Tag: instinct

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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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Date
January 26, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, ants, Canada, Eric Cassell, ethology, evolution, flies, Flight: The Genius of Birds, gnats, instinct, intelligent design, magnetic field, map sense, Mexico, Monarch butterflies, mosquitos, National Zoo, Nature (journal), navigation, olfaction, rats, Rockefeller University, sea turtles, Stephen Talbott}

Uncannily Organic: Navigation Is More than Genes

_{Science and Culture
January 26, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The capabilities of animals to know their positions and make corrections seem beyond the abilities of coded instructions or brain size. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 10, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, agnosticism, Aristotle, Bernardo Kastrup, consciousness, emergence, evolution, ID the Future, idealism, instinct, intelligent design, Jerry Fodor, materialism, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, natural selection, neuroscience, panpsychism, random mutations, teleology}

An Intelligent Design Behind Consciousness — Or an Instinctive One?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 10, 2020

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Something immaterial can’t have an effect on the material realm, presumably, so how would it be selected as advantageous by Darwinian natural selection? Read More ›

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Date
November 28, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __k-review, Boltzmann brains, Charles Darwin, Cleanthes, clockmaker, cosmic fine-tuning, David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Edinburgh, Flying Spaghetti Monster, instinct, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, life, natural theology, Philo, physicists, rationality, Richard Dawkins, software, universe, vitalism, watchmaker}

Intelligent Design and the Logic of Hume’s Skepticism

_{Science and Culture
November 28, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Many remember David Hume as a pioneering freethinker who saw through the superstition and sectarian dogmatism of religion. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 6, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __tedited, behavior, common knowledge, competition, controversy, discrimination, evolutionary psychology, female sports, feminism, hunter-gatherers, imagination, instinct, just-so stories, masculinity, motivation, policymakers, Politics, population dynamics, pre-human ancestors, public opinion, Science Daily, science writers, sexual differences, speculation, Sports, surprise}

As an Exercise, Write a Research Article in Evolutionary Psychology, Off the Top of Your Head

_{David Klinghoffer
May 6, 2016

Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Science Reporting

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Right now. You can do it. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 22, 2015

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, __nedited, animal behavior, animal intelligence, bird vocalizations, birds, cave art, Continuing Series, crows, death, ethology, filial imprinting, horses, instinct, intelligence, magnetite, mammals, migration, mourning, nature, nest-building, ornithology, parrots, pets, pigs, presuppositions, ravens, science, social learning}

Furry, Feathery, and Finny Animals Speak Their Minds

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 22, 2015

Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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Recent findings suggest that crows fear death -- many purposefully avoid places where other crows have died. Read More ›