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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 23, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, Casey Luskin, Darwin's Doubt, Eigen catastrophe, Elliott Sober, Eric Cassell, Ernst Mayr, Erwin Schrödinger, Eugene V. Koonin, evolution, Granville Sewell, gravitation, Isaac Newton, Kirk Durston, National Academy of Sciences, naturalism, neo-Darwinian theory, No Free Lunch, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, punctuated equilibria, Richard Weikart, RNA, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, thermodynamics, vitalism, Vitaly Vanchurin, William A. Dembski}

Evolution Is Not Like Physics

_{David Coppedge
February 23, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Physical Sciences, Physics

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A new theory of evolution extends Darwinian processes, making them into physical laws based on “learning theory.” Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
July 1, 2021

Categories
Fine-tuning
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Conservation of Information, dice, economics, France, Great Britain, No Free Lunch, nothing, Principle of Insufficient Reason, probability, Robert J. Marks II, Scotland, thermodynamics, Wales, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Bernoulli, Keynes, and the Big Bang

_{Robert J. Marks II
July 1, 2021

Fine-tuning, Physical Sciences

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In analysis of fine-tuning, No Free Lunch Theorems, and conservation of information, Bernoulli’s PrOIR is foundational. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 8, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithms, David Wolpert, DiscoveryU, Douglas Axe, evolution, evolutionary biology, evolutionists, genes, insight, intelligence, intelligent design, machine learning, natural selection, No Free Lunch, proteins, search, The Blind Watchmaker, unguided evolution, William Macready}

Axe: Why “No Free Lunch” for Darwin?

_{David Klinghoffer
June 8, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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That there is a design to life is intuitive, but most of us, if challenged on it, would want to be able to defend our intuition persuasively. Read More ›

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Date
February 4, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithms, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, Baylor University, evolutionary computing, ID the Future, information, intelligent design, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, neurosurgery, No Free Lunch, podcast, Robert J. Marks II, Walter Bradley Center}

No Free Lunch for Darwin — The AI Case Against Blind Evolution

_{Science and Culture
February 4, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Why won’t some scientists admit the information and intelligent design inherent in evolutionary computing? Read More ›

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Date
December 16, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AlphaFold, amino-acid sequences, artificial intelligence, chaperones, DeepMind, DNA, Douglas Axe, engineers, enzymes, Evolution News, evolutionary algorithms, Ewen Callaway, Go (game), hyperdrive, intelligent design, Nature News, No Free Lunch, Nobel Prize, proteins, reverse-engineering, Science (journal), Signature in the Cell, Undeniable (book), University of Maryland, William A. Dembski}

Protein Folding Breakthrough: Evolution or Design?

_{Science and Culture
December 16, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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DeepMind, the AI company that beat human Go gamers with AlphaGo, has made progress in solving the protein folding problem. But who deserves the credit? Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
June 24, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithmic specified complexity, ATP synthesis, biological information, biological systems, chemical energy, Conservation of Information, DNA, Energy, entropy, functional information, George Montañez, information, Irreducible Complexity, Jeremy England, matter, Michael Behe, No Free Lunch, Principle of Insufficient Reason, protein rarity, Winston Ewert}

The Information Enigma: Going Deeper

_{Brian Miller
June 24, 2020

Intelligent Design

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To provide a deeper understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of information-based arguments, I will delve into the underlying mathematics. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
June 16, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Conservation of Information, critics, Douglas Axe, evolution, explanatory filter, No Free Lunch, retirement, Robert J. Marks II, S. Joshua Swamidass, Sean McDowell, specified complexity, The Design Inference, The Design Revolution, Winston Ewert}

Retirement ≠ Repudiation

_{William A. Dembski
June 16, 2020

Intelligent Design

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My position here hasn’t changed. I’ve beefed up specified complexity and developed it further over the years. Read More ›

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Date
March 13, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Ann Gauger, bacteria, bioengineering, Charles Darwin, Charles Thaxton, corn, Craig Venter, CRISPR-Cas9, design filter, Design Inference, DNA, Dogs, Douglas Axe, ETH Zurich, Galápagos Islands, genotype, intelligent design, maize, Mars rover, natural, Nature (journal), No Free Lunch, Paul Nelson, phenotype, Roger Olsen, Technion, The Design Revolution, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski, wolves}

Blurring the Line Between Natural and Artificial

_{Science and Culture
March 13, 2020

Intelligent Design

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As technology mimics nature, at what point might future investigators be unsure about natural versus intelligent causes? Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
January 16, 2020

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, Africa, Biomimetics, earth, explanatory filter, Gabon, geologists, geysers, intelligent design, No Free Lunch, Oklo, Old Faithful, oxygen, physicists, solar system, specified complexity, universal probability bound, William A. Dembski}

Natural and Artificial Nuclear Reactors: Evidence of Purpose in Energy Production?

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
January 16, 2020

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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In 1972 French physicists discovered that natural nuclear fission reactors were in operation about two billion years ago in Oklo, Gabon in Africa. Read More ›

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Date
March 11, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Agouti, bacteria, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinians, Darwinism, desert ants, Design Inference, Douglas Axe, Harvard University, intelligent design, Live Science, methodological naturalism, mice, Mount Rushmore, Nebraska, No Free Lunch, Richard Dawkins, Science (journal), Signature in the Cell, South Dakota, Stephen Meyer, The Design Inference, vertebrate evolution, William A. Dembski}

Where Design Explains, Darwinism Explains Away

_{Science and Culture
March 11, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Immediately you know these structures were designed. How should you know that? How did the scientists know that? Read More ›