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Denyse O'Leary
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September 21, 2021
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At Lancet: An appeal for an honest debate in science about the origin of COVID-19

Denyse O'Leary
September 21, 2021
Intelligent Design, Peer review, Philosophy, Science
We wish Jacques van Helden and his co-authors good luck getting an honest discussion going. It’s not like China is going to become transparent anytime soon. In any event, few virus researchers would want to be told bluntly that, because gain-of-function research in viruses can go badly wrong, they now face controls. Some nations wouldn’t heed the controls. And nature never responds - on her own - to calls for clarification. Most likely, whatever happened with COVID will need to happen again a few more times until a pattern develops. Then we’ll see. It doesn’t help that Lancet itself became politicized in recent years. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 19, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life
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Granville Sewell on the first “self-replicating” cardboard box

Denyse O'Leary
September 19, 2021
Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life
Sewell: In reality, to be really self-replicating like living things, it would have to go get its own cardboard, so maybe it would need wheels and an axe to cut down trees and a small sawmill to make cardboard out of wood... Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 19, 2021
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Design inference, Intelligent Design
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New vid from the John 10:10 Project: God is in the details

Denyse O'Leary
September 19, 2021
Design inference, Intelligent Design
From the blurb: "In this fascinating video, superb microscopic photography reveals some of the hidden wonders that enable butterflies to thrive on earth, while filling our eyes with unforgettable evidence of intelligent design in the living world." Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 19, 2021
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Policy analyst: More funding is not going to solve current science problems

Denyse O'Leary
September 19, 2021
Intelligent Design, Peer review, Science
Two thoughts: Unclear what Dr. Mills means by a “so-called” “replication crisis.” There IS a replication crisis. They can call it an ice cream cone if they want. Second, more funding, under the circumstances, not only “could” make the problems worse; they almost certainly WILL do so. If systemic issues are not addressed, more funding helps magnify the problem. It’s like giving a gambling addict more money. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 19, 2021
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Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
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At Mind Matters News: Researchers: The universe simulated itself into existence

Denyse O'Leary
September 19, 2021
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
The paper, which appeared in Entropy in 2020, is open access. The most significant element of this new theory is surely that it is explicitly a theory of “panconsciousness” and non-materialism. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 19, 2021
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Cell biology, Intelligent Design
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At Quanta: “The molecular signaling systems of complex cells are nothing like simple electronic circuits.”

Denyse O'Leary
September 19, 2021
Cell biology, Intelligent Design
Actually, the best way to understand the systems would be that they are somewhat like a great novel. To someone with no understanding of the language, it might seem like a “riot” or “mess” of meaningless characters. To someone who does understand the language and has a mature appreciation of literature and life, it seems like “a sophisticated signal-processing system that can extract information reliably and efficiently from complicated cocktails of” life. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 19, 2021
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At least, the “science of obesity” is now a legitimate topic of discussion

Denyse O'Leary
September 19, 2021
Intelligent Design, Peer review, Philosophy, Science
Another well-known science writer, Ross Pomeroy, says Gary Taubes is wrong. It is a good thing we get to hear both sides of the argument. That is not happening often enough. People who complain about popular doubt or denial of science are too often among the first to demand that only their side of the argument be published — thus fueling the very thing they complain about. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 18, 2021
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Artificial Intelligence, Design inference, Intelligent Design, Peer review
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Design inference: AI, ID, and detecting deceit

Denyse O'Leary
September 18, 2021
Artificial Intelligence, Design inference, Intelligent Design, Peer review
The next iterations of science fraud will employ machine learning trained on enough of the internet to avoid obvious goofs. We will need better, more sophisticated methods. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 18, 2021
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Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Laszlo Bencze: Just another gratuitous use of the word “evolution” in the WSJ

Denyse O'Leary
September 18, 2021
Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
Bencze: Did the arterial network sprout long before the giraffe's long neck evolved? Sadly evolution can’t look ahead to provide things that will be useful in the future, so no go. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 17, 2021
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Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Researchers: Cichlids are causing a rethink of the “fundamentals of evolution”

Denyse O'Leary
September 17, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design
Researcher: Remarkably, this constraint seems to be the key to cichlid's success by promoting rapid shifts in jaw shapes and feeding ecology, all of which is likely to be an advantage in a dynamic and fluctuating environment, like the East African Rift Valley, where Lake Malawi is located. "The constraint is actually facilitating cichlid evolution, rather than impeding it," says Conith. Read More ›