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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 2, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, atheism, Baylor University, Christianity, faith and science, intelligent design, jesus, law, naturalism, Nobel Prize, Phillip E. Johnson, physicists, Scripture, Steven Weinberg, The Nature of Nature, theism, theists, University of Texas}

My Dinner with Steven and Louise Weinberg

_{William A. Dembski
April 2, 2024

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Weinberg was holding court, going on about how much he knew about the origin of the universe and how atheism was the only intellectually viable option. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 22, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, anthropology, common descent, Evolution News, Fossil Friday (series), Gutsick Gibbon, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, human evolution, human origins, Iron Age, Jackson Wheat, Kenya, monkeys, Olduvai Gorge, paleoanthropology, paleontology, Professor Dave, Tanzania, University of Texas, Wikipedia}

Fossil Friday: Stone Huts, Homo habilis, and Gutsick Gibbon

_{Günter Bechly
March 22, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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A PhD student of biological anthropology named Erika runs one of the more popular anti-creationist YouTube channels under her pseudonym Gutsick Gibbon. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
May 19, 2023

Categories
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Biola University, body, Center for Science and Culture, consciousness, Discovery Institute, dualism, hylomorphism, J.P. Moreland, materialism, Mereology, panpsychism, philosophy of mind, soul, Thomism, University of Texas}

Coming Soon: The Ultimate Defense of Substance Dualism

_{Peter Biles
May 19, 2023

Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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J. P. Moreland has written prolifically on the soul and the mind/body issue in the past. In this great volume, his views are cogently articulated and defended. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 2, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, ants, arthropods, behaviorism, engineers, Eric Cassell, evolution, foraging, intelligent design, Mexico, pheromones, PNAS, robotics, Stanford University, University of Arizona, University of Texas}

Ant Navigation Fascinates Engineers

_{David Coppedge
March 2, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Eric Cassell asks, “How did these complex programmed behaviors originate?” The question deserves a better answer than, “They evolved.” Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 18, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, ATP synthase, DNA, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, mitochondrial membrane, New Scientist, photosynthesis, UC Riverside, University of Texas}

If Nanomotors Are Designed, Why Not Biomotors?

_{David Coppedge
July 18, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Physical chemists are justifiably proud of their tiny motors that do little more than spin. How can they say that much more complex motors in life evolved? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 6, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Arizona State University, bacteria, environmentalists, intelligent design, landfills, magnetic field, magnetotactic bacteria, Michael Behe, microbes, microorganisms, nitrogen, plastics, Secrets of the Cell, U.C. Riverside, University of Texas, waste}

Wonderful Microbes Are the Planet’s Ecosystem Engineers

_{David Coppedge
June 6, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The few pathogens among bacteria give a bad rap to the majority that do wonderful things — for us and for our environment. Read More ›

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Date
June 25, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Atacama Desert, Caltech, cells, Chile, cicadas, fish, Michael Denton, Nature Communications, The Wonder of Water, University of Illinois, University of Texas, water}

Handling Water Like Nature Does — By Intelligent Design

_{Science & Culture
June 25, 2021

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Here in the Pacific Northwest we are heading into a possibly historic heatwave. Water is on everyone's mind. Nature beautifully anticipated our needs. Read More ›

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Date
January 5, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, alleles, animals, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Darwinian theory, ecosystems, foresight, fossil record, macroevolution, materialism, molecular machines, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, oxygen, pseudoscience, selection pressure, teleology, Thomas Malthus, University of Texas}

Can Natural Reward Theory Save Natural Selection?

_{Science & Culture
January 5, 2021

Evolution

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An evolutionist dismantles natural selection, then tries to rescue it with his own theory. It won’t work. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 23, 2019

Categories
Biology
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, David Klinghoffer, evolution, Francis Crick, intelligent design, J. Budziszewski, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Louisiana Science Education Act, Massachusetts, Neo-Darwinism, public education, Royal Society, teachers, Theodosius Dobzhansky, University of Texas}

When Biologists Speak to Biology Teachers, Cont.

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 23, 2019

Biology, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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As University of Texas political philosopher J. Budziszewski points out, some scientists modify their message on evolution when speaking to the teachers. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 20, 2019

Categories
Biology
Science Education
Tagged
, __edited, biologists, J. Budziszewski, Neo-Darwinism, Penn State, scientists, students, teachers, The Atlantic, Theodosius Dobzhansky, University of Texas}

When Biologists Speak to Biology Teachers

_{David Klinghoffer
September 20, 2019

Biology, Science Education

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Why should the reality be hidden from young people? Or from teachers? Read More ›