Tag: presuppositions

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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Date
July 3, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Angus Menuge, BioLogos, cellular complexity, Christianity, Discovery Institute Press, Edgar Brightman, gatekeeper, inference to the best explanation, integration, Johannes Kepler, materialism, methodological naturalism, methodological pluralism, Minding the Brain, natural theology, open-mindedness, Paul de Vries, philosophical naturalism, presuppositions, Robert Boyle, Robert J. Marks, Robert Larmer, rule of thumb, secondary causation, spontaneous generation, theism}

Methodological Naturalism as Religion in Disguise

_{Science and Culture
July 3, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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If the data points to outcomes that natural causes can't explain, then ruling out supernatural causes is not scientific humility — it’s religious dogma. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
September 4, 2024

Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, BIO-Complexity, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Biomimetics, birds, common ancestry, common design, coordinated mutations, Darwinian assumptions, energy conservation, evolution, evolutionary model, Flight, humans, intelligent design, presuppositions, Stuart Burgess, tetrapod limbs, vertebrate limbs, whale evolution, whales}

Similarities Between Vertebrate Limbs Are Best Explained Not by Common Ancestry but by Design

_{Brian Miller
September 4, 2024

Anatomy, Intelligent Design

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The challenge is particularly daunting in the case of whales. The flipper differs in almost every respect from that of its proposed terrestrial ancestor. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 8, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __tedited, presuppositions, Royal Society}

Day 2 at the Royal Society: A “Knee-Jerk” Jab at Intelligent Design, Applause for “Marginalized Ideas”

_{David Klinghoffer
November 8, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Trustworthiness

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We could do without the applause. But how about letting advocates of "marginalized ideas" speak? Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
October 27, 2016

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, absence of evidence, argument from ignorance, circular reasoning, Darwinian theory, evidence for id, experimental science, falsifiability, gradualism, Irreducible Complexity, Jerry Coyne, Kenneth Miller, logic, Michael Ruse, molecular biology, positive case for design, presuppositions, Response to Criticism, testability, theistic evolution, Thomas Reid}

Philosophical Objections to Intelligent Design: A Response to Critics

_{Michael Behe
October 27, 2016

Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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Some reviewers of Darwin's Black Box raised philosophical objections. I will discuss several of these. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
July 26, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __tedited, degradative mutations, natural processes, natural selection, population genetics, presuppositions, probabilities, real world, realism, theoretical biology}

Scientific Inaccuracies, False Accusations: Concluding My Response to Joseph Felsenstein

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
July 26, 2016

Evolution, Genetics

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Allow me, then, to introduce myself to Dr. Felsenstein. Read More ›

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Author
Steve Laufmann

Date
May 31, 2016

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __tedited, causal agents, causality, causation, defining terms, demarcation criteria, falsifiability, historical sciences, inference to the best explanation, methodological materialism, methodology, motivated reasoning, objectivity, observability, predictive-success, presuppositions, pseudoscience, scientific method, scientific reasoning, testability, worldview}

Foundational Question: Is Intelligent Design Science?

_{Steve Laufmann
May 31, 2016

Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science, Scientific Reasoning

7}

It's long been said that the path to the right answers lies in asking the right questions. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 15, 2016

Categories
Anatomy
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, __nedited, abstract reasoning, analogy, anatomy, Animal Minds (series), anthropomorphism, concepts, Continuing Series, convergence, equality, evolutionary ethics, learning, metabolism, mind, natural selection, philosophy of mind, presuppositions, self-awareness, social learning, social status, Thomas Nagel, Tree of Life}

Animal Minds: In Search of the Minimal Self

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 15, 2016

Anatomy, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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Can evolution explain how minds work? Probably not. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 22, 2015

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, __nedited, animal behavior, animal intelligence, bird vocalizations, birds, cave art, Continuing Series, crows, death, ethology, filial imprinting, horses, instinct, intelligence, magnetite, mammals, migration, mourning, nature, nest-building, ornithology, parrots, pets, pigs, presuppositions, ravens, science, social learning}

Furry, Feathery, and Finny Animals Speak Their Minds

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 22, 2015

Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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Recent findings suggest that crows fear death -- many purposefully avoid places where other crows have died. Read More ›

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Author
Nancy Pearcey

Date
May 8, 2015

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Tagged
, __nedited, Alain de Botton, Alexis de Tocqueville, atheism, Darwinism, Darwinism as religion, endowed by our creator, endowed by their creator, evolutionary ethics, God, human rights, humanism, materialism, metaethics, Michael Ruse, myth of neutrality, presuppositions, Richard Rorty, scientism, self-organization theory, skepticism, spirituality, theism}

For Its Moral Ideals, Evolutionary Materialism “Freeloads” from Christianity

_{Nancy Pearcey
May 8, 2015

Evolution, Faith & Science, Philosophy, Psychology

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A few years ago, a Mass was composed titled "Missa Charles Darwin" (Missa means Mass), with the texts from Scripture having been replaced by excerpts from Darwin's writings. Read More ›