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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 31, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiology, bioRxiv, C.S. Lewis, California, Christians, Europa, extraterrestrial life, Geophysical Research Letters, habitable zone, intelligent design, James Clerk Maxwell, James Webb Space Telescope, Jupiter, life, Mars, Michael Denton, Mount Everest, NASA, Paul Sutter, SETI, solar system, The Miracle of Man, University of Copenhagen, University of Washington, Venus, volcanism, water, wind}

Astrobiology Points to the “Miracle of Man”

_{David Coppedge
May 31, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Scientists are making observations that add to Denton’s case, further constraining the requirements for habitability. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
April 8, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Alfred Russel Wallace, aliens, extraterrestrials, Italian, Man’s Place in the Universe, Mars, Moon, The World of Life, Why Words Matter: Sense and Nonsense in Science (series)}

The Man on the Moon and Martian Canals

_{Neil Thomas
April 8, 2022

Evolution, Physical Sciences

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French writer Bernard de Fontenelle expressed the belief that there really was a man on the moon — and a whole civilisation to boot, if you please. Read More ›

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Date
March 22, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, ammonia, atmosphere, Bloomberg, carbon dioxide, earth, life, Mars, Mercury, microbes, MIT, PNAS, researchers, Science Alert, Venus, Wales}

Why Researchers Focus on Possible Life on Venus

_{Science & Culture
March 22, 2022

Evolution, Physical Sciences

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Chemicals that we shouldn’t find unless they are produced by life forms are sparking interest in exploring Venus from both public and private sources. Read More ›

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Date
January 25, 2022

Categories
Biology
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Rare Earth
Tagged
, bacteria, biophysics, Cambrian Explosion, eukaryotes, evolution, geochemistry, geophysics, heme, hemoglobin, Howard Glicksman, intelligent design, iron, Mars, nutrients, oceans, Oxford University, oxygen, PNAS, supernova, toxicity, Washington University}

No Iron, No Life: Intelligent Design in Iron Availability

_{Science & Culture
January 25, 2022

Biology, Geophysics, Origin of Life, Rare Earth

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As an exercise, count the number of lucky breaks that had to occur for the evolutionary story to work. Read More ›

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Date
January 5, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, biosignatures, Case Western Reserve University, computers, flowers, Forensics, fraud, intelligent design, Live Science, Mars, meteorites, microbes, NASA, Nature (journal), Neural Networks, predatory journals, science}

Forensic Science: More Intelligent Design in Action

_{Science & Culture
January 5, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Kenneth Singer at Case Western Reserve trained an AI neural network on a million photos, and then on the brush strokes of four renditions of a flower. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
November 10, 2021

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, evolution, How I Came to Take Leave of Darwin (series), Louis Pasteur, macromutations, Mars, micromutations, Niles Eldredge, Paul Davies, sociobiology, Stanley Miller, Stephen Jay Gould, Viking mission, William Harvey}

Fables of Evolutionary Psychology (aka Sociobiology)

_{Neil Thomas
November 10, 2021

Chemistry, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Paleontology

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Evolutionary psychologists are prone to make up just-so stories which are then passed off as being entirely veridical. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
October 25, 2021

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atmosphere, beauty, chemical elements, Doppler effect, helium, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jay W. Richards, Mars, Mercury, Moon, rainbows, René Descartes, solar eclipse, stars, sun, telescope, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, The Privileged Planet, Titan, universe, Venus, water}

Do We Live on a Privileged Planet?

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
October 25, 2021

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Yes, rainbows are beautiful, but are they good for anything? Indeed, they have been very important for science. Read More ›

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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
October 21, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, bacterium, batteries, Cornell University, early Earth, evolution, Evolution and Intelligent Design in a Nutshell, Facebook, factory, Granville Sewell, magnets, Mars, Richard Dawkins, self-replication, Stephen Meyer, YouTube videos}

Self-Replication? Not Even Close

_{Eric H. Anderson
October 21, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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Cornell University researchers allegedly “created a machine that can build copies of itself.” Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
October 14, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Planetology
Tagged
, "poor design", asteroid belt, bacterial flagellum, Christianity, creator, Darwinism, Douglas Axe, evolution, Finding Darwin's God, Francis Collins, intelligent design, Jupiter, Kenneth Miller, Mars, methodological materialism, Michael Behe, Moral Law, Scott Minnich, Singularity, Stephen Meyer, The Language of God, William A. Dembski}

Francis Collins: A Methodological Materialist When He Feels Like It

_{Jonathan Witt
October 14, 2021

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Planetology

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Imagine a boy who tells a girl he could climb to Jupiter because a natural ladder stretches from our planet to it. Read More ›

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Author
Bethel McGrew

Date
August 16, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, 2001: A Space Odyssey, aliens, Bayesian reasoning, Brian Miller, evolution, God Hypothesis, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, James Croft, James Tour, knowledge, Mars, Moon, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer}

Croft, Continued: I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens

_{Bethel McGrew
August 16, 2021

Faith & Science, Philosophy

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Philosopher James Croft happens to think that absent background knowledge, “Aliens!” would be a weakly justified hypothesis. Read More ›