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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 20, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, consciousness, Darwinian evolution, DNA, genes, genetic code, information, Marcello Barbieri, materialism, meaning, natural selection, paradigm, private truth, public truth, teleology}

A Theoretical Biologist’s Mission Impossible: Banish Teleology While Retaining Meaning

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 20, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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The nonsense will cease eventually. But eventually is a long way off, if Barbieri’s dilemma is any guide. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 16, 2023

Categories
Biology
Botany
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, bioelectricity, C. elegans, codes, communication, cows, Current Biology, Darwinism, Duke University, human body, information, Michael Faraday, microbes, Phys.org, rabbits, Science Advances, Sweden, Velcro, Venus flytrap}

Bioelectricity Gives Biologists a Jolt

_{David Coppedge
August 16, 2023

Biology, Botany, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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We’ve explored bioelectricity in cells. We’ve looked at it within the human body. Now, electrical engineering is being found in the realms between. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 15, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, artifacts, books, chemical evolution, chemical reactions, complex specified information, Ernst Mayr, genes, Hubert Yockey, humans, information, information theory, intelligent design, James Webb Space Telescope, letters, Marcello Barbieri, molecular machines, music, numbers, photos, pixels, proteins}

Barbieri’s Dilemma: Biological Information without Intelligence

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 15, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics

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The problem is obvious: Information is by its nature immaterial. It is measured in bits, not kilograms or joules. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 10, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Tagged
, biological information, genes, illusion, information, intelligence, Marcello Barbieri, meaning, molecular biology, physicalism}

Is Life Just Chemistry, or Chemistry Plus Information?

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 10, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life

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Theoretical biologist Marcello Barbieri finds that many biologists see information in life forms as something that “does not really belong to science.” Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 18, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, animal behavior, ants, brain, code, colony insects, Current Biology, Eric Cassell, Germany, honeybees, information, information flow, intelligent design, life, navigation, nest, neurons, termites}

Ants Build Landmarks for Navigation

_{David Coppedge
July 18, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The difficulty of finding your way back home from a long distance is partly solved in a tiny ant’s brain. 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

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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
July 6, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, ChatGPT, coffee, complex specified information, creativity, Energy, freedom, function, heat, humans, information, intelligent design, kinetic energy, knowledge, Law of Conservation of Information, life, luck, meaning, mind, nature, physical objects, printing press, quantum mechanics, Second Law of Thermodynamics, William A. Dembski}

Physics, Information Loss, and Intelligent Design

_{Eric Hedin
July 6, 2023

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Imagine a system where heat flows from a hot region to a cold region under the constraint of the traditional second law of thermodynamics. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 21, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino-acid sequences, Biochemical Predestination, complex specified information, Dean Kenyon, Hubert Yockey, information, information theory, Irreducible Complexity, James Tour, perpetual motion machine, Rice University, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Stephen Meyer, synthetic organic chemistry, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Washington, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Washington DC}

Information and Life’s Origin — A Retrospective View

_{Eric Hedin
June 21, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Unguided natural processes, according to the generalized Second Law, cannot systematically increase the information content of a closed system over time. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 13, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, college, Discovery Institute Academy, education, hard science, high school, homeschooling, information, intelligent design, nature, science, students, teachers, tuition, Washington State}

New High School CHEMISTRY Course This Fall from Discovery Institute Academy

_{David Klinghoffer
June 13, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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As teacher Kristin Marais emphasizes, “That’s what chemistry is all about: we want to see things.” Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
May 23, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, atheism, debates, Design Inference, information, intelligent design, James Tour, materialism, probability, Professor Dave Explains, Rice University, science education, social media, YouTube videos}

“Well, Everyone Has to Have a Birthday” — How Professor Dave Botches Probability

_{William A. Dembski
May 23, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Farina misses the key second component of design inferences. His pattern of birthdays is completely unspecified. Read More ›