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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 24, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Being as Communion, blind search, computer science, Darwinists, evolution, fish stocks, intelligent design, machine learning, No Free Lunch, optimization, protein folding, proteins, University of Washington, William A. Dembski}

Optimization: A Key Concept in Intelligent Design

_{David Coppedge
August 24, 2022

Intelligent Design, Science

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Portraying neo-Darwinism’s mechanisms as optimization strategies is wishful thinking. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 4, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, aging, dementia, Dogs, health, Hungary, memory, mice, neuroscience, Texas A&M, University of Arizona, University of Washington}

Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks? It Depends

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 4, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Not much is known for sure about how dogs age. The Dog Aging Project aims to change that through systematic research programs. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 6, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, adenosine triphosphate, astrobiologists, atmosphere, ATP, China, coincidences, crust, Current Biology, earth, Energy, enzymes, fertilizer, food shortages, Japan, Leviticus, metals, Michael Denton, mitochondria, molecular machines, Morocco, New Scientist, nitrogen, nuts, Peru, phosphates, phosphorus, phosphorylation, potassium, poultry, prior fitness, Privileged Species, Russia, seafood, soil, The Miracle of Man, theropod, Ukraine, Ultrasaurus, University of Washington}

Miracle of Man: The Problem of Phosphorus

_{David Coppedge
July 6, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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To complete the argument for prior fitness of the elements for our Privileged Species, we must deal with the availability of another essential element. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 31, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiology, bioRxiv, C.S. Lewis, California, Christians, Europa, extraterrestrial life, Geophysical Research Letters, habitable zone, intelligent design, James Clerk Maxwell, James Webb Space Telescope, Jupiter, life, Mars, Michael Denton, Mono Lake, Mount Everest, NASA, Paul Sutter, SETI, solar system, The Miracle of Man, University of Copenhagen, University of Washington, Venus, volcanism, water, wind}

Astrobiology Points to the “Miracle of Man”

_{David Coppedge
May 31, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Scientists are making observations that add to Denton’s case, further constraining the requirements for habitability. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 7, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, David Barash, earthworms, evolution, exothermic life, intelligence, invertebrates, Nautilus, neuroscience, pain, panpsychism, Richard Dawkins, sentience, slaughter, University of Washington}

Evolutionary Psychologist Argues that Worms Feel Pain. But How?

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 7, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Neuroscience & Mind

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Wait. Barash’s hypothesis overlooks the fact that suffering is more than an alarm system. An alarm could be going off in an empty building. Read More ›

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Date
July 23, 2021

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, aliens, Carl Sagan, Casey Luskin, chemical evolution, Cornell University, Curiosity rover, Darwinism, Enceladus, Francesco Redi, Jonathan Bartlett, Jonathan Lunine, Jonathan O’Callaghan, Louis Pasteur, maggots, Mars, methane, microbes, Mind Matters, New Scientist, phosphine, probabilistic resources, The Conversation, University of Arizona, University of Washington, Venus}

Methane Causes Space Aliens?

_{Science and Culture
July 23, 2021

Physical Sciences

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Recent sensational headlines give astute readers occasion to contrast valid scientific inferences from leaps of faith based on worldview assumptions. Read More ›

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Date
March 8, 2021

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atheism, Ball State University, Big Bang, Canceled Science, cosmic fine-tuning, Eric Hedin, freedom from religion foundation, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, physicists, Robert Crowther, scientists, The Boundaries of Science, University of Washington}

“Canceled” Physicist Eric Hedin Explores the Boundaries of Science

_{Science and Culture
March 8, 2021

Physical Sciences

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Robert Crowther and author Eric Hedin begin by revisiting the atheist attack on Hedin and his Ball State University course, "The Boundaries of Science." Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
February 16, 2021

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, atheism, Ball State University, cancel culture, censorship, Discovery Institute Press, Eric Hedin, Europe, free speech, freedom from religion foundation, Indiana, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, naturalism, News, pre-order, purpose, scientific materialism, University of Washington}

New Book by Physicist Eric Hedin Challenges Atheist Cancel Culture

_{Jonathan Witt
February 16, 2021

Scientific Freedom

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Atheists targeted the Ball State University scientist after they learned his honors course dared to expose students to evidence of design in the universe. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
December 27, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, “Learning in War-Time”, Adolf Hitler, Anglo-Irish writers, anxiety, Belfast, bleach, Boxen, C.S. Lewis, Castlereagh Hills, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cherry blossoms, churches, coronavirus, Europe, fear, grocery stores, gyms, hand sanitizer, isolation, Letters of C.S. Lewis, Marion Wade Center, movie theaters, Nazis, Northern Ireland, pandemic, restaurants, rubbing alcohol, Seattle, The Weight of Glory, toilet paper, tuberculosis, University of Washington, W.H. Lewis, war, Wheaton College, World War I, World War II, worry}

#6 Story of 2020: Amid a Pandemic, Wisdom from C. S. Lewis

_{John G. West
December 27, 2020

Faith & Science

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Lewis's advice seems eerily applicable to our own situation, just substitute “pandemic” for “war.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 31, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, African-American history, Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition, Black Lives Matter, Bronx Zoo, Civic Biology, Cristián Samper, Darwinian evolution, Discovery Institute, eugenics, evolutionary science, Fox News, George Floyd, Human Zoos, John West, Madison Grant, multiplication table, New York Times, Ota Benga, Philippines, pseudoscientific racism, pygmy, Robin DiAngelo, Seattle, The Passing of the Great Race, University of Washington, White Fragility, Wildlife Conservation Society}

Something Is Missing from Bronx Zoo’s Apology

_{David Klinghoffer
July 31, 2020

Bioethics, Evolution

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The truth is that placing a man in the Monkey House was intended as an education for the public in Darwinian evolution. Read More ›