Tag: University of Washington

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
March 2, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Origin of Life
Tagged
, agnostics, audience members, biology, Christianity, cosmology, creator, Duke University, earth, evidence, faith and science, High Point University, information, meaning, MIT, origin of life, philosophy, planets, purpose, religion, religious doctrines, Rice Broocks, science, skepticism, truth, UC Berkeley, universities, University of Washington}

Postcard from North Carolina: College Students Respond to Scientific Evidence for a Creator

_{Brian Miller
March 2, 2026

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Origin of Life

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Skepticism should be a last resort rather than a starting point. If truth is knowable, we should pursue it as our highest priority. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
July 23, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Baylor University, Brian Miller, Charles Thaxton, Christianity Today, coconuts, Dallas, David Klinghoffer, evolution, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, James Tour, Jon Buell, Jonathan Wells, Michael Ruse, origin of life, Phillip E. Johnson, professors, Richard Dawkins, Robert J. Marks II, Robert Shapiro, Roger Olsen, Southern Methodist University, Stephen Meyer, Texas, Texas A&M, The Blind Watchmaker, They Mystery of Life's Origin, University of Washington, Walter Bradley, Washington University}

Remembering Walter Bradley (1943–2025)

_{William A. Dembski
July 23, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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I’m going to describe some of my personal encounters with Walter that are not in his biography. These I hope will bring to light the man in a fresh way. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 13, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, chimp genome, chimpanzees, common ancestry, common design, computer programmers, Discovery Institute, Donald Trump, Evolution News, geneticists, human genome, humans, National Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), signage, Smithsonian Institution, Supplemental Data, taxpayers, University of Washington}

Challenged on the “1 Percent” Myth, Smithsonian Gives a Meaningless Non-Answer

_{David Klinghoffer
June 13, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Note to President Trump: I find this pretty disrespectful to the people who pay the bills at the Smithsonian. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 12, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ATP synthase, BioEssays, Bruce Alberts, complex life, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, convergent evolution, Darwin's Dilemma, Darwinian evolution, intelligent design, ions, neo-Darwinian mechanism, nuclear pore complex, proteins, science, University of Washington}

Is It Becoming Acceptable to Speak of Biological Systems and Processes in Terms of Design?

_{David Coppedge
March 12, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In this example, think of the Darwinese as packing peanuts that can be removed to get to the important items inside. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Tagged
, chimpanzees, culture, David Barash, Denyse O'Leary, Disney, fiction, fungi, horror, human beings, humans, humanzee, materialism, movies, Museum of Natural History, mushrooms, music, nihilism, Periodic Table, Pinocchio, Seattle, soul, stars, supernova, University of Washington, Victor Davis Hanson, young people}

Humans and Fungi: In Wish, Disney Goes to War on Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
December 14, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences

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Dismantling the discontinuity of humans with nature is the goal of a cheery, innocent-sounding Disney song. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, David Barash, dehumanization, evolutionary theory, Holy Grail, humans, humanzee, Nautilus, pain, Rob Sheldon, Soviet Union, Templeton Foundation, University of Washington, worms}

Return (Yet Again) of the Humanzee

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 14, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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So it comes down to a war on the human soul. Now, here’s the interesting part: Humans are self-evidently unique. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 2, 2023

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, arms, behavior, brain, consciousness, information, intelligence, jellyfish, learning, lions, marine biologists, nervous system, neurons, neuroscientists, octopuses, orcas, University of Washington, wolves}

Octopus Intelligence — A Challenge for Evolution

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 2, 2023

Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Could such a different neurology really evolve purely by natural selection acting on random mutations? Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 21, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino-acid sequences, Biochemical Predestination, complex specified information, Dean Kenyon, Hubert Yockey, information, information theory, Irreducible Complexity, James Tour, perpetual motion machine, Rice University, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Stephen Meyer, synthetic organic chemistry, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Washington, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Washington DC}

Information and Life’s Origin — A Retrospective View

_{Eric Hedin
June 21, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Unguided natural processes, according to the generalized Second Law, cannot systematically increase the information content of a closed system over time. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Planetology
Tagged
, antibodies, astronauts, bioengineering, cells, diseases, genome, health, information, medicine, microchips, mRNA vaccines, mRNAs, proteins, University of Washington}

Is Information the Future of Biology and Medicine?

_{Casey Luskin
November 14, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Medicine, Planetology

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University of Washington’s Georg Seelig wants to “design molecules” and “write genetic information.” Read More ›

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Date
September 17, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, Europe, gender affirmation, gender dysphoria, information, medicine, mental health, Michael Egnor, National Health Service, patients, penis, Seattle, surgery, teenagers, testicles, United States, University of Washington}

Egnor: Why More Sex Change Medicine for Teens in U.S. than Europe?

_{Science & Culture
September 17, 2022

Bioethics, Medicine

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One factor in the difference between the United States and Europe may be less accurate information in the United States. Read More ›