Tag: laymen

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
June 16, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physics
Tagged
, apology, Applied Mathematics Letters, compensation argument, errors, humans, humor, intelligent design, Kirk Sewell, laymen, life, materialists, mathematics, natural causes, peer-reviewed literature, Physics Essays, Rick Romager, sarcasm, Science and Culture Today, scientific rigor, Second Law of Thermodynamics, YouTube videos}

A Note on the “Compensation” Argument

_{Granville Sewell
June 16, 2026

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physics

3}

This debate is not really too complicated for the layman to understand, though it seems to be too simple for many scientists. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 13, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, clergymen, conversation, Creation or Evolution?, evolution, faith and reason, faith and science, faith community, Fr. Michael Chaberek, implications, intelligent design, laymen, Neo-Darwinism, pastors, philosophy, priests, rabbis, reason, Reasonably Rational, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholics, science, Steve Greene, synthesis, theology}

Watch: Catholics in Conversation on Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
March 13, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

2}

Fr. Michael is doing what many a member of a faith community probably wishes his own clergyman could do, given the importance of the subject. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 15, 2021

Categories
Cosmology
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, experts, laymen, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientists, specialists, Stephen Meyer, The Stream, Tom Gilson, Yiddish}

In Writing for Lay and Scientific Readers, Stephen Meyer Dances at Two Weddings

_{David Klinghoffer
July 15, 2021

Cosmology, Physical Sciences, Physics

2}

If the experts "have an objection," says Tom Gilson, Meyer "knows it already, and he answers it." Read More ›

Best Job Candidate, Interview Preparation, Detail shots of someone polishing shoes

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post

Date
April 22, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __edited, arXiv, bioRxiv, C.S. Lewis, consciousness, Cornell University, economics, evolution, Francis Bacon, high school, history, integrity, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, Janet Browne, Jay Richards, journals, laymen, March for Science, morality, Nature (journal), pandemic, peer review, PLOS Biology, Politicians, predatory journals, Science Advances, scientific method, scientism, scientists, Stephen Meyer, universe, World War II, X Club}

How to Restore Science’s Lost Luster

_{Science & Culture
April 22, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Scientific Trustworthiness

14}

More and more, the scientific establishment looks like a special interest group with biases of their own. Read More ›

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post

Author
Michael Egnor

Date
December 6, 2019

Categories
Biology
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, abortion, baby, children, conception, death, doctor, fertilization, fetus, gravity, heliocentrism, human beings, human development, human life, humanity, ideology, junk science, laymen, right to life, Twitter}

Dr. Gunter’s Junk Science on Abortion

_{Michael Egnor
December 6, 2019

Biology, Medicine

4}

An embryo is fully human, as is a fetus, a newborn, a toddler, a child, a teen, a mature adult and an elderly adult. Read More ›

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Author
Donald McLaughlin

Date
November 11, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, culture, Darwinism, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute, evolution, Evolution News, intelligent design, laymen, Nancy Pearcey, naturalism, Phillip E. Johnson, U.C. Berkeley, Uncommon Descent, William A. Dembski, worldview}

A Layman’s Tribute to Phillip Johnson

_{Donald McLaughlin
November 11, 2019

Intelligent Design

6}

I had heard many public movement leaders say they wanted regular folks like me to engage, but they never really provided an opportunity. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 8, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, bacteria, Caltech, Darwin Devolves, devolution, E. coli, evolution, genes, Hollywood, hype, intelligent design, laymen, Long Term Evolution Experiment, Michael Behe, mutations, National Academy of Sciences, New York Times, Phillip E. Johnson, Science Uprising, scientists, X-Men}

New Science Uprising Episode: Evolution, Mutations, and “Fooling the Laymen”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 8, 2019

Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution

4}

The idea that random genetic mutations lead to wondrous, creative innovations is so influential that it forms the premise of a movie franchise, X-Men, that has grossed $6 billion. Read More ›

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post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 8, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, bacteria, Caltech, Darwin Devolves, devolution, E. coli, evolution, genes, Hollywood, hype, intelligent design, laymen, Long Term Evolution Experiment, Michael Behe, mutations, National Academy of Sciences, New York Times, Phillip E. Johnson, Science Uprising, scientists, X-Men}

New Science Uprising Episode: Evolution, Mutations, and “Fooling the Laymen”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 8, 2019

Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution

4}

The idea that random genetic mutations lead to wondrous, creative innovations is so influential that it forms the premise of a movie franchise, X-Men, that has grossed $6 billion. Read More ›

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post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 13, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, Ben Shapiro, creationists, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Doubt, DNA, evolution, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, laymen, Michael Behe, podcast, proteins, radio, Richard Dawkins, Scientific Dissent From Darwinism, scientists, Signature in the Cell, social anxiety, Stephen Meyer, William A. Dembski}

Ben Shapiro Rethinks Life’s Origins — Applauds Meyer’s Signature in the Cell

_{David Klinghoffer
February 13, 2019

Intelligent Design

3}

Shapiro accepts the idea of evolution, but he also appreciates that intelligent design is ultimately a way of understanding evolution, the mechanism that drives it. Read More ›

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post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 22, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Dennis Prager, history, laymen, myths, religion, science, Unbelievable}

Mike Keas on the Dennis Prager Show, 11 AM Pacific Time

_{David Klinghoffer
January 22, 2019

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

1}

Isn’t it interesting that some laymen are able to interact with the relevant scientific ideas here — Prager does — while others plug their ears and refuse to think about it. Read More ›