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Date
September 15, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, methodological materialism, Michael Behe, Of Pandas and People, scientific method, Sean Carroll, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, supernatural, testability, The Design of Life, William A. Dembski}

Intelligent Design and Methodological Naturalism — No Necessary Contradiction

_{Science & Culture
September 15, 2017

Intelligent Design

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A corespondent draws our attention to a comment from atheist and "poetic naturalist" Sean Carroll, in his recent book. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 31, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science Reporting
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, book reviews, Charles Darwin, common ancestry, common science, Darwin's House of Cards, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, dissent, evolutionary narrative, fossil record, novelty, On the Origin of Species, progress, skepticism, stasis, testability, Tom Bethell}

Tom Bethell’s Rebuke to Fellow Journalists: A Skeptical Look at Evolution Is Not Beyond Your Powers

_{David Klinghoffer
January 31, 2017

Evolution, Science Reporting, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Darwin's edifice rests on a 19th century faith in Progress, propped up by a dogmatic commitment to materialism. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 23, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, alien intelligence, Neil deGrasse Tyson, simulation theory, testability, thought experiment, top stories, undirected process}

#10 of Our Top Stories of 2016: Tyson Says Chances of Intelligently Designed Universe “May Be Very High”

_{David Klinghoffer
December 23, 2016

Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design

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But of course he was referring to the odds that the universe is an artificial computer simulation by advanced aliens. 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}

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
Steve Laufmann

Date
May 31, 2016

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __tedited, causality, causation, defining terms, demarcation criteria, falsifiability, historical sciences, inference to the best explanation, methodological materialism, methodology, motivated reasoning, objectivity, 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

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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
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 26, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __tedited, agency, alien intelligence, argument, causality, creationism, human exceptionalism, human intelligence, inference to the best explanation, intelligence, intelligent design, misrepresentation, Neil deGrasse Tyson, probabilities, PZ Myers, scientific reasoning, simulation theory, testability}

Neil deGrasse Tyson Says Chances of Intelligently Designed Universe “May Be Very High”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 26, 2016

Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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But of course he was referring to the odds that the universe is an artificial computer simulation by advanced aliens. Read More ›

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Author
Kirk Durston

Date
April 23, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Mathematics
Tagged
, __tedited, bacteria, calculations, constraints, creative power, diversification, gene sequences, genetic drift, genome, infinity, junk DNA, mathematical plausibility, mathematics, mutation rate, natural selection, novel function, population size, probabilities, protein folding, rigor, search capability, testability}

Calculating the Maximum Number of Trials Evolution Could Have Performed

_{Kirk Durston
April 23, 2016

Evolution, Genetics, Mathematics

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Countless people use the following rationale to justify saying there was no need for an intelligent designer behind life. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
September 22, 2014

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, a priori, BioLogos, Bradley Monton, Cambrian Explosion, causation, closed-mindedness, creationists, curiosity, Darwin's Doubt, design hypothesis, empiricism, evolution, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, methodological naturalism, methodological pluralism, On the Origin of Species, replicability, Robert Boyle, science, scientific reasoning, scientific revolution, scientific theory, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, testability, theology}

Methodological Naturalism: A Rule That No One Needs or Obeys

_{Paul Nelson
September 22, 2014

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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The only real motivation for holding to MN is to keep the bad guys at bay, as an all-purpose "Press Button in Case of Emergency" defeater for ideas like intelligent design. Read More ›

Terabytes of binary code data flying in a stream of information. Wavy field of coded blockchains. Neural network, points and numbers 3D illustration

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 28, 2012

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, “consensus science”, Charles Lyell, defining science, definist fallacy, demarcation criteria, Design Inference, intelligence, methodological naturalism, methodological pluralism, miracles, mutations, natural selection, peer review, positive case for design, predictions, scientific method, testability}

More on How We Can Know Intelligent Design Is Science

_{Casey Luskin
November 28, 2012

Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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Philosophers of science have long debated the precise definition of science. Read More ›

Aerial of Sunset in Princeton New Jersey

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 24, 2012

Categories
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, defining science, demarcation criteria, falsifiability, Karl Popper, Larry Laudan, National Academy of Sciences, pseudoscience, Robert Pennock, testability}

Princeton Historian: Falsifiability Not a Requirement of Science

_{Casey Luskin
September 24, 2012

Philosophy of Science

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"The renowned philosopher Karl Popper coined the term 'demarcation problem' to describe the quest to distinguish science from pseudoscience. He also proposed a solution." Read More ›