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Author
Rob Stadler

Date
May 8, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, building blocks, DNA, early Earth, evolution, Georgia Tech, ideology, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, Long Story Short, methodological naturalism, Murchison meteorite, NASA, National Science Foundation, natural processes, null hypothesis, proteins, recycling, repair, RNA, self-assembly, solar system, Stated Clearly, sugars, University of Chicago, YouTube videos}

On Origin of Life, “Stated Clearly” Has Clearly Misled Viewers

_{Rob Stadler
May 8, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Jon Perry may be a proponent of methodological naturalism, which constrains science to consider only natural causes, regardless of the scientific evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Carl Linnaeus

Date
May 4, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, asteroids, biopolymers, building blocks, carbon, chemical evolution, DNA, early Earth, extraterrestrials, James Tour, lipids, Live Science, Nature Communications, nucleobases, panspermia, phosphate, proteins, Rice University, RNA, RNA world, Science (journal), Science and Faith in Dialogue, solar system, uracil}

Uracil Discovered on Asteroid Ryugu — What Does It Mean for the Origin of Life?

_{Carl Linnaeus
May 4, 2023

Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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These Ryugu samples appear to be our first chance to examine which organic compounds may be produced in a prebiotic setting in our solar system. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
April 6, 2023

Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, astrobiology, black holes, cosmic fine-tuning, cosmological constant, fundamental forces, geophysics, habitability, hydrogen, intelligent design, life, physical constants, physicists, Science and Faith in Dialogue, solar system, universe}

Local Fine-Tuning and Habitable Zones

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
April 6, 2023

Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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In considering fine-tuning, physicists assume that the constants and initial conditions (and possibly the physical laws) could have been different. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
January 30, 2023

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Copernican principle, earth, filaments, galaxies, habitability, Jay Richards, Michael Keas, Milky Way, Nicolaus Copernicus, solar system, The Privileged Planet, Unbelievable, universe}

New Study: The Milky Way Is Exceptional

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
January 30, 2023

Astronomy, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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“You might have to travel a half a billion light years from the Milky Way, past many, many galaxies, to find another cosmological wall with a galaxy like ours.” Read More ›

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Date
January 10, 2023

Categories
Physical Sciences
Science
Tagged
, Bijan Nemati, Earth-like planets, exoplanets, ID the Future, intelligent design, NASA, solar system, telescope, The Privileged Planet}

Bijan Nemati on Another Big Space Telescope, and Our Privileged Planet

_{Science & Culture
January 10, 2023

Physical Sciences, Science

1}

Nemati describes how the instrument his company is building for the telescope is designed to aid in the search for earth-like planets beyond our solar system. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
November 30, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Science
Tagged
, aesthetics, extraterrestrial life, Galileo Galilei, Harvard University, heliocentric model, intelligent design, Luther College, Nicolaus Copernicus, physicists, Ptolemaic system, religion, solar system, telescope}

Religious Intuition Can Lead to Scientific Discovery: The Cases of Copernicus and Ferguson

_{Robert Shedinger
November 30, 2022

Astronomy, Physical Sciences, Science

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ID is not religion. But even if we were to concede falsely that it is, such a characterization is irrelevant to the question of whether it is true. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 1, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, ammonia, astrobiology, astrology, Australia, biosignatures, carbon dioxide, Carl Sagan, Casey Luskin, Douglas Axe, habitability, ID the Future, James Webb Space Telescope, meteorites, methane, Michael Denton, molybdenum, Open University, oxygen, ozone, polypeptides, Privileged Species, protein space, SETI, solar system, The Conversation, The Privileged Planet, UFOs}

Search for Habitable Planets Is a Design Detection Exercise

_{David Coppedge
November 1, 2022

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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The extent of habitable space within all space can serve as a determinant of the plausibility of naturalism vs intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 19, 2022

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, Cosmic Habitable Age, dark energy, earth, Freeman Dyson, Guillermo Gonzalez, Jay Richards, Michael Denton, Moon, Privileged Species, solar system, sun, The Anthropic Cosmological Principle, The Privileged Planet, universe}

Intelligent Design and Cosmic Fine-Tuning

_{David Coppedge
October 19, 2022

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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In combination, the factors mentioned here and in my last two posts constrain the “cosmic habitable age” to narrower dimensions. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 18, 2022

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrophysicists, coincidences, complex life, earth, Enceladus, geysers, habitable zone, intelligent design, Jupiter, magnetic field, Mars, Michael Denton, NASA, Neptune, plate tectonics, Second Law of Thermodynamics, solar system, The Miracle of Man, thermodynamics, timing, Titan, Uranus}

Intelligent Design and Planetary Timing

_{David Coppedge
October 18, 2022

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Enceladus is an especially fascinating case. Nearly 100 geysers of water ice are currently jetting out of its south pole at supersonic speed. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 1, 2022

Categories
Culture
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Metaphysics
Tagged
, atheism, Big Bang, Edward Feser, eternity, God Hypothesis, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, infinity, Jerry Coyne, numbers, Plato, Platonic forms, solar system, St. Augustine, sun, theism, universals}

Mathematics and the God Hypothesis

_{Michael Egnor
August 1, 2022

Culture, Faith & Science, Mathematics, Metaphysics

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There is a classical proof of God’s existence that uses universal concepts such as mathematics, proposed most prominently by St. Augustine. Read More ›