Tag: J.R.R. Tolkien

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
August 23, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, autopoiesis, bacteria, biologists, Charles Darwin, diversification, emergence, Forensics, Gandalf, Harry Potter, intelligence, intelligent design, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mendelian genetics, Michael Behe, microscopes, molecular structures, Mount Doom, Neo-Darwinism, panpsychism, random variation, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientists, self-organization, Stephen Meyer, teleonomy, universe}

Will Evolution’s New Synthesis Be Hard or Soft Magic?

_{Daniel Witt
August 23, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Let's try holding some new scientific theories to the standards of the fantasy genre. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 9, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, autonomic nervous system, elves, Frodo, J.R.R. Tolkien, music, musicians, personhood, pitch, singers, singing, vagus nerve, vibrations, well-being, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}

Singing — A Remarkable Gift, by Design

_{Eric Hedin
July 9, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

The vagus nerve is implicated in how our nervous systems respond when we engage in singing and related vocal activities. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
December 5, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Casey Luskin, Darwinism, data points, facts, Frodo, gravitation, ideas, intelligence, intelligent design, Issac Newton, J.R.R. Tolkien, Kepler’s Third Law of Planetary Motion, living cell, nothing buttery, professors, students, The Lord of the Rings, tyranny, universe, wisdom}

As a Physics Professor, I Can Tell You: Wisdom Transcends Intelligent Design

_{Eric Hedin
December 5, 2023

Biochemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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The fine-tuning of the physical parameters, forces, and laws of nature could hardly have been established by a bottom-up approach. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 11, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, British Columbia, earth, freedom, Genesis, human body, human history, humans, intelligent design, J.R.R. Tolkien, minerals, nature, Periodic Table, rare earth elements, stewardship, Washington State}

Complementary Design: Nature and Gardens

_{Eric Hedin
July 11, 2023

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

6}

Evidence of intelligent design shines forth when we consider how the complementarity of human need and tended earth enhances the well-being of both. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
April 28, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, algebra, Arthur Conan Doyle, Blood Meridian, books, C.S. Lewis, Cormac McCarthy, fiction, geometry, intelligent design, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Joyce, Jurassic Park, Leo Tolstoy, literature, mathematician, meaning, Michael Crichton, New York Times, order, Stella Maris, The Passenger, The Road}

Why Mathematics and Literature Point to Intelligent Design

_{Peter Biles
April 28, 2023

Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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In an era where un-design is celebrated, a mathematician shows that structure and order are inherent in both literature and the universe. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 30, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, atheism, atoms, beauty, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, debates, faith, God’s Not Dead, human consciousness, Internet, J.R.R. Tolkien, john lennox, Judeo-Christian tradition, Kevin Sorbo, mathematician, Northern Ireland, Oxford University, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, science, theaters, theism}

Why Something Instead of Nothing? November 19, Oxford’s John Lennox Goes “Against the Tide”

_{David Klinghoffer
September 30, 2020

Faith & Science

4}

Trumpeters for atheism are not being truthful when they say things like “Religion teaches us to be satisfied with not really understanding.” Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
November 8, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Biola University, Brazil, Calvin College, Darwin on Trial, Darwin's Doubt, Darwin's Nemesis, Darwinism, David Gelernter, Field Museum, Francis Schaeffer, Gandalf, Howard Van Till, intelligent design, Isaiah, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jay Richards, Judge John E. Jones, Kathie Johnson, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Leslie Zeigler, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Michael Behe, Michael Ruse, Michael Shermer, Old Testament, Pajaro Dunes, Phillip E. Johnson, Skeptic Magazine, Stephen Meyer, stroke, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Yale University}

Phillip E. Johnson (1940-2019), Some Reflections

_{William A. Dembski
November 8, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I want to underscore Phil’s pivotal role in organizing disparate voices critical of Darwinism and convinced of design in nature into a cohesive community. Read More ›

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Author
John Mark Reynolds

Date
November 5, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, __edited, Biola University, C.S. Lewis, email, Gandalf, Houston, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mongolia, Mount Doom, orthodoxy, Phillip E. Johnson, Plato, religion, The Lord of the Rings, University of Chicago, University of Rochester}

Phillip E. Johnson: Gandalf Has Gone to the West

_{John Mark Reynolds
November 5, 2019

Faith & Science, Philosophy

6}

Phillip E. put it this way: “Take the ring to Mount Doom where only a miracle will save you and see.” This is one of the key lessons he taught me: dare to win. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 9, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, Alexa, Amazon, gasoline, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jeff Bezos, privacy, supermarket, Wesley J. Smith}

No, Thanks, Jeff Bezos. I Do NOT Want Alexa Controlling My Home.

_{David Klinghoffer
May 9, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Technology

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This is extremely creepy. Insisting on privacy is an aspect of what Wesley J. Smith calls human exceptionalism. Read More ›