Tag: telescope

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
May 19, 2025

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Andreas Wagner, Aristotle, biology, Brian Miller, calculations, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinism, Denis Noble, Empedocles, evolution, Evolution Evolving, gene knockout, information, Institute for the Study of Complex Systems, Io, Irreducible Complexity, Jupiter, Michael Behe, Middle Ages, Mount Etna, Nature (journal), neurons, Ole Rømer, Oxford University, Peter Corning, Plato's Revenge, Presocratic philosophers, René Descartes, telescope, Theodosius Dobzhansky, University of Zurich}

Settled Science Is Becoming Radically Unsettled: Get Ready for Revolutions

_{Daniel Witt
May 19, 2025

History of Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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It might be early to say whether Richard Sternberg's calculations are correct — but the point is, this kind of calculation is only just becoming possible. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
February 25, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, belief, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious, carbon dioxide, Christianity, consciousness, disenchantment, freedom, Hamlet, intelligence, intelligent design, multiverse, New York Times, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roman Catholic, Stephen Meyer, telescope, universe, water}

Pointing to Design, Ross Douthat Makes the Case that Religious Belief Is Rational

_{Peter Biles
February 25, 2025

Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Physical Sciences, Technology

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He kicks off the book by talking about the evident design in nature and the fine-tuning of the universe. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 25, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, Amazon, birds, eagles, photography, Suriname, telescope, tourism, tourists, Travel}

Chasing an Eagle in the Amazon

_{David Klinghoffer
January 25, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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"The bird flew away, the man snatched up his tripod, and thus began the most impressive nature-related feat I've ever seen a human do." 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 and Culture
January 10, 2023

Physical Sciences, Science

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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, James Ferguson, Luther College, Nicolaus Copernicus, Owen Gingerich, physicists, Ptolemaic system, religion, solar system, telescope, University of Wisconsin}

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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Date
August 2, 2022

Categories
Physical Sciences
Science
Tagged
, astronomers, atheism, Cambridge University, galaxies, Hubble Space Telescope, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Webb Space Telescope, NASA, Newsweek, physicists, podcast, Stephen Meyer, telescope, theism, universe}

James Webb Telescope Goes Live: Stephen Meyer Reports

_{Science and Culture
August 2, 2022

Physical Sciences, Science

1}

The Webb telescope can see far enough to witness galaxies from the very early universe. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
October 25, 2021

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atmosphere, beauty, chemical elements, Doppler effect, helium, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jay W. Richards, Mars, Mercury, Moon, rainbows, René Descartes, solar eclipse, stars, sun, telescope, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, The Privileged Planet, Titan, universe, Venus, water}

Do We Live on a Privileged Planet?

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
October 25, 2021

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Yes, rainbows are beautiful, but are they good for anything? Indeed, they have been very important for science. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 4, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Austria, Center for Biocomplexity and Teleology in Nature, Günter Bechly, sciences, Siegfried Scherer, teleology, telescope}

Austrian Village Meets Biocomplexity and Teleology and Doesn’t Blink

_{Ann Gauger
June 4, 2019

Intelligent Design

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The accompanying photos show our field trip to Altenburg Abbey. The ceiling painting was of the sciences. You can see a telescope and astrolabe in the close up. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 28, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, "God of the gaps", bats, behavior, body plans, censorship, Center for Science and Culture, design intuition, development, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, evolutionary theory, Galileo Galilei, genera, genetic variations, Harvard University, innovation, intelligent design, mammals, Michael Denton, philosophers, physiology, postdoc, Research, Royal Society, species, telescope, theologians, whales}

The Intelligent Design Underground and Other Reflections

_{Brian Miller
December 28, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A biologist in our network worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard. He recounted how about a quarter of the postdocs he encountered were at least sympathetic to design arguments. Read More ›

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Date
December 5, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), beetles, Biomimetics, bivalve, eyes, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Leslie Orgel, Lund University, Mollusca, mollusk, retina, scallops, seafood, spiders, telescope, Weizmann Institute, Why Evolution Is True}

Telescope-Like Eyes in a “Simple” Mollusk

_{Science and Culture
December 5, 2017

Intelligent Design

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Scientists were dumbfounded to find shellfish looking at them with hundreds of elegantly designed eyes. Read More ›