Tag: Lydia McGrew

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bayes’s theorem, Bayesian reasoning, Big Bang, biological information, biosphere, cells, environmental fitness, evolution, ID the Future, information, information processing, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, likelihood, Lydia McGrew, nature, Thomas Bayes}

Bayesian Probability and Intelligent Design: A Beginner’s Guide

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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If the phrase “Bayesian calculus” makes you want to run for the hills, you’re not alone! Bayesian logic can sound intimidating at first. Read More ›

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Author
Elizabeth Whately

Date
August 6, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bayesian reasoning, car break-in, Charles Lyell, Charles Sanders Peirce, Croatia, Fran Lebowitz, God Hypothesis, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, James Croft, Lydia McGrew, masks, Michael Scriven, philosophers, puppy, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, Substack}

God Hypothesis: The Problem of Background Knowledge

_{Elizabeth Whately
August 6, 2021

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The wet-washcloth sensation of puppy tongue on baby cheeks is part of the baby’s evidence that Puppy exists. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
June 10, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Alvin Plantinga, complex specified information, computer program, Darwinian evolution, eyes, information, intelligent agents, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Lydia McGrew, mind, minds, philosophers, purpose, purposeful arrangement of parts, spandrels, specified complexity, Stephen Meyer}

Recognizing Design by a “Purposeful Arrangement of Parts”

_{Michael Behe
June 10, 2021

Intelligent Design

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A correspondent asked about “specified complexity” and the intelligent design of the eye. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
July 16, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bayes’ Theorem, Bayesian reasoning, belief, biological design, designer, evidence, Evolution News, human agents, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Life Sciences, Lydia McGrew, objections to intelligent design, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve, suboptimality}

The Advantages of a Bayesian Approach to ID

_{Jonathan McLatchie
July 16, 2020

Intelligent Design

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Lydia McGrew gives the analogy that there is always a possibility that prehistoric civilizations did not have the ability or desire to make arrowheads. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
July 15, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Philosophy
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Alpha Centauri, Bayes’ Theorem, cosmic fine-tuning, hydrogen, information, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, jackpot, living cells, Lydia McGrew, objections to intelligent design, prior probability, probability, Volkswagen Beetle}

Applying Bayes’ Theorem to Biological Design

_{Jonathan McLatchie
July 15, 2020

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Philosophy

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Suppose we want to know the odds that a particular individual won last week’s Mega Millions jackpot in the United States. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
July 14, 2020

Categories
Epistemology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bayes’ Theorem, Big Bang, biological design, cosmic fine-tuning, evidence, helium, hydrogen, intelligent design, life, likelihood, Luke Barnes, Lydia McGrew, ministers, Philosophia Christi, Stephen Meyer, Thomas Bayes, Timothy McGrew, William A. Dembski, William Lane Craig}

A Bayesian Approach to Intelligent Design

_{Jonathan McLatchie
July 14, 2020

Epistemology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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I have come to think of evidence in Bayesian terms and this has in turn impacted the way I think about the biological arguments for ID. Read More ›