Tag: pharynx

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 21, 2025

Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, anatomy, auditory nerve, biochemistry, cochlea, communication, comprehension, ear, eardrum, Eric Hedin, expression, functionality, hair cells, hearing, human uniqueness, ID the Future, intelligent design, irreducibly complex systems, lips, mouth, neurology, ossicles, pharynx, reception, speech, tongue, vocal cords}

In a Universe of Non-Living Matter, Communication Sets Us Apart

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 21, 2025

Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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Communication is found across all life forms, from the signals sent by trees through fungal networks to the deep conversations we can have with each other. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 5, 2025

Categories
Anatomy
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anatomy, angiotensin, animals, auditory nerve, auditory signals, blood pressure, brain, cells, communication, comprehension, epinephrin, expression, insects, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, pharynx, procreation, reception, Sciuridae, singing, sounds, speech, squirrels, teeth, throat, tissues, tongue, trees, vibrations, volatile organic compounds}

Communication, in Human Life and Beyond: An Irreducibly Complex Design

_{Eric Hedin
May 5, 2025

Anatomy, Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Communication saturates the animal kingdom in many forms. At the cellular level, communication forms an integral part of sustaining physical being. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 8, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, evolution, Howard Glicksman, intelligent design, just-so stories, lungs, music, neuroscience, pharynx, singing, Smithsonian Magazine, Steve Laufmann, Your Designed Body}

Evolutionary Model Can’t Account for Singing

_{Eric Hedin
July 8, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Our fascination with singing and how enamored we can become with hearing quality vocalists reveals something significant about our identity as humans. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
December 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, "poor design", Abby Hafer, abuse, aesthetics, aging, breathing, choking, communication, constraints, degeneration, disease, epiglottis, esophagus, evolution, evolutionists, gastrointestinal system, intelligent design, larynx, lungs, multiple sclerosis, Nathan Lents, Parkinson’s disease, pharynx, respiratory system, singing, speech, stroke, syllogism, tongue, trade-offs}

The Supposed Bad Design of the Human Pharynx

_{Howard Glicksman and Steve Laufmann
December 14, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Science, Scientific Reasoning

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The pharynx affords us the abilities to breathe and swallow, but it does much more. It affords the ability for speech, language, and singing. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 11, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, comb jelly, Ediacaran biota, fossils, gonads, jellyfish, Kimberella, Kimberella series, limpets, mantle, medusoid, molluscan radula, pharynx, proboscis, stylets, teeth, White Sea}

Kimberella — Four Phases of Interpretation

_{Günter Bechly
September 11, 2020

Evolution

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In the quite checkered history of the detailed reconstruction of Kimberella, we can distinguish four distinct successive phases. Read More ›

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Date
December 4, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, bacteria, bats, behavior, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Finches, Darwinism, dolphins, echolocation, evolution, Galápagos Islands, Hippocratic Oath, homeostasis, Illustra Media, Immune System, Jerry Coyne, Marcos Eberlin, Michael Behe, Peter and Rosemary Grant, pharynx, Philip Skell, phylogeny, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Dawkins, turtles, whales}

No Harm, No Foul — What If Darwinism Were Excised from Biology?

_{Science and Culture
December 4, 2019

Evolution

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Considering several recent papers shows that eliminating evolutionary words and concepts simplifies and improves scientific explanations. Read More ›

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Date
February 6, 2019

Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, antenna, brain, cilia, ciliopathies, cough, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, eyes, feet, fever, health, human body, Immune System, infection, intelligent design, lungs, Michael Behe, mucus, Nature (journal), pharynx, physiology, PNAS, running, saccades, T cells, University of Geneva, vision, walking}

Appreciate Your (Un-Evolved) Body

_{Science and Culture
February 6, 2019

Anatomy, Intelligent Design

10}

Things you probably didn’t even know about should arouse awe as we go about our tasks each day, and sleep each night. Read More ›

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Date
July 5, 2018

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, "poor design", Charles Darwin, choking, drinking, dysteleology, eating, intelligent design, lungs, mammals, mouth, On the Origin of Species, pharynx, pneumonia, respiration, speech, The Conversation, The Scientist, tongue, United States, Wikipedia}

Oral Cavity’s Supposedly “Lousy” Design Is a Key to Human Speech

_{Science and Culture
July 5, 2018

Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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We’re constantly told that the design of the human larynx, trachea, and oral cavity is poor because it allows for choking on food. Read More ›