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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 7, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
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, __edited, academia, academic freedom, assisted suicide, atheism, authority, Brian Miller, Caroline Crocker, Charles Marshall, Commentary, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dan Brown, Darwinism, David Coppedge, David Gelernter, Douglas Axe, Edmond Kirsch, Energy, Eric Hedin, fluctuation theorems, Günter Bechly, Inference (journal), intelligent design, James Tour, Jeremy England, Keith Fox, Lee Cronin, Martin Gaskell, MIT, neighbors, Orthodox Jews, Rice University, Richard Sternberg, Scott Minnich, second of law thermodynamics, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Unbelievable, unemployment, University of Glasgow, University of Southampton}

Courage, Courtesy, and the Origin of Life — Congratulations to Physicist Jeremy England

_{David Klinghoffer
May 7, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics

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As Yale’s David Gelernter has said of Darwinism, to challenge it is to “take your life in your hands.” Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 5, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Origin of Life
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, ATP synthase, Charles Dickens, chemical bonds, chemists, DNA, early Earth, energy production, entropy, enzymes, fluctuation theorems, free energy, genome, India, Inference (journal), information, information processing, James Tour, Jeremy England, media, MIT, molecular machines, molecules, nanotechnology, natural processes, physicists, ribozymes, self-replication, The Mystery of Life’s Origin}

Inference Article Demonstrates Implausibility of Natural Processes for Explaining the Origin of Life

_{Brian Miller
May 5, 2020

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Origin of Life

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The piece is highly technical and mathematical, but the basic argument can be quickly summarized with only a marginal loss of technical accuracy. Read More ›

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Date
March 24, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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, __cedited, abiogenesis, Charles Thaxton, creativity, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, epilogue, ID the Future, intelligence, James Tour, Of Pandas and People, origins, Robert J. Marks II, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin}

Charles Thaxton on a “Controversial” Epilogue

_{Science & Culture
March 24, 2020

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The three authors reviewed five proposed explanations for life’s origins and suggested that the best explanation was that the first life originated through an act of creative intelligence. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 23, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Origin of Life
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, __cedited, courage, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, Discovery Institute Press, Evolution News, ideology, James Tour, Justin Brierley, Lee Cronin, narrative, Rice University, skepticism, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Unbelievable}

Finally, an Origin-of-Life Scientist Debates Skeptic James Tour

_{David Klinghoffer
March 23, 2020

Biology, Evolution, Origin of Life

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When Tour gets done, the narrative we all learned in high school biology class is in shreds on the floor. Read More ›

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Date
March 10, 2020

Categories
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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, __edited, Alvin Plantinga, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, augustine, Baruch Spinoza, Book of Nature, Brian Miller, Carl Sagan, Christianity, coevolution, coronavirus, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, DNA, Fox Broadcasting Company, James Tour, Jews, mind, National Geographic Channel, naturalism, Neil deGrasse Tyson, public education, Signature in the Cell, synagogue}

Cosmos 3.0 Revisits Themes of the Past, with Familiar Historical Mythmaking

_{Science & Culture
March 10, 2020

Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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At a couple of points in episode 1, Neil deGrasse Tyson employs the “Book of Nature” metaphor, but he never gives its proper historical context. It’s actually a Christian concept. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
February 26, 2020

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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, __edited, Adam and Eve, bacterial flagellum, bacteriophages, building blocks, chimpanzees, Darwin Devolves, debate, DNA, drive shaft, evolution, gears, Human, intelligent design, James Tour, methodological naturalism, molecular biology, motor, Mount Everest, Mount Rushmore, Neo-Darwinism, planthopper, propeller, Rice University, Richard Buggs, stator, Texas A&M, Veritas Forum}

Behe and Swamidass Debate Evolution and Intelligent Design at Texas A&M

_{Jonathan Witt
February 26, 2020

Biology, Chemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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When Michael Behe’s slide show flashed to a close up of the gears, a murmur of astonishment rolled through the audience. Read More ›

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Date
February 21, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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, __edited, adenine, Brian Miller, Charles Thaxton, David Klinghoffer, DNA, error catastrophe, Gerald Joyce, Guillermo Gonzalez, Illustra Media, intelligent design, James Tour, Jonathan Wells, macromolecules, Michael Behe, microorganisms, Origin, Paul Nelson, Philip Ball, ribose, ribozymes, RNA, RNA world, Roger Olsen, Stephen Meyer, Susan Mazur, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski}

RNA World Is Sterile — And the Mystery of Life’s Origin Remains

_{Science & Culture
February 21, 2020

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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It’s an uninhabited, inhospitable place where hopes die for life by chance. Read More ›

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Date
February 6, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, Biochemical Predestination, biological evolution, book reviews, Brian Miller, chemical evolution, Dean Kenyon, Douglas Axe, Guillermo Gonzalez, Henry F. (Fritz) Schaefer, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Tour, Jay Richards, John West, Jonathan Wells, magic, panspermia, Robert Jastrow, Stephen Meyer, Walter Bradley Center}

Marks, Bradley: “Magical” Circumstances Around the Publication of The Mystery of Life’s Origin

_{Science & Culture
February 6, 2020

Intelligent Design

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The book would go on to spark the beginning of the modern intelligent design movement. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
January 30, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, artificial intelligence, Baylor University, Biola University, Brian Miller, Charles Thaxton, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, Guillermo Gonzalez, James Tour, Jay Richards, Jonathan Wells, Rice University, Roger Olsen, Skynet, Stephen Meyer, The Privileged Planet, They Mystery of Life's Origin, Undeniable (book), Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center}

Introducing Walter Bradley: Friend, Hero, and Coauthor of The Mystery of Life’s Origin

_{Robert J. Marks II
January 30, 2020

Intelligent Design

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Through solid scientific analysis, Mystery showed there was no explanation for the origin of life. But that was 35 years ago. Has it held up? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 30, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, atmosphere, Ben Stein, Brian Miller, crystals, early Earth, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Tour, John West, Jonathan Wells, Michael Ruse, natural selection, Robert J. Marks II, Roger Olsen, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center}

Before Natural Selection There Was, and Remains, a Mystery

_{David Klinghoffer
January 30, 2020

Evolution, Origin of Life

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Bradley and Marks offer an uncommonly clear discussion of the problem of the early Earth’s atmosphere, and why materialist theories stumble on the ancient rocks. Read More ›