Monthly Archives: April 2007
Are you infuriated about religious fanatics from Tel Aviv saying we are not descended from Lucy?
| April 30, 2007 | Posted by Galapagos Finch under Intelligent Design |
Sign the “I Love Lucy†petition at TheBRITES.org.
Global Warming on Mars: A Mere Coincidence
| April 30, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Global Warming, Off Topic |
The planet Mars it seems has heated up a half degree since 1970 just like the Earth has. Its southern ice cap is melting just as the northern glaciers are melting on Earth. But it’s all just a big coincidence. Nothing to see here folks. It’s not the sun getting warmer heating both Earth and […]
Words “Intelligent” and “Design” Can’t Be Used Together in K-12
| April 29, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Off Topic |
The words intelligent and design are banned when used together in public schools. What other words are the modern day censors trying to ban when used together you might ask. Warning: You probably won’t want to know. But if you do
Washington DC Event – Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, April 30, 2007
| April 27, 2007 | Posted by scordova under Culture, Darwinism, Legal |
Discovery Institute and FRC present: Washington DC Event – Darwin’s Dangerous Idea The Disturbing Legacy of America’s Eugenics Crusade. There is live video available for those who wish to see the event remotely. Dr. John West of the Discovery Institute shows the connection between Darwin’s ideas and America’s Eugenics Crusade.
Arthur Stanley Eddington, Darwinists, and Repugnant Notions
| April 26, 2007 | Posted by GilDodgen under Intelligent Design |
I have no “philosophical axe to grind” in this discussion. Philosophically, the notion of a beginning of the present order of Nature is repugnant to me. I am simply stating the dilemma to which our present fundamental conception of physical law leads us. I see no way round it; but whether future developments of science […]
Two More Scientists Say Manmade Global Warming is Hogwash
| April 26, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Global Warming, Off Topic |
Global warming debate ‘irrational’: scientists Stephanie Stein / Standard-Freeholder Local News – Thursday, April 26, 2007 @ 10:00 The current debate about global warming is “completely irrational,” and people need to start taking a different approach, say two Ottawa scientists. Carleton University science professor Tim Patterson said global warming will not bring about the downfall […]
Icon of Evolution “Lucy” Bites the Dust
| April 26, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design |
Another icon of evolution, the world famous fossil “Lucy” was found to not be in the modern human lineage at all. The interesting part of this is that this is extremely newsworthy but because it casts a very unflattering light on so many scientists who, uncritically it seems, placed Lucy in the modern human line […]
Clutching at Evolutionary Straws
| April 26, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design |
Photosynthesis research on yellowtops: Macroevolution in progress. Kutschera U, Niklas KJ. Institut fur Biologie, Universitat Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, 34109 Kassel, Germany. My emphasis. The vast majority of angiosperms, including most of the agronomically important crop plants (wheat, etc.), assimilate CO(2) through the inefficient C(3) pathway of photosynthesis. Under ambient conditions these organisms loose about 1/3 […]
Grand Champion of the “2007 Push Them in the Fire Tournament” is disqualified at this year’s Darwin Camp Jubilee
| April 25, 2007 | Posted by Galapagos Finch under Intelligent Design |
This annual competition teaches Darwin Scouts applied natural selection and survival of the fittest. This year’s winner, a 28 year old ex-motorcycle gang member from Oakland, California, shows no remorse after cheating. Darwin Scouts must be between the ages of 8 and 14. “Let him keep the prize,†says Finch. “There are no rules in […]
MU Professor Taking the ‘Heat’
| April 25, 2007 | Posted by leebowman under Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design |
Columbia Medical Professor John Marshall made the case for scientific acceptance of Intelligent Design last night before 100 or so guests, and found himself taking fire from his peers for his view. Marshall, a signer of the ‘Dissent From Darwinism’ document and vocal supporter of ID as science is once again under attack for his […]
Paul Nelson & Michael Shermer at Cal Poly, Thursday April 26
| April 24, 2007 | Posted by Paul Nelson under Intelligent Design |
Michael Shermer and I will be debating evolution and intelligent design at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Thursday, April 26, 2007. Venue: Chumash Auditorium, located at the second floor of the University Union. The debate starts at 8:00 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. The event is free to Cal Poly students, $10 at […]
Did the premier organization of Christians in science really choose to target fellow Christians instead of materialism in science? Apparently so.
| April 24, 2007 | Posted by O'Leary under Intelligent Design |
In “American Scientific Affiliation – whatever happened to its mission?”, Bill Dembski alludes to an earlier post of mine: I write this post to put into perspective Denyse O’Leary’s recent remarks about the “gutting of a spiritual tradition from within” (see here  the relevance of her remarks to the ASA cannot be missed) and […]
American Scientific Affiliation — Whatever happened to its mission?
| April 23, 2007 | Posted by William Dembski under Philosophy, Religion, Science |
The ASA (American Scientific Affiliation) is an organization of scientists who are Christians. It has traditionally been strongly pro theistic evolution. Its most prominent member is Francis Collins. I’m also a member. About three years ago I received the following mass mailing from the ASA’s Jack Haas (I’ve known Jack since 1990 and our exchanges […]
Frank Tipler’s New Book
| April 22, 2007 | Posted by William Dembski under Philosophy, Religion, Science |
My good friend Frank Tipler‘s new book THE PHYSICS OF CHRISTIANITY is coming out shortly (see the listing here at Amazon.com). I’ve invited Frank to contribute to this blog about this book and any other topics of interest to him.
The world inside the cell – in alphabetical order/New Mindful Hack stories
| April 22, 2007 | Posted by O'Leary under Intelligent Design |
Here are some animations of the machinery of living cells, which I have encountered from various sources and put in alphabetical order for convenience. You might want to bookmark the file, as I plan to add to it,
Friday Musings: Denialists and ID — A Reversal of Roles?
| April 20, 2007 | Posted by GilDodgen under Intelligent Design |
Even the most vociferous and vehement ID opponents (e.g., Richard Dawkins) admit that design in nature appears to be self-evident. Why then, the heroic efforts to explain design away, with such silliness as random variation and natural selection providing the engine that produced highly sophisticated biological software and information-processing systems? I remain completely bewildered by […]
Arguments from Incredulity – A Double Standard
| April 20, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science |
I was reading The origin of the brain lies in a worm on the evolution of the central nervous system (CNS) and found a presumption in it based on nothing more than an Argument from Incredulity about the origin of complexity. My emphasis. “Our findings were overwhelming,” says Alexandru Denes, who carried out the research […]
Textbook watch: Why pretend that textbooks have not gone well beyond the evidence in promoting Darwin’s theory?
| April 20, 2007 | Posted by O'Leary under Intelligent Design |
Recently, a comment by a Lance Duval appeared in the combox for the Post-Darwinist’s “Marsupial frogs: Another reason to check out of Darwinism”. Duval trashed ID embryologist Jonathan Wells, arguing that Darwin never really believed in recapitulation of embryos and that it has not been taught in textbooks since the 1920s. Now, a little background: Jonathan […]
All flagellar genes derive from a single gene
| April 20, 2007 | Posted by William Dembski under Darwinism, Evolution |
A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences makes the startling claim that all flagellar genes “originated through the successive duplication and modification of a few, or perhaps even a single, precursor gene” (see abstract below). While consistent with Darwinian evolution, such excessive hyperevolution was too much even for the hyperevolutionists […]
ISCID and ARN member Albert de Roos in 3 peer-reviewed journals
| April 19, 2007 | Posted by scordova under Intelligent Design |
Albert de Roos is a long time participant at International Society of Complexity Information and Design and Access Research Network. de Roos is not formally an advocate of intelligent design theory but has been a friendly and valuable supporter of the dialogue. His papers argue that in order for evolution to proceed, evolution must proceed […]
