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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 8, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, empirical data, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Harvard University, just-so stories, mammals, paleontology, reptiles, shells, skeletons, storytelling}

Fossil Friday: Study Debunks Textbook Wisdom on the Evolution of Mammalian Gait

_{Günter Bechly
September 8, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Paleontology

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In other words: evolutionists make up fancy just-so stories that do not stand up to scrutiny when they are checked with actual empirical data. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 31, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, 23andMe, central dogma, complexity, genome, genomics, Harvard University, information, intelligent design, interactome, metabolites, molecular biology, mouse, neurons, proteins, Science (journal), transcriptome}

Introducing the Unknome, Biology’s Black Box

_{David Coppedge
August 31, 2023

Biochemistry, Biology, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Biology is becoming overwhelmed by new vistas of dynamic complexity. Attempts to get a handle on this complexity has ushered in the era of Omics. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 29, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Metascience
Scientific Freedom
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, Anthony Fauci, censorship, COVID-19, embryonic stem cells, evidence-based medicine, Francis Collins, gender-affirming care, Great Barrington Declaration, Harvard University, ideology, medical establishment, medicine, Oxford University, p-hacking, plausibility, Politics, scientism, Stanford University, The Lancet, trust, Vaccines}

Shift from “Evidence-Based” to “Science-Based” Medicine Would Stifle Debate

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 29, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine, Metascience, Scientific Freedom, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Trust must be earned, not imposed. Information gatekeepers can be wrong. The danger of censorship in the name of “science” is growing. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, calcium ions, cervix, DNA, egg cell, fertilization, flagellum, foresight, Harvard University, human reproduction, infant, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, middle piece, mitochondria, ovum, seminal fluid, sperm cells, teleology, uterus, zygote}

On the Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells

_{Jonathan McLatchie
June 30, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

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Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Read More ›

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Author
David Berlinski

Date
June 19, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, apes, bananas, Charles Darwin, chimpanzees, cooking, curiosity, evolution, Harvard University, human mind, humans, music, Stephen Jay Gould, Western culture}

Good as Gould? Ask a Chimp

_{David Berlinski
June 19, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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No distinction in kind rather than degree between ourselves and the chimps? No distinction? Seriously, folks? Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
March 30, 2023

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, aliens, astronomers, atheism, Avi Loeb, evidence, Harvard University, intelligent causation, intelligent design, Jonah Goldberg, methodological naturalism, rocks, science stopper, Twitter}

Avi Loeb Bumps Up Against Methodological Naturalism

_{Paul Nelson
March 30, 2023

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Planetology

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Jonah Goldberg talked with Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb about “Oumuamua, Alien Life & Fighting the Mainstream Science Community.” Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
March 20, 2023

Categories
Epistemology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, agency, atheism, black holes, Boston, Cambridge, defining id, defining science, demarcation criteria, dinosaurs, electromagnetic radiation, evolution, Harvard University, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, miracles, observation, predictions, Reductionism, religion, scientific method, supernatural, testing, theism, unguided evolution}

Let’s Help Harvard Understand Intelligent Design

_{Jonathan McLatchie
March 20, 2023

Epistemology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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It was disappointing to see the inaccurate representation of ID, along with the poor scientific epistemology. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 15, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, AIDS, Anthony Fauci, children, COVID-19, epidemiology, Francis Collins, George W. Bush, Great Barrington Declaration, Harvard University, Jay Bhattacharya, lab leak, Martin Kulldorff, Nature Medicine, NIH, Oxford University, pandemic, public health, public policy, schools, Sunetra Gupta, Washington Post, Wired}

Fauci and Collins Owe the Country an Apology

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 15, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine

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The harm done unnecessarily to children — their lost time in school, not to mention missed socialization — is a blow from which many will never recover. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
February 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, acorn worms, anus, Biological Reviews, chordates, echinoderms, embryology, evolution, gills, Harvard University, mouth, phylogeny, sea urchins, Smithsonian Institution, University of Oklahoma, worms}

A Remarkably Candid Statement About an Unsolved Evolutionary Puzzle

_{Paul Nelson
February 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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According to current systematic theory, everyone reading this right now belongs to the taxonomic category Deuterostomia. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
November 30, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Science
Tagged
, aesthetics, extraterrestrial life, Galileo Galilei, Harvard University, heliocentric model, intelligent design, Luther College, Nicolaus Copernicus, physicists, Ptolemaic system, religion, solar system, telescope}

Religious Intuition Can Lead to Scientific Discovery: The Cases of Copernicus and Ferguson

_{Robert Shedinger
November 30, 2022

Astronomy, Physical Sciences, Science

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ID is not religion. But even if we were to concede falsely that it is, such a characterization is irrelevant to the question of whether it is true. Read More ›