Tag: Mercury

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 11, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, asteroids, coincidences, comets, earth, fine-tuning, geocentric model, Golden Ratio, Guillermo Gonzalez, heliocentric model, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jay Richards, kinetic energy, Mars, Mercury, moons, NASA, physics, planets, quantum effects, solar system, sun, The Privileged Planet, Venus}

Geometric Design in the Solar System

_{Eric Hedin
August 11, 2025

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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My favorite example of such geometric design arises from the mean orbits of our innermost two planets, Mercury and Venus. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 27, 2023

Categories
Biology
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, animals, bacteria, biosphere, cancer, complex life, Duke University, intelligent design, Mercury, microbes, Nature (journal), Nature Microbiology, New Scientist, ocean, Penn State, pollution, Science Advances, seafood, tuna, UC Riverside}

Gifted Microbes Elevate the Case for Intelligent Design to the Entire Biosphere

_{David Coppedge
June 27, 2023

Biology, Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Far from being humble, primitive steppingstones to higher life, microbes display superpowers that so-called “higher” forms of life depend on. Read More ›

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Author
Melissa Cain Travis

Date
February 8, 2023

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astronomers, Christianity, cosmos, creator, crocodiles, earth, elephants, faith, Galileo Galilei, heliocentrism, history, intelligent design, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, natural theology, Nicolaus Copernicus, prayer, Saturn, sun}

Johannes Kepler on the Holy Work of Astronomy

_{Melissa Cain Travis
February 8, 2023

Astronomy, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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Kepler rejected the idea that the enormous scale of the cosmos suggested that mankind is less important than in the cozier Aristotelian-Ptolemaic model. Read More ›

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Date
August 3, 2022

Categories
Geology
Physical Sciences
Science
Tagged
, bones, carbon, exoplanets, James Webb Space Telescope, Mars, Mercury, meteorites, microbes, minerals, oxygen, Robert Hazen, shells, teeth}

Biominerals Could Predict Life on Exoplanets

_{Science & Culture
August 3, 2022

Geology, Physical Sciences, Science

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One-third of minerals — chemical solids whose atoms are highly ordered — are created directly or indirectly by life forms. 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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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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Date
March 24, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Carl Sagan, Cosmos 3.0, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, DNA, equations, Evolution News, habitability, Harold Urey, hydrogen, Mars, Mercury, NASA, Neil deGrasse Tyson, RNA, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Chicago, Venus}

Cosmos Episode 6 — That’s Entertainment! (But Is It Science?)

_{Science & Culture
March 24, 2020

Physical Sciences

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Here is the problem with speculative thinking about extraterrestrial life as well as about the origin of life. Read More ›