Tag: V.J. Torley

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 23, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, Brian Josephson, Cambridge University, Cavendish Laboratory, Charles Townes, Closer to Truth, creativity, evolution, intelligent design, Nobel Prize, PBS, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, theistic evolution, V.J. Torley}

#10 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Nobel Laureate Is “80 Percent” Confident in Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
December 23, 2017

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

4}

He compares design in evolution to human creativity, and concedes that his ideas about ID may not be consistent with traditional theism. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 15, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, codons, Dennis Venema, DNA, Eugene Koonin, genetic code, Harry Potter, hydrogen peroxide, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, Michael Yarus, Mount Rushmore, multiverse, nucleotides, proteins, Pythagorean Theorem, RNA, tRNA, V.J. Torley}

The Origin of Life: The Information Challenge

_{Brian Miller
December 15, 2017

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

9}

Today I will identify the fundamentally different approaches by ID advocates and critics toward assessing evidence. Read More ›

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post

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

8}

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

8}

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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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
December 10, 2017

Categories
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __k-review, abstraction, brain, Cartesian dualism, craniopagus twins, David Klinghoffer, Denyse O'Leary, images, knowledge, Krista Hogan, learning, materialism, memory, mind, perception, Tatiana Hogan, thomas, Thomas Aquinas, Thomistic dualism, V.J. Torley}

The Craniopagus Twins and Thomistic Dualism

_{Michael Egnor
December 10, 2017

Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning

15}

Krista and Tatiana Hogan provide a remarkable opportunity to deepen our understanding of the human mind. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 2, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and the Genome, alleles, bottleneck, Broad Institute, Dennis Venema, haplotypes, heterozygosity, human origins, inbreeding, London, nature, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Oxford University, population genetics, population size, Queen Mary University, Richard Buggs, Trinity Western University, V.J. Torley}

Geneticists Debate a First Human Pair — Continued; Where Is Dennis Venema?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 2, 2017

Faith & Science, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Genuine scientific debate on fundamental issues that real people care about is such a rarity that when it happens, you almost want to pinch yourself to make sure you’re not dreaming. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 17, 2016

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Tagged
, __tedited, common descent, common design, convergence, design motifs, emergence, Endogenous retroviruses, explanatory power, genetic code, logic, origin of information, placenta, predictions, probabilities, separate ancestry, syllogism, V.J. Torley}

The Placenta Problem: How Common Descent Fails

_{Ann Gauger
June 17, 2016

Biology, Genetics

9}

Philosopher Vincent Torley (and Professor Josh Swamidass) have been trying to persuade me that common descent is the only rational view to affirm. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 16, 2016

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Zoology
Tagged
, __tedited, common ancestry, common descent, design detection, genetic similarities, human genome, junk DNA, marsupials, materialistic science, opossum, pseudogenes, software analogy, synteny, unguided natural processes, V.J. Torley}

The Opossum’s Tale: The Torley Saga, Cont.

_{Ann Gauger
June 16, 2016

Biology, Genetics, Zoology

8}

I'll make this simple. The evidence for synteny in opossums and chickens is good. Surprised? Read More ›

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post

Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 14, 2016

Categories
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __tedited, BioLogos, common ancestry, Dennis Venema, DNA, Research, S. Joshua Swamidass, sequence alignment, synteny, universal common ancestry, V.J. Torley, vitellogenin}

Having a BLAST: The Torley Saga, Cont.

_{Ann Gauger
June 14, 2016

Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

7}

There has been an ongoing discussion between Dr. Vincent Torley, a philosopher, and myself on the subject of pseudogenes, synteny, and common descent. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 10, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __tedited, absence of evidence, common descent, egg laying, genes, genetic similarities, S. Joshua Swamidass, scientific debate, scientific reasoning, synteny, V.J. Torley}

Vincent Torley Thinks I Have Egg on My Face

_{Ann Gauger
June 10, 2016

Evolution, Genetics

12}

I didn't expect to be honored by a 7500-word broadside by philosopher Dr. Vincent Torley, assisted by Dr. Josh Swamidass of Washington University. Read More ›