DNA Type post Author Jonathan McLatchie Date September 14, 2023 CategoriesBiologyChemistryEvolutionIntelligent DesignOrigin of Life Tagged , base pairs, Bayesian reasoning, BioCosmos, causal circularity, DNA, first life, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, likelihood ratio, mutations, naturalistic philosophy, proteins, replication fidelity, ribonucleotides, ribozymes, RNA, RNA world, self-replication, Sy Garte, teleology First Life Must Have Had a Minimally Reliable Replication System — A Conundrum for Materialists Jonathan McLatchie September 14, 2023 Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life 6 On a design-based view, it is not particularly surprising that the first life would be finely optimized to reduce copying errors. Read More ›
FAST telescope 3 Type post Date March 31, 2020 CategoriesPhysical Sciences Tagged , __k-review, Al Ghazali, bees, Charles Darwin, China, consciousness, cosmos, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, Darwinism, empirical science, extraterrestrial intelligence, Fox Broadcasting Company, Maimonides, National Geographic Channel, natural selection, naturalistic philosophy, religion, Smithsonian Magazine, vitalism Another Cosmos Episode, Another Sermon from Pastor Tyson Science and Culture March 31, 2020 Physical Sciences 4 Eventually, Dr. Tyson gets to Saint Charles. No, we mean that literally. Tyson calls Darwin “the greatest spiritual teacher of the last 1000 years.” Read More ›