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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 1, 2024

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Anthony Costello, Arizona State University, biologists, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, creative agency, debates, Harvard University, ID the Future, James Tour, Kirkwood Center, Lee Cronin, Lenny Esposito, materialistic science, natural selection, Owen Anderson, Rice University, Stephen Dilley, Stephen Meyer, University of Glasgow}

Evolution’s Demigods: Reviewing the Tour vs. Cronin Debate

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 1, 2024

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Says Brian Miller, “What a lot of origin-of-life people do is talk about natural selection as a demigod with creative agency." Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 29, 2024

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Anthony Costello, Arizona State University, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, debates, events, Harvard University, ID the Future, James Tour, Kirkwood Center, Lee Cronin, Lenny Esposito, Owen Anderson, podcast, Rice University, Stephen Dilley, University of Glasgow}

Debate Review: Jim Tour vs Lee Cronin at Harvard

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 29, 2024

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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In 2021, chemist Dr. Lee Cronin declared publicly that “Origin of life research is a scam.” He later said he was only joking. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
January 2, 2024

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, behavior, Big Bang, biological complexity, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, convergence, death, diversity, Douglas Axe, environmental conditions, enzymes, equilibrium, evolution, evolutionary algorithms, George Ellis, gravity, initial conditions, intelligent design, laws of nature, leaves, mass-energy, material mechanisms, natural selection, Nature (journal), nucleotide sequences, periodic table of elements, phenotypic plasticity, proteins, quantum physics, Rope Kojonen, Second Law of Thermodynamics, stem cells, Stephen Dilley, structuralism, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), theistic evolution, thermodynamics}

Physics and Chemistry Could Not Give Rise to Biology

_{Emily Reeves
January 2, 2024

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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The laws of nature provide stable conditions and physical boundaries within which biological outcomes are possible. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 22, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, author, bacteria, bacterial flagellum, Brian Miller, co-option, coordination, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Emily Reeves, evolution, evolutionary models, H. Allen Orr, indirect evolution, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, Nicholas Matzke, proteins, Rope Kojonen, Stephen Dilley, synchronization, T3SS, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series)}

Co-Option and Protein Homology Don’t Explain the Evolution of the Flagellum

_{Casey Luskin
December 22, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Rope Kojonen wants to join “design and evolution,” but only by setting aside some of the main features of the flagellum. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 8, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, beauty, Brian Miller, co-option, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian evolution, Emily Reeves, evolution, exaptation, hammer, Howard Berg, indirect evolution, intelligent agency, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, mousetrap, natural selection, proteins, Religions (journal), Rope Kojonen, serendipity, spring, Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series)}

Want to Harmonize Evolution and Design? Consider the Bacterial Flagellum

_{Casey Luskin
December 8, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I hope it’s clear that Kojonen’s effort to harmonize evolution and design (as he envisions it) is not so easy in the case of the bacterial flagellum. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 29, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, beta-lactamase, biologic institute, Brian Miller, Cambridge, Dennis Venema, designer, Douglas Axe, E. coli, Emily Reeves, enzyme, evolution, evolutionary theory, fitness landscapes, intelligent design, New Scientist, No Free Lunch theorems, preconditions, protein folds, Religions (journal), Rope Kojonen, Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), Unbelievable, universe}

Defending Douglas Axe on the Rarity of Protein Folds

_{Brian Miller and Casey Luskin
November 29, 2023

Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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The following examination and defense of Dr. Axe serves as a direct, empirical test of Rope Kojonen’s design hypothesis. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 20, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, amino acids, Casey Luskin, Emily Reeves, evolution, Evolution News, evolutionary mechanisms, functional sequences, functionality, functions, intelligent design, isolation, Jupiter, laws of nature, No Free Lunch theorems, planets, protein evolution, proteins, rarity, Rope Kojonen, sequence space, spacecraft, stars, Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series)}

Proteins Are Rare and Isolated — And Thus, Cannot Evolve

_{Brian Miller
November 20, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Here is a simple analogy. Imagine a planetary rover lands on the north pole of a planet, and the humans controlling it wish to drive to the south pole. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 14, 2023

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, Andreas Wagner, Casey Luskin, Dan Tawfik, Emily Reeves, empirical evidence, evolution, Evolution News, fitness landscapes, function, intelligent design, KEBDA, mutations, natural laws, natural processes, preconditions, proteins, Religions (journal), Research, Rope Kojonen, sequence space, Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), undirected process, Weizmann Institute}

To Create Functional Proteins, Evolution Would Need a Miracle

_{Brian Miller
November 14, 2023

Biology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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Theologian Rope Kojonen claims that God designed the laws of nature, which then gave rise to “fine-tuned” preconditions and smooth fitness landscapes. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Biology
Epistemology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, biological complexity, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, common ancestry, design detection, divine intervention, Douglas Axe, Emily Reeves, evolution, Evolution News, evolutionary biology, evolutionary theory, fitness landscapes, intelligent design, laws of nature, natural selection, random mutation, Religions (journal), Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, theologians, University of Helsinki}

Peer-Reviewed Paper by Discovery Institute Staff Evaluates Synthesis of “Design and Evolution”

_{Casey Luskin
June 30, 2023

Biology, Epistemology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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We regard Kojonen’s model as nuanced, erudite, and fair-minded. It is a model of fine scholarship and deserves serious attention. Read More ›

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Date
August 20, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __edited, Denis Alexander, Douglas Futuyma, education, evolution, Francis Collins, George Williams, God-talk, human nature, J.B.S. Haldane, Jerry Coyne, John Avise, Kenneth Miller, methodological naturalism, Neil Shubin, Niles Eldredge, On the Origin of Species, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Dilley, Stephen Jay Gould, teleology, textbooks, Theodosius Dobzhansky, theology}

Biology Textbooks and the “God-Talk” Problem

_{Science and Culture
August 20, 2019

Biology, Evolution, Science Education

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A muddle emerges from textbooks’ unprincipled use of theology. Read More ›