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Author
Brian Miller

Date
July 30, 2021

Categories
Fine-tuning
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atheism, Bernard Carr, Cornell University, electromagnetic force, Harvard University, Higgs Boson, Jews, meaning, MIT, multiverse, New York City, Nobel Prize, particle physics, physicists, Princeton University, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, theoretical physics, U.C. Berkeley, weak nuclear force}

Farewell to Steven Weinberg, Visionary Physicist Who Appealed to the Multiverse

_{Brian Miller
July 30, 2021

Fine-tuning, Physical Sciences

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A sad note in Weinberg’s life was that his philosophical framework prevented him from seeing the design behind the physics he studied. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
July 1, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, Arizona State University, biological information, chemicals, Inference (journal), intelligent agents, intelligent design, Jeremy England, Justin Brierley, mainstream science, MIT, molecules, Paul Davies, religions, scientific materialism, self-replicating machines, Unbelievable}

England, Davies: Honesty, if Not Agreement, on the Origin of Life

_{Brian Miller
July 1, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics

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Jeremey England explained his conjecture that the flow of energy through a chemical system could cause it to self-organize in such a way as to move toward life. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 17, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", basketball, bioengineering, diseases, Emily Reeves, engineers, Erika DeBenedictis, evolution, gene editing, genome, intelligent design, materialism, MIT, TEDx talk}

Exploring a TEDx Talk that Argues Biology Is “Imperfect” with “Gigantic Mistakes”

_{Casey Luskin
June 17, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Proponents of intelligent design would agree that biology is imperfect and biomedicine should be encouraged to cure diseases and fix problems. Read More ›

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post

Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 25, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bioengineering, Erika DeBenedictis, intelligent design, MIT, optimality, Research, robustness, scientists, TEDx talk}

Concluding Comments: Playing God vs. Respecting Design

_{Emily Reeves
May 25, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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It truly matters that we follow the evidence to its logical end and base our research and applications on that end. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 24, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, "poor design", bioengineering, biological information, biotechnology, blindness, design intuition, Erika DeBenedictis, evolutionary processes, genome, intelligent design, iPhone, MIT, optimality, TEDx talk}

Intelligent Design Has Implications for Genome Editing

_{Emily Reeves
May 24, 2021

Bioethics, Biology, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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Biology is a lavish display of sophisticated designs exceeding all human engineering to date. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 21, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", An Introduction to Systems Biology, ARF, bioengineering, biological information, Darwinian processes, diarrhea, Erika DeBenedictis, gut bacteria, INK4a, intelligent design, MIT, Müller cells, natural selection, neurons, optic nerve, photoreceptors, physiology, random mutation, Technion, TEDx talk, Uri Alon, vertebrate eye, vestigial structures}

Verdicts of “Poor Design” in Biology Don’t Have a Good Track Record

_{Emily Reeves
May 21, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

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For years people cited the wiring of the vertebrate eye as evidence of “poor design” in biology. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 20, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, ARF, biological information, cancer, constraints, DNA, Erika DeBenedictis, evolution, genome, INK4a, intelligent design, MIT, mutations, open reading frames, optimality, tumors}

Is the INK4a/ARF Overlap a Settled Example of Poor Design?

_{Emily Reeves
May 20, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. DeBenedictis’s basic argument is that there is a section of the human genome where two genes overlap, both of which are important for suppressing tumors. Read More ›

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post

Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 18, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", beetles, bioengineering, cancer, ceramics, disease, Erika DeBenedictis, hummingbird, intelligent design, iPhone, MIT, optimality, photosynthesis, solar panels, somatic cells}

How Do We Decide if Something Is Well Designed or Poorly Designed?

_{Emily Reeves
May 18, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Erika DeBenedictis's statement that “organisms are absolutely the most sophisticated machines we know of” is supported by overwhelming evidence. Read More ›

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post

Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 17, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", bioengineering, biological information, chance, engineers, Erika DeBenedictis, intelligent design, machines, MIT, Natural Sciences, TEDx talk}

Should Scientists Play God? MIT Biological Engineer Says YES!

_{Emily Reeves
May 17, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

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The design hypothesis is not currently the consensus. However, as young scientists, we should courageously question what we are told. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 17, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, animals, Bible, Chinese, code, doubt, Douglas Ell, Edgar Allan Poe, Egypt, English, Evolution News, faith, Hebrew Bible, humanity, intelligent design, lawyers, MIT, Russian, science, Sherlock Holmes, Spanish, Talmud, teenagers, translation, William Shakespeare}

ID Made Sassy: A New Book for Young People

_{David Klinghoffer
December 17, 2020

Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Scientific Reasoning

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Douglas Ell's concept is a dialogue between Doubt and Reason, who sass each other merrily. Read More ›