Tag: functional complexity

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
April 8, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Arthur Eddington, Cambrian Explosion, Carnegie Institution, complexity, diversity, earth, eukaryotic cells, functional complexity, functionality, intelligent mind, kinetic energy, laws of nature, laws of physics, life, Michael Wong, mineralogists, non-living matter, organisms, Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, quantum theory, Robert Hazen, Second Law of Thermodynamics, specified complexity, speed of light, universe}

Theory of Increasing Complexity Fails the Test of Science

_{Eric Hedin
April 8, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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What are evolutionists to do when their theory runs afoul of the laws of nature? Why, propose a bold new law of nature! Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 28, 2025

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Linguistics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, beauty, brain, choice, consciousness, creativity, death, Denyse O'Leary, Emily Reeves, engineers, functional complexity, harmony, human being, immaterial genome, intelligence, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, life after death, living things, meaning, Mind Matters, nature, near-death experiences, Philip Ball, physicists, proportion, purpose, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Sternberg, Stephen Meyer}

What Lies Beyond Death? A Physicist’s Take

_{Eric Hedin
January 28, 2025

Biology, Faith & Science, Linguistics, Physical Sciences, Physics

6}

The very existence of life — the fact that we are here at all to the pose the question — calls for something more than physical nature. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 17, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, ants, cell phones, civilization, foresight, functional complexity, GPS, honeybees, information, insects, instinct, intelligent design, natural disasters, natural processes, non-life, San Diego, unguided natural processes}

The Origin of Life and the Wonder of Daily Existence

_{Eric Hedin
July 17, 2023

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

5}

Sometimes, civilization’s design breaks down, and we then see how complex, interdependent, and fragile the system really is. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 31, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, advanced life, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Douglas Axe, evolution, functional complexity, information ratchet, intelligent design, pearls, prokaryotic cells, ratchet, Undeniable (book)}

Is Life an Information Ratchet?

_{Eric Hedin
May 31, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

Some examples of ratchets include a socket wrench, an old-fashioned car jack, and a winch mounted on a truck or on a ship to haul up an anchor. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 3, 2023

Categories
Biology
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, atoms, dandelions, decay, dirt, early Earth, electromagnetic force, embryo, equilibrium, fertilization, flowers, Frontiers in Plant Science, functional complexity, gravity, information, intelligent design, Midwest, nature, prebiotic materials, seeds, tulips, water}

The Marvel of a Seed

_{Eric Hedin
May 3, 2023

Biology, Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

4}

From a cursory examination, a seed may seem like a fairly simple little thing, but more analysis reveals layers of functional complexity. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 2, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, beauty, C.S. Lewis, evolution, faith, film, functional complexity, intelligent design, John West, Max McLean, morality, Nicholas Ralph, Norman Stone, religious belief, science, The Magician's Twin, The Most Reluctant Convert, William A. Dembski, YouTube videos}

C. S. Lewis: Four Arguments for Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
November 2, 2021

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

3}

I’ve had an opportunity to preview the new movie about C. S. Lewis and his journey to religious belief. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 7, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, accidents, animal breeding, Aristotle, bats, bootstraps, chaos, Charles Darwin, coronavirus, COVID-19, Darwinism, entropy, evolution, farmer, functional complexity, humans, intelligent design, microbes, natural selection, pandemic, PZ Myers, random variation, teleology}

Evolution Presupposes Intelligent Design: Case of the Coronavirus

_{Michael Egnor
April 7, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine

5}

Undirected natural selection can’t lift itself by its own bootstraps — accidents can’t happen in nature except in a sea of design. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 31, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, cancer, conspiracy theory, coronavirus, Darwinists, disease, evolution, functional complexity, genetic engineering, intelligent design, natural selection, Nature Medicine, PZ Myers, SARS-CoV-2}

Did COVID-19 Virus Evolve by Natural Selection?

_{Michael Egnor
March 31, 2020

Biology, Evolution

3}

Natural selection, if understood as undirected variation and differential reproductive success, is a destructive process. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 11, 2016

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __tedited, causality, complex specified information, epigenetic inheritance, functional complexity, non-coding DNA, Royal Society, viewpoint diversity}

From a Confidential Informant, Notes on Day 2 of the Royal Society Meeting

_{David Klinghoffer
November 11, 2016

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

Note his succinct running commentary. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 18, 2016

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, __tedited, abstract concepts, animal communication, animal languages, bird song, bird vocalizations, complex structures, complexity, designators, finches, functional complexity, functional specificity, grammar, human language, language, metaphysical, Nature, signal}

Are Birdsongs Language?

_{Michael Egnor
July 18, 2016

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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Atheist mathematician Jeff Shallit insists that animals have language. Read More ›