Tag: offspring

The gaseous state of matter is essential in understanding the behavior of elements at various temperatures

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 15, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Tagged
, Arshak Alexanian, dauer-modifications, DNA, DNA sequence, dogmatism, epigenetic change, epigenetics, evolution, Green Fluorescent Protein, heredity, ideology, Kamal Nahas, Lamarckism, materialism, methodological naturalism, methyl groups, mRNA transcripts, noncoding RNA, offspring, presuppositions, Richard C. Lewontin, The New York Review of Books}

Why Dogmatic Materialism Is Bad for Science

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 15, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics

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Richard Lewontin addressed a controversy in evolution: Can life forms acquire characteristics during their lifespan that they pass on to their offspring? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 23, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, BBC News, biomimicry, computer programs, ETH Zurich, evolution, evolutionary algorithms, fitness, intelligent design, Living Waters, mutations, offspring, Paul Nelson, PLOS ONE, Richard Dawkins, robots, selection, Star Trek, Star Wars, Switzerland, Tim Berra, William Shakespeare}

Robot Evolution? How the Trick Is Done

_{David Coppedge
February 23, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Some evolutionists still don’t get it. You can’t design something for a purpose and call it Darwinism. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
November 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, adaptation, DNA, epigenetics, evolutionary theory, fruit flies, genes, natural selection, offspring, organisms, random mutation, teleological language, teleology, The Scientist, twins}

Why Epigenetics Contradicts Evolutionary Theory

_{Cornelius Hunter
November 14, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Life Sciences

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Epigenetic mechanisms are ubiquitous in biology. Because of epigenetics, organisms with otherwise identical genes (e.g., twins) can be quite different. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 12, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, birds, Netherlands, neuroscience, offspring, sparrows}

Birds Have a Remarkable Gift for Deceit

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 12, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

3}

The birds themselves are not agents making a moral choice to deceive; they are carrying out a behavior pattern they have inherited. Read More ›

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Date
January 16, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, altruism, Andrew McDiarmid, Darwinism, DNA, Evolution News, evolutionists, genes, group selection, humans, ID the Future, intelligent design, kin selection, love, offspring, self-sacrifice, survival machines}

To Say the Least, Altruism Is Not an Easy Fit with Darwinism

_{Science and Culture
January 16, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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Evolutionists have made some progress (they think) explaining such things with theories of group selection or kin selection. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
February 7, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwin Devolves, devolution, evolution, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution, genes, intelligent design, John Jay College, Long Term Evolution Experiment, Nathan Lents, National Academy of Sciences, offspring, Peaceful Science, Response to Criticism, Richard Lenski, S. Joshua Swamidass, The Quarterly Review of Biology}

Woo-hoo! In Science Review of Darwin Devolves, Lenski Has No Response to My Main Argument

_{Michael Behe
February 7, 2019

Biology, Evolution

3}

In a few days I will offer a detailed rebuttal. But here is the overwhelmingly important point to notice right up front. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
November 18, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, adaptive evolution, Darwin's Black Box, DNA, evolution, intelligent design, Michael Behe, offspring, The Quarterly Review of Biology}

Behe’s Darwin Devolves: Deep and Broad Implications for Biology

_{Paul Nelson
November 18, 2018

Biology, Evolution

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A few days ago, UPS delivered the bound galleys of Mike Behe’s new book. Read More ›