Tag: Stonehenge

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
May 8, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, archeology, arrow, bullseye, carbon-12 resonance, cosmology, creator, debates, explorer, fine-tuning, God Hypothesis, heliocentric model, Judeo-Christian tradition, jungle, Justin Brierley, natural philosophy, Occam’s razor, Phil Halper, physics, predictions, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, Stone Age, Stonehenge, target, The Story of Everything, Thomas Kuhn}

Extraordinary: Stephen Meyer and Phil Halper Debate the God Hypothesis

_{Jonathan Witt
May 8, 2026

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics

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I could say more on the subject, but much of it is in this fantastic conversation — "the toughest debate I've ever had," as Halper graciously says at the end. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
January 29, 2026

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Faith & Science
History of Science
Tagged
, ancient Greece, atheism, Atheists: The Origin of the Species, Avebury, Bishop of Exeter, Book of Job, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Church Fathers, Corsica, Darwinism, Dennis Harding, False Messiah, Gregory the Great, hochvart, Hugh Trevor-Roper, James Henry Froude, John Aubrey, Judeo-Christian tradition, Kellow Chesney, Lisbon earthquake, London, Middle High German, New Testament, Nick Spencer, Old Testament, Origin of Species, Peace of Augsburg, Pentre Ifan, Poor Henry, practical atheists, Ring of Brodgar, secularization, Sir Leslie Stephen, Stonehenge, symmetry thesis, The Nemesis of Faith, The Victorian Underworld, United Kingdom, University of Edinburgh, Voltaire}

“The Monster in the Sky”: Revisiting Atheism’s Creation Myth

_{Neil Thomas
January 29, 2026

Cultural Anthropology, Faith & Science, History of Science

15}

The fact that Darwin’s evolutionary ideas could not be shown to be scientifically coherent remained for the uncritical a side issue. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
January 27, 2026

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aliens, astrophysicists, Carole Mundell, chance, extraterrestrial intelligence, extraterrestrials, false negatives, false positives, intelligent actors, intelligent design, Live Science, media, natural law., No Free Lunch, Ohio State University, Paul Sutter, radio signals, space, space aliens, Stonehenge, The Conversation, William Dembski}

When Should Mysterious Signals from Space Be Attributed to Alien Intelligence?

_{David Coppedge
January 27, 2026

Astronomy, Intelligent Design

4}

Intelligent design advocates agree that you don’t infer intelligence until there is sufficient reason to reject chance and natural law. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
July 14, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Amazon, astronomer, beavers, biochemists, biology, chance, elements, evolution, gods, helium, Herbert Spencer, intelligent design, Laurence Moran, life, necessity, New York City, Occam’s razor, On the Origin of Species, parsimony, skyscraper, smartphones, special creation, specified complexity, Stephen Meyer, Stonehenge, will}

How Did the Designer Do It?

_{Daniel Witt
July 14, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

11}

It seems the debate has not progressed much in a century and a half. Clearly, these evolutionary theorists think they have an unanswerable line of attack here. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 9, 2025

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, animal intelligence, animals, babies, Big Bang, bonobos, cats, children, counting, Dogs, intelligence, kittens, Live Science, neuroscience, numbers, pets, puppies, Stanley Coren, Stonehenge, University of British Columbia}

Dog Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 9, 2025

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

5}

It’s an odd question because what we should be asking is, “Are kittens and puppies smarter than babies?” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 31, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Paleontology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Africa, animal behavior, anthropology, antiquity, BBC News, Bronze Age, chimpanzees, Côte D’Ivoire, dehumanization, England, Homo sapiens, human mind, humans, Ice Age, Merlin, monkeys, polar bears, Stone Age, stone tools, Stonehenge, tools, vultures}

Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 31, 2025

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Paleontology, Science Reporting

6}

Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
June 10, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Bible, Charles Darwin, complexification, Darwinism, Epicurus, Higher Criticism, Lawrence Krauss, Mircea Eliade, Old Testament, Plato, Richard Dawkins, Stonehenge, Victorian England}

Why Has Darwin Been Believed?

_{Neil Thomas
June 10, 2024

Evolution, Faith & Science

17}

By the later 1830s educated people in England and far beyond its borders had experienced some truly convulsive existential tremors beneath their feet. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 20, 2024

Categories
Botany
Ecology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptation, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, animals, biofilm, calendars, caterpillars, Current Biology, Darwin’s Bluff, Darwinian evolution, evolution, foresight, intelligent design, natural selection, physiology, PNAS, Robert Shedinger, sensors, Stonehenge, temperature}

Phenology: The Science of Seasonal Adaptation

_{David Coppedge
May 20, 2024

Botany, Ecology, Intelligent Design

11}

No, not phrenology — phenology. It’s not pseudoscience, but a lesser-known branch of science that includes birds, bees, and trees. Read More ›

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Author
Herman B. Bouma

Date
March 14, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Alfred Russel Wallace, American Association for the Advancement of Science, atheism, Charles Darwin, Constitution, debate, diversity, DNA, equity, evolution, Harvard University, Louis Agassiz, mainstream science, National Association of Biology Teachers, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), natural selection, Richard Dawkins, science teachers, scientists, space aliens, Stonehenge, teaching}

Healthy Debate? No Thanks, Says National Association of Biology Teachers

_{Herman B. Bouma
March 14, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

One way mainstream science seeks to stifle opposition is by simply refusing to discuss or debate opposing views. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
November 22, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animal behavior, antennae, butterflies, Canada, circadian clock, compound eyes, evolution, genomes, intelligent design, magnetic compass, Mexico, migration, monarch butterfly, navigation, neurobiology, Stonehenge, United States}

For Evolution, Monarch Butterfly Migration Is a Mystery

_{Eric Cassell
November 22, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It typically takes up to three generations of butterflies to make the complete journey. This means that the navigation information is genetically programmed. Read More ›