Tag: Theodosius Dobzhansky

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
July 14, 2026

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bacillus subtilis, biology, chromosome, ComK, competence, ComS, ComX, crowdsourcing, CSF, developmental state, DNA, DNA expression, environment, exogenous DNA, genes, genetic material, genome, information, intelligent design, mRNA, nutrient status, pheromone, population signals, promoters, regulation, regulatory feedback, Sigma-H, sporulation, Theodosius Dobzhansky, transcription, xenogenic DNA}

Crowdsourcing DNA: Sophisticated Biological Information Processing

_{Emily Reeves
July 14, 2026

Biology, Intelligent Design

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To adapt the words of Theodosius Dobzhansky, I’m persuaded that nothing in biology makes sense except in light of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Date
April 18, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, biologists, Center for Science and Culture, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Darwinian evolution, Darwinists, evolutionary theory, Jerry Coyne, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Dilley, Theodosius Dobzhansky, theology}

Who Speaks for God? Darwinists Do, Apparently

_{Science & Culture
April 18, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science, Scientific Reasoning

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Center for Science and Culture Senior Fellow Stephen Dilley explores this curious phenomenon in his talk at the 2025 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith. Read More ›

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Date
February 25, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Adobe Acrobat, analogy, Animal Operating System, animals, bilaterians, biology departments, body plans, Charles Darwin, Ernst Mayr, European Molecular Biology Organization, evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary theory, gene regulatory networks, George Gaylord Simpson, graves, mutations, natural selection, operating systems, Ronald Fisher, smartphones, The EMBO Journal, Theodosius Dobzhansky, zombies}

Another Hypothesis for the Origin of Animals

_{Science & Culture
February 25, 2026

Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

2}

This one uses an analogy to the origin of smartphones. No kidding. Yet, it’s an interesting article. Just not really evolutionary theory in any normal sense. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
November 17, 2025

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aristotelianism, Aristotle, artifacts, artwork, axes, biology, causality, chairs, DNA, E.O. Wilson, emergence, enzymes, evolution, Evolution “On Purpose”, final causality, Francis Bacon, Immanuel Kant, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Isaac Newton, Jacques Monod, Judeo-Christian tradition, Leonard Susskind, Life Itself, Ludwig Wittgenstein, machines, mechanics, Michael Behe, Neo-Darwinism, purpose, René Descartes, Robert Rosen, rockets, science of purpose, St. Thomas Aquinas, Stephen Hawking, structure-function relationship, telos, Theodosius Dobzhansky, tools, William Dembski, windmills}

What Is the Originating Source of Design in Organisms?

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
November 17, 2025

Engineering, Intelligent Design

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The genesis of structure-function relationships in human artifacts is as well understood as are their mechanics. Read More ›

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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, information, Irreducible Complexity, Jupiter, Michael Behe, Middle Ages, Nature (journal), neurons, 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
Michael Behe

Date
May 12, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, bacterial flagellum, bats, biology, comparative biology, Cornelius Hunter, Creation Myths, Dan Stern Cardinale, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinism, DNA, evolution, Evolution News, gene duplications, honesty, horizontal gene transfer, intelligent design, J.B.S. Haldane, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, mutations, National Geographic, natural selection, Potemkin village, random variation, recombination, Richard Dawkins, Rutgers University, Theodosius Dobzhansky, whales}

Dan Stern Cardinale: Comparative Biology, Invincible Ignorance

_{Michael Behe
May 12, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Stern Cardinale loses it at the point where I note that Darwin-boosters go mute when asked how complex traits evolve (such as, say, those of bats or whales). Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
April 10, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Christianity, consciousness, Daniel Dennett, Darwinists, evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary theory, genetic engineering, intelligent design, Internet, Jesuits, noosphere, North American Teilhard Society, paleontology, Peter Medawar, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Piltdown Man, The Phenomenon of Man, theistic evolution, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Thomas Nagel}

On the 70th Anniversary of His Death, Anything to Salute in the Thought of Teilhard de Chardin?

_{Robert Shedinger
April 10, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The significance of Teilhard's pointing out the incomplete nature of the evolutionary theory of his day should not be underestimated. Read More ›

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post

Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
April 3, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Anglo-Saxons, Big Book, Cambridge University Press, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, conservatives, Darwin’s Bluff, David Berlinski, Discovery Institute, Ernst Mayr, Francis Crick, George Gaylord Simpson, HMS Beagle, J.B.S. Haldane, liberalism, liberals, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, On the Origin of Species, orchids, pseudoscience, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Evolutionary Mechanisms, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Thomas Nagel}

Intelligent Design Is Not Just for Conservatives

_{Robert Shedinger
April 3, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

15}

After a decade of immersing myself in Darwin studies, evolutionary theory, and intelligent design, I find myself unexpectedly supportive of the iD position. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
November 15, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, arthropods, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, China, evolution, eyes, Fossil Friday (series), fossils, intelligent design, Karl Popper, microbes, paleontologists, preservation, South Australia, Theodosius Dobzhansky}

Fossil Friday: New Research on How Delicate Soft-Bodied Organisms Can Be Perfectly Preserved

_{Günter Bechly
November 15, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

10}

All the just-so-stories of macroevolution are completely dispensable in real (experimental) biology. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 30, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, Darwin's Finches, Darwinists, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, education, Eugenie Scott, hydrogen peroxide, Icons of Evolution, John West, Jonathan Wells, mutations, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Stephen J. Iacoboni, T.H. Huxley, Theodosius Dobzhansky, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, Washington State, William A. Dembski, Yale University}

Remembering a Colleague, Mentor, and Friend: Jonathan Wells

_{Casey Luskin
September 30, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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To get ready for a research stint he shaved his beard and used hydrogen peroxide to dye his hair bleach blond to avoid being recognized. Read More ›