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Intelligent Design

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Eric Hedin
Date
May 25, 2022
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Intelligent Design
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At Evolution News: Günter Bechly repudiates “Professor Dave’s” attacks against ID

Caspian
May 25, 2022
Intelligent Design, worldview
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Bechly: In the end, Farina’s potshots against intelligent design and Discovery Institute completely miss their targets. “Professor Dave” needs to do more than recycle past discredited claims if he wants to be taken seriously by anyone genuinely interested in pursuing the truth. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
May 24, 2022
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Intelligent Design
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At Evolution News: Man, with His Special Place in Nature, Was Designed to Use Fire

Caspian
May 24, 2022
Intelligent Design
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With the evidence of our unique fitness for fire-making, the picture is complete. Nature is uniquely fit for man, designed with us in mind. The anthropocentric claim of Judeo-Christian tradition is vindicated. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
May 23, 2022
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
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Ghostly ‘mirror world’ might be cause of cosmic controversy 

Caspian
May 23, 2022
Cosmology, Intelligent Design
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University of New Mexico: New research suggests an unseen ‘mirror world’ of particles that interacts with our world only via gravity that might be the key to solving a major puzzle in cosmology today – the Hubble constant problem. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
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May 23, 2022
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Intelligent Design
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Article by David Snoke: Spontaneous Appearance of Life and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Caspian
May 23, 2022
Intelligent Design
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Dr. Snoke's recent article, published in Biocosmos, dives into the important topic of the link between the 2nd law of thermodynamics, information theory, and living systems. He explores the notion of physical law, similar to the 2nd law, that applies to information, and concludes that "there is a fundamental entropy problem with the origin of life." Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 22, 2022
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Animal minds
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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Gene-edited hamsters did not behave as expected

News
May 22, 2022
Animal minds, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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Hamsters from hell. Quote of the decade: “We don't understand this system as well as we thought we did.” One suspects that some of these people are going to learn respect for the design of life the hard way. Hope it’s not too hard on the rest of us. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 22, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Mind
Neuroscience
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At Mind Matters News: Study: Eight-week mindfulness courses do not change the brain

News
May 22, 2022
Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
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O'Leary: Eight-week courses don't provide enough time. Tibetan monks can control metabolism and even brain waves through meditation but they devote their lives to it. It would be more surprising if that fact had no effect on their brains than if it does. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 22, 2022
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Intelligent Design
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At Evolution News: Natural Machinery Operates Without Intervention; But How?

News
May 22, 2022
Intelligent Design
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David Coppedge: "The old mechanical philosophy is hopelessly inadequate for these realities. The reason? We know from our experience that unguided natural law does not produce machinery, factories, and quality control. Something else is required: information." He recommended Bill Dembski's book, Being as Communion. Read More ›