Tag: Jonathan Wells | Page 8 | Science and Culture Today

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February 25, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
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, Biston betularia, Charles Darwin, Colorado, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, evolution, evolutionary biologists, genetic information, Harrison Tasoff, hopeful monster, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, petals, positive selection, saltation, sepals, Stephen Meyer, UC Santa Barbara, Zombie Science (book)}

No “Hopeful Monster,” Flower Demonstrates Evolution by Subtraction

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February 25, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences

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Evolutionary biologists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, noticed something peculiar about the columbines in a region of Colorado. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, cats, chimpanzees, common design, DNA, DNA polymerases, embryos, Emily Reeves, evolution, evolutionary transitions, fossil record, genes, genomes, homology, horses, humans, Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells, Khan Academy, orphan genes, Paul Nelson, phylogenetic trees, proteins, Richard Dawkins, students, teachers, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Tree of Life, Zombie Science (book)}

Khan Academy Misleads with Human-Chimp Genetic Similarity Argument for Common Ancestry

_{Casey Luskin
February 14, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences

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The video compares humans and chimps, saying the latter’s behaviors and facial expressions are “eerily human.” I could say the same thing about my cat. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 8, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, birds, circular reasoning, common ancestry, Dogs, evolution, Explore Evolution, homology, humans, Icons of Evolution, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Khan Academy, limbs, students, teachers, vertebrates, whales}

Khan Academy Video, “Evidence for Evolution,” Gives Circular Arguments for Common Ancestry

_{Casey Luskin
February 8, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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If you define homology as resulting from common ancestry, you can’t then turn around and use that as an argument for common ancestry. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 6, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, common ancestry, embryology, embryos, Ernst Haeckel, evolution, fraud, gills, Haeckel’s embryos, humans, Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells, Khan Academy, ontogeny, phylogeny, Science (journal), Stephen Jay Gould, The Stream, vertebrate embryos, YouTube videos}

“Evidence for Evolution”? Khan Academy Pushes Haeckel’s Phony Embryo Drawings

_{Casey Luskin
February 6, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences

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I’ve watched many Khan Academy videos over the years — sometimes just for fun, and sometimes to advise teachers on whether they are good tools to use. Read More ›

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Date
January 6, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, atmosphere, biology textbooks, early Earth, Eric Anderson, experiments, Harold Urey, ID the Future, Jonathan Wells, Miller-Urey experiment, podcast, Stanley Miller, textbooks, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Chicago}

A New Flaw in the Miller-Urey Experiment, and a Few Old Ones

_{Science and Culture
January 6, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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It is an interesting finding, but as Wells explains, it is far from the first problem discovered with the experiment, nor the most serious one. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 21, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Christmas, David Berlinski, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, Evolution News, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Jay Richards, John West, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Michael Flannery, Richard Sternberg, Stephen Meyer}

Christmas Thought — Intelligent Design Is Good News that Brings Hope

_{Ann Gauger
December 21, 2021

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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I am sitting here listening to Christmas songs as old as I am. Doesn’t anyone write new Christmas songs? Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 14, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, agnostics, atheism, Bayesian reasoning, Christianity, complex specified information, enzymes, improbability, James Tour, Jonathan Wells, macromolecules, materialism, Miller-Urey experiment, natural selection, Randy Isaac, RNA world, self-replication, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin}

Randy Isaac’s Critique Demonstrates his Faith-Based Approach to Science

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December 14, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Members of the evolutionary community believe that philosophical commitments supersede evidence and reason. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 13, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, American Scientific Affiliation, bias, biology textbooks, Christianity, DNA, feedback control, information, information processing, intelligent design, James Tour, Jonathan Wells, Miller-Urey experiment, NASA, natural processes, Randy Isaac, RNA, science curricula, scientists, self-replication, systems engineering, The Mystery of Life’s Origin}

Randy Isaac’s Critique Demonstrates the Power of Philosophical Bias

_{Brian Miller
December 13, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Future scientists are taught to interpret the world through a rigid conceptual grid. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 25, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, camera eye, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, compound eyes, COVID-19, Darwinists, Discovery Institute, evolution, evolutionists, eyes, fossil record, groceries, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, photon, Rachel Adams, Thanksgiving, trilobite, vertebrate eye, vision, Zombie Science (book)}

Look: On Thanksgiving, Be Grateful for the Intelligent Design of Your Eyes

_{David Klinghoffer
November 25, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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They were quite the sudden, unanticipated gift in the history of life. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 17, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), algorithms, Ann Gauger, atheism, Big Tech, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, censorship, Center for Science and Culture, Darwin’s Cancel Culture, Darwinists, David Berlinski, Douglas Axe, Elizabeth Whatley, Emily Reeves, evolution, Evolution News, fiction, George Orwell, intelligent design, John West, Jonathan Wells, Michael Egnor, Newspeak, novels, Paul Nelson, Stephen Meyer, telescreen, thoughtcrime, unperson, William A. Dembski}

Let’s Make Orwell Fiction Again!

_{David Klinghoffer
November 17, 2021

Evolution, Scientific Freedom

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Today, intelligent design is a thoughtcrime. Using words that help others recognize the meaning that underlies nature may be the severest offense. Read More ›