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Author
Richard Weikart

Date
February 24, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, __cedited, “consensus science”, altruism, assumptions, bias, Chronicle of Higher Education, David Hume, Harvard University, Lord Kelvin, objectivity, science, Steven Pinker, subjectivity, thermodynamics}

Is Science Objective? Steven Pinker’s Counterattack Against the “War on Science”

_{Richard Weikart
February 24, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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Unfortunately, Pinker’s overweening faith in science as a reliable path to the truth has its own problems. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 14, 2017

Categories
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, ad hoc hypotheses, amino acids, ammonia, carbohydrates, cellular metabolism, early Earth, homochirality, hydrogen, Jack Szostak, lipids, methane, nucleotides, phosphate, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Royal Society, skepticism, Stanley Miller, thermodynamics, V.J. Torley}

The Origin of Life: Dangers of Taking Research Claims at Face Value

_{Brian Miller
December 14, 2017

Geophysics, Origin of Life, Scientific Trustworthiness

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All simulations that purport to be breakthroughs in origins problems follow the same pattern. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 13, 2017

Categories
Biochemistry
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __nedited, amino acids, ATP, early Earth, earthquake, Energy, energy converter, engine, entropy, enzymes, information, intelligence, Jeremy England, kinetic energy, peptide bond, proteins, sunlight, thermodynamics, V.J. Torley}

The Origin of Life: Correcting Common Mistakes on Thermodynamics

_{Brian Miller
December 13, 2017

Biochemistry, Geophysics, Origin of Life

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The driving tendencies in nature on the early Earth would have been analogous to seismic tremors rearranging the books in the library. Read More ›

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Date
November 27, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Geology
Life Sciences
Paleontology
Tagged
, __cedited, anomalies, Cambrian Explosion, Darwinian theory, Georgia Tech, hominins, intelligent design, Israel, John Innes Centre, living fossils, oxygen, paleontology, PLOS ONE, Santa Fe Institute, thermodynamics, University of Chicago}

Living Fossils, Ancient Oxygen, Colorful Snapdragons: Anomalies Challenge Darwin’s Story

_{Science & Culture
November 27, 2017

Evolution, Geology, Life Sciences, Paleontology

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Enough anomalies can wreck a paradigm. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 31, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, __cedited, abiogenesis, Alan Turing, Bill Gates, Claude Shannon, intelligent design, Jeremy England, John von Neumann, materialism, Moral Law, political correctness, Richard Lewontin, self-organization, thermodynamics}

On Origin of Life and More, Ideological Correctness Plagues Science

_{Michael Egnor
August 31, 2017

Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physics

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Ian O’Neill discusses origin-of-life research, and bizarrely restricts the explanations to “fluke” or “physics.” Read More ›

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Date
August 29, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, __cedited, Ann Gauger, application, Brian Miller, Discovery Institute, events, evolution, grassroots, human eye, intelligent design, John West, Jonathan Wells, Seattle, Social Darwinism, theistic evolution, thermodynamics}

The Intelligent Design Debate Needs YOU!

_{Science & Culture
August 29, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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Here's how to join us for the second annual Intelligent Design Action Network Meeting, here in Seattle, October 6-7. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
August 8, 2017

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, ATP, Charles Darwin, evolution, information, Jeremy England, MIT, Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, self-organization, thermodynamics}

Hailed as the “Next Darwin,” MIT’s Jeremy England Sheds Little Light on Life’s Origins

_{Brian Miller
August 8, 2017

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physics

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England’s research is focused on the wrong question. Origin-of-life theories are not helped by identifying processes that efficiently dissipate energy. Read More ›

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Date
July 31, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, Ann Gauger, Brian Miller, Daniel Reeves, debate, events, evolution, human eye, intelligent design, John West, Jonathan Wells, networking, Seattle, theistic evolution, thermodynamics}

Join the ID Debate! Private Networking Conference in Seattle, October 6-7

_{Science & Culture
July 31, 2017

Intelligent Design

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There’s no substitute for interacting with experts directly, or networking with and learning from fellow activists. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 31, 2017

Categories
Cosmology
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
Science
Tagged
, __cedited, Caltech, Ludwig Boltzmann, materialism, New Atheists, quantum mechanics, Sean Carroll, thermodynamics}

Is Sean Carroll a Boltzmann Brain?

_{Michael Egnor
July 31, 2017

Cosmology, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics, Science

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Carroll, a cosmologist and physicist specializing in general relativity and cosmology at Caltech, is highly regarded by the New Atheist community. Read More ›

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Date
June 24, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, abiogenesis, Brian Miller, cells, genetic code, ice, intelligent design, materialism, Sarah Chaffee, self-organization, thermodynamics, tornadoes}

Tornadoes, Ice, and Cells: The Challenge from Thermodynamics to Origin-of-Life Scenarios

_{Science & Culture
June 24, 2017

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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This is a subject on which materialists are largely silent, and with good reason. Read More ›