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July 12, 2020
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A meditation on our moral struggle/ enslavement in the face of knowing the right

kairosfocus
July 12, 2020
Intelligent Design

One of the most humbling aspects of the human dilemma is that too often we consent to the right but find ourselves trapped in or at least struggling with the wrong. This is discussed in Rom 7: Rom 7:21 . . . I find it to be a law [–> of reliable observation, a law of human nature] that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver Read More ›

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Denyse O'Leary
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July 10, 2020
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Convergent evolution, Intelligent Design
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Researchers: Toothed and non-toothed (baleen) whales evolved similar features independently

Denyse O'Leary
July 10, 2020
Convergent evolution, Intelligent Design
Researcher: "The degree to which baleen whales and dolphins independently arrive at the same overall swimming adaptations, rather than these traits evolving once in the common ancestor of both groups, surprised us," Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 9, 2020
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science

COVID-19 and fading respect for Big Science

Denyse O'Leary
July 9, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
It’s not the uncertainty that is the problem. It’s the demand for belief and obedience to a variety of conflicting claims in the face of such uncertainty. Sooner or later people begin to doubt whatever they hear, even in matters about which there is considerable certainty. And Big Science is bringing that on itself. It isn't the "enemies of science" who are doing it. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 9, 2020
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Fine tuning, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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Study: Enzymes act very specifically to control double-strand breaks

Denyse O'Leary
July 9, 2020
Fine tuning, Genetics, Intelligent Design
At ScienceDaily: "It's like an engine mechanic who has a set of tools at his disposal," Dr. Sung said. "The tool he uses depends on the issue that needs to be repaired. In like fashion, each DNA repair tool in our cells is designed to repair a distinctive type of break in our DNA." Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 8, 2020
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Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
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At New Scientist: Reshaping reality via new gravity theory – Rob Sheldon comments

Denyse O'Leary
July 8, 2020
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
Sheldon: This is another example of the crises we encounter when there is a marriage between fake news and speculative theorizing. It isn’t just epidemiology and global warming, but large swathes of the “hard” sciences are misled by junk data. Read More ›