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September 2, 2020

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Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
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, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, evolution, intelligent evolution, materialism, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Michael Flannery, natural selection, Peter Bowler, Social Darwinism, teleology, The World of Life, Tom Wolfe, University of Pennsylvania, William A. Dembski}

Dembski: “Recent Studies Have Vindicated Wallace” Over Darwin

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September 2, 2020

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design

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“Scholars have wasted their time trying to exonerate Darwin of responsibility for Social Darwinism, for he was a Social Darwinist.” Read More ›

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Date
July 27, 2020

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Biology
Intelligent Design
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, animals, Astrobiology Magazine, birds, Breitbart, Current Biology, Eric Anderson, evolutionists, GPS, Illustra Media, insects, intelligent design, Living Waters, lobsters, mammals, navigation, random mutation, reptiles, sea turtles, Swansea University, University of Oxford, University of Pennsylvania}

Many “Miracles”: Navigation Arose Independently Across Diverse Animal Species

_{Science & Culture
July 27, 2020

Biology, Intelligent Design

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From sea turtles to the family dog, animals travel unerringly over long distances using geophysical cues. And it all evolved, independently, by chance! Believe that? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 11, 2020

Categories
Medicine
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, __edited, ALS, altruism, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, death, euthanasia, Groningen protocol, humanity, infanticide, kidney, surgeons, The New England Journal of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, vultures}

“Surgeons as ‘Vultures’”: Medical Journal Pushes Harvesting Kidneys from Dying Patients

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 11, 2020

Medicine

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When organ-transplant medicine was launched, a wary society was solemnly promised that organs would be taken only from the dead. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 4, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Freedom
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, __k-review, biologic institute, Brian Miller, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, Darwin Day, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, Douglas Axe, Eugenie Scott, Free Science, Günter Bechly, Harvard University, intelligent design, lawyers, MIT, PhD students, poets, Richard Sternberg, Royal Society, Scientific Dissent From Darwinism, scientists, Summer Seminars, Third Way of Evolution, U.C. Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania}

“Scientific Dissent from Darwinism” List: The Tip of an Iceberg

_{David Klinghoffer
February 4, 2019

Evolution, Scientific Freedom

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The signers of the Dissent list have all risked their careers or reputations in signing. Such is the power of groupthink. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 24, 2019

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
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, __k-review, "survival of the fittest", Ajit Varki, Albert Einstein, animals, bread, chimpanzees, creativity, Darwinian evolution, David Premack, fire, human origins, humans, intelligence, Internet, iPhone, John West, Neanderthals, Noam Chomsky, Peaceful Science, S. Joshua Swamidass, Thomas Nagel, tools, University of Pennsylvania}

A Positive, Useful Discussion of Human Exceptionalism … On the Internet? Yes!

_{Ann Gauger
January 24, 2019

Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Not all humans can be concert pianists. Some humans can’t speak or get out of a wheelchair or remember their daughter’s name anymore. Here we enter into moral and ethical issues. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
September 18, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Psychology
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, __k-review, animals, beauty, brain, C.S. Lewis, chimpanzees, consciousness, Darwinian evolution, David Premack, emotions, Jane Goodall, love, mastodons, nerve cells, perception, poetry, rational thought, soul, University of Pennsylvania}

Beyond Adaptation: The Human Brain Is Something New

_{Ann Gauger
September 18, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Psychology

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Our brains have vastly more ability than is needed for survival, most notably the capacity for language and abstract thought. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 4, 2018

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
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, __k-review, academic freedom, Canada, Denyse O'Leary, Evolution News, Free Science, free speech, Globe and Mail, human rights, National Post, North America, students, University of Pennsylvania}

Free Speech or “Better Speech”?

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 4, 2018

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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What Denyse O’Leary calls “well-intentioned nonsense” will protect no one that needs protecting. Read More ›

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Date
February 14, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Actin, amino acids, cells, CRISPR, dark matter, Darwinian evolution, eLife, isoforms, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, mice, National Institutes of Health, Nature News, nucleotide, proteins, Stanford University, The Myth of Junk DNA, University of Pennsylvania}

More Secret Codes in “Junk DNA”

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February 14, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Scientists find the most interesting things when they suspect function in poorly understood parts of the genome. Read More ›

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Date
June 23, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Ann Gauger, Douglas Axe, evolution, intelligent design, Michael Denton, PNAS, protein folding, Undeniable (book), University of Pennsylvania}

Escape from Randomness: Can Foldons Explain Protein Functional Shapes?

_{Science & Culture
June 23, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Faced with impossible odds, materialists struggle to find natural laws that can fold a protein correctly the way life does. Read More ›