The third release in the “Baby Steps to Science” series is now out! Many people in the Intelligent Design movement are amateur scientists or science enthusiasts, and this post is about simple ways that you can get started not just enjoying science, but actually participating in the process! Baby Steps to Science Part 3: Collecting Observations
A friend of mine pointed me to a new, free ebook on viruses from University of Chicago Press. Looks interesting! A Planet of Viruses Enjoy!
Gregory Chaitin has a new book out, Proving Darwin: Making Biology Mathematical. I have always appreciated Chaitin, and consider him a friendly critic. He is one of the few Darwinists who can (a) appreciate the weaknesses of his own argument, (b) takes the time to examine the other hypothesis, and (c) disagree without trying to kick you out of the conversation. In fact, this book comes on the heals of his recognition of critical flaws in the Darwinian idea. He began his quest to develop a mathematical model of Darwinism because he thought that the idea that there wasn’t one was a major flaw for such a sweeping theory. He has in the mean time written much on metabiology (modeling Read More ›
The review process for the Engineering and Metaphysics conference has been completed, and the final abstracts have now been posted! If you want to come and see how such a multidisciplinary approach can aid engineers, philosophers, scientists, and theologians, you should register now to come and participate. The conference is June 15-16 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Engineering and Metaphysics conference is fast approaching, and abstracts are due this weekend! If you plan on submitting an abstract, but need more time, send an email to submissions@eandm2012.com . We’ve already got several presentations approved, and we have several fantastic ones in the pipeline, including subjects such as constructal theory, theological implications of engineering, engineering approaches to pain and suffering, and others. The conference is in Oklahoma, and we have presenters coming in from across the nation – from as far east as Washington, D.C. and as far West as California. This will be a great conference – I hope you can come! A few of the presenters are even authors on UD. Anyway, whether you are interested Read More ›
The initial set of abstracts for the Engineering and Metaphysics conference this summer has been posted. More will be coming, and they will be posted when they finish the review process. If you are interested in submitting an abstract for a talk, the deadline is fast approaching – March 31st. There are a lot of interesting ideas being discussed, and the conference will feature at least one open forum for topic discussion as well. It’s a lot to pack into two days, but it should be fun! Check out the conference website for more information or to register.
I watched this amazing video. What is amazing about it, is that I think that they are trying to make a point against ID-based theories of biology, but it does no such thing. Note that the first part of the video focuses on the definition of evolution. Is there anyone on the planet who disagrees with evolution as they have defined it? They say that evolution is the study of the change of gene frequencies over time. Who doesn’t disagree with that? This is ridiculous, because there is no one at all who disagrees. I find it amazing that the people who obviously spent a lot of time putting this video together didn’t manage to grasp the concept that the Read More ›
Here is a recent interview from Bob Enyart’s Real Science Friday show, talking about mutations being generated by controlled cellular systems rather than only being generated haphazardly. It also talks about materialism in the larger sense, and why non-materialists have a tough time following design arguments. Listen to the Interview Here
I just put out the next article in my “Baby Steps to Science” series. It talks about how the act of drawing nature can lead us to insights about nature that we might not otherwise pick up. Enjoy!
I am a big fan of amateur involvement in science. As such, I am starting a new series called “Baby Steps to Science,” published at Classical Conversations. The goal is to provide simple things that people can do to get their feet wet in scientific thought. The first article in the series, Counting, is up now. I have a few installments in this series written, and a general overview outlined, but I would also like feedback from the community – what should be included in the baby steps? I would also like to hear from our non-ID friends. This is surely an area where we can have some agreement rather than contention. What do you all think should be included Read More ›
An article over at classical conversations takes on the establishment’s insistence that common descent is as well-evidenced as has been suggested.
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In the article Evolution is a Big Word, I cover several issues. In our last installment, we discussed what the multiplicity of theories means for the claims of a consensus opinion about evolution. In this installment, I wanted to talk about the theories themselves. There are several questions I would like to propose to our readers: Of the theories listed, which ones do you think have the best evidence? Of the theories listed, which one is your favorite? What theories did I miss? (If you list a theory, please provide a link to a paper or book describing the theory) Which theories of evolution are consonant and/or dissonant with Intelligent Design? What are the theological and political corollaries of the Read More ›
I’ve mentioned the Engineering and Metaphysics conference a few times before. Basically, it is a conference dealing with the interaction between the nature of nature, and the nature of engineering. How does the nature of nature affect engineering? What does engineering tell us about the nature of nature? It’s somewhat of a practical followup to Baylor’s 2000 Nature of Nature conference. Well, today is the last day to register at the Early Bird price! To register or find out more information about the conference, see: http://www.eandm2012.com/ Walter Bradley, the author of the book that started the ID movement (The Mystery of Life’s Origin) will be the plenary speaker for the conference. Come and see the great research underway! Or, come Read More ›