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January 3, 2022

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Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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, blind natural forces, Casey Luskin, convergent evolution, Eric Cassell, evolution, genetic changes, ID the Future, insects, intelligent design, No Free Lunch theorems, podcast, purpose, spider silk, spiders, teleology, William A. Dembski}

Teleophobia: Cassell on the Unreasonable Fear of Intelligent Design

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January 3, 2022

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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What do biologists make of the apparently purposive nature of all these different kinds of complex programmed behaviors? Read More ›

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December 6, 2021

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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, Animal Algorithms, birds, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, Eric Cassell, evolution, honey bees, insects, intelligent design, navigation, On the Origin of Species, termite mounds, termites, turtles, webinar}

Animal Algorithms — Webinar on Thursday with Eric Cassell, Casey Luskin

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December 6, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Charles Darwin conceded that such instincts are “so wonderful” that their origin would strike many as “a difficulty sufficient to overthrow my whole theory.” Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
November 16, 2021

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, aircraft, Animal Algorithms, birds, communication, Darwinian processes, evolutionary theory, hive, honey bees, honeycomb, human language, insects, intelligent design, learning, navigation, neurons, United Kingdom, waggle dance}

Navigational Genius — Not Just for the Birds

_{Eric Cassell
November 16, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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While these theories may appear reasonable, given the complexity of the behavior it is unclear how a Darwinian process can be a plausible explanation. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 2, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
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, Aeon, artificial intelligence, bioethicists, chemicals, farming, fruit flies, global warming, honey, insects, oysters, peas, personhood, PETA, sentience}

Bioethicists: Insects Are People, Too!

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 2, 2021

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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We have even seen one professor declare the supposed personhood of peas. Now, it is insects’ turn at being anthropomorphized. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
July 8, 2021

Categories
Botany
Evolution
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, Asa Gray, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, Darwinian theory, fertility, health, insects, mythology, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, orchids, sexuality}

Why Darwin Exaggerated His Health Problems

_{Robert Shedinger
July 8, 2021

Botany, Evolution

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All the evidence points to Darwin as a generally healthy man with a strong, active libido, normal sexual function, and prodigious fertility. Read More ›

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September 23, 2020

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, birds, circadian clock, Darwinism, Ernst Haeckel, evolutionists, fruit flies, functional information, humans, infants, insects, intelligent design, mammals, natural selection, neurons, phylogeny, rapid eye movement, rats, reptiles, roundworms, Science Advances, sleep}

Sleep on It: Design in the Subconscious Brain

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September 23, 2020

Neuroscience & Mind

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An international team reasoned there had to be a purpose for sleep. In one of the largest datasets ever collected, they believe they found two functions. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
August 28, 2020

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Life Sciences
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, altruism, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Darwinists, Granville Sewell, insects, On the Origin of Species, plant galls, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

Plant Galls, Evolution, and Intelligent Design

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
August 28, 2020

Botany, Evolution, Life Sciences

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Complex structures of thousands of species have been formed for the exclusive good of other species, annihilating Darwin’s theory on his own terms. Read More ›

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Date
July 27, 2020

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Biology
Intelligent Design
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, animals, Astrobiology Magazine, birds, Breitbart, Current Biology, Eric Anderson, evolutionists, GPS, Illustra Media, insects, intelligent design, Living Waters, lobsters, mammals, navigation, random mutation, reptiles, sea turtles, Swansea University, University of Oxford, University of Pennsylvania}

Many “Miracles”: Navigation Arose Independently Across Diverse Animal Species

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July 27, 2020

Biology, Intelligent Design

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From sea turtles to the family dog, animals travel unerringly over long distances using geophysical cues. And it all evolved, independently, by chance! Believe that? Read More ›

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Date
June 29, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, ants, bacteria, bacterial cell division, biofilm, butterflies, cicadas, dragonflies, entomology, insects, intelligent design, Nature Communications, PNAS, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, stem cells, U.C. San Diego, University of Bristol, University of Illinois}

Intricate, Optimized Designs in Insects Beg a Question

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June 29, 2020

Intelligent Design

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The ingenious inventions found in insects summon us to ask: How did these small organisms get them? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 26, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, bees, biological information, bugs, butterflies, Charles Darwin, China, cockroaches, Darwinists, design intuition, Discovery Institute, DNA, evolution, Evolution News, fleas, flies, gears, genes, humans, insects, intelligent design, logical fallacy, Michael Behe, mutations, natural selection, nature, planthopper, Secrets of the Cell, spiders, video series}

In Episode 3 of Secrets of the Cell, Michael Behe Tests “The Power of Evolution”

_{David Klinghoffer
February 26, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The planthopper bug has gears in its legs that permit it to jump what in human terms would be like vaulting the length of two football fields at one go. Read More ›