan Peterson, Marxists, Nature (journal), scientists, TEDx talk, twins, U.S. Senate, Wesley Smith}

Erika DeBenedictis and the Cost of Playing God

_{Elizabeth Whately
June 9, 2021

Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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I won’t recap the splendid work Emily Reeves has already done here in dissecting the TEDx talk from a scientific angle. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 25, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bioengineering, Erika DeBenedictis, intelligent design, MIT, optimality, Research, robustness, scientists, TEDx talk}

Concluding Comments: Playing God vs. Respecting Design

_{Emily Reeves
May 25, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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It truly matters that we follow the evidence to its logical end and base our research and applications on that end. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 24, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, "poor design", bioengineering, biological information, biotechnology, blindness, design intuition, Erika DeBenedictis, evolutionary processes, genome, genome editing, Hg38, intelligent design, iPhone, MIT, optimality, TEDx talk}

Intelligent Design Has Implications for Genome Editing

_{Emily Reeves
May 24, 2021

Bioethics, Biology, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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Biology is a lavish display of sophisticated designs exceeding all human engineering to date. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 21, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", An Introduction to Systems Biology, ARF, bioengineering, biological information, Darwinian processes, diarrhea, Erez Ribak, Erika DeBenedictis, gut bacteria, INK4a, intelligent design, MIT, Müller cells, natural selection, neurons, optic nerve, photoreceptors, physiology, random mutation, Technion, TEDx talk, Uri Alon, vertebrate eye, vestigial structures}

Verdicts of “Poor Design” in Biology Don’t Have a Good Track Record

_{Emily Reeves
May 21, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

5}

For years people cited the wiring of the vertebrate eye as evidence of “poor design” in biology. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 20, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, ARF, biological information, cancer, constraints, data compression, DNA, Erika DeBenedictis, evolution, genome, INK4a, intelligent design, MIT, mutations, open reading frames, optimality, overlapping genes, tumors}

Is the INK4a/ARF Overlap a Settled Example of Poor Design?

_{Emily Reeves
May 20, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. DeBenedictis’s basic argument is that there is a section of the human genome where two genes overlap, both of which are important for suppressing tumors. Read More ›