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Denyse O'Leary
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November 6, 2020
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When science becomes fiction, it often appears happy with the transformation

Denyse O'Leary
November 6, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Science
Re "attempts to silence naysayers": Seriously, at least half of all Darwinism in print would likely be discredited if naysayers were given a respectful hearing. Sure, some of it is salvageable but without honest critique from outside Fort Darwin, how would you know which half? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 6, 2020
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Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience
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A neuroscientist on why we can build human-like brains, thanks to the accidental cosmos

Denyse O'Leary
November 6, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience
To be clear, the basis for Brenner’s confidence is not advances in computer science or neuroscience as such. The basis is that human intelligence originated by accident (“blind fancies”). He is entitled to that opinion but he hasn’t offered evidence for thinking that it is science. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 5, 2020
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Animal minds, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Arrangement of fossils gives insights into mammal behavior at 75 million years ago

Denyse O'Leary
November 5, 2020
Animal minds, Evolution, Intelligent Design
Researchers: F. primaevus’ powerful shoulders and elbows that are similar to today’s living burrowing animals … Furthermore, the animals found were a mixture of multiple mature adults and young adults, suggesting these were truly social groups as opposed to just parents raising their young. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 5, 2020
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Karsten Pultz comes to the defense of the Elsevier editors who say they did not know that the Hossjer–Thorvaldsen paper was ID-friendly

Denyse O'Leary
November 5, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Peer review, Science
The editors need not, of course, sympathize with the ID perspective to think that evidence for it should be permitted to be discussed. At one time, that was a conventional intellectual position. But the Darwinians, as we’ve said here earlier, are an early flowering of Cancel Culture. No evidence may be discussed that may be thought to favor an Incorrect view. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 4, 2020
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horizontal gene transfer, Intelligent Design
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Could symbiosis with bacteria play a role in the widespread use of magnetic navigation in animals?

Denyse O'Leary
November 4, 2020
horizontal gene transfer, Intelligent Design
Evolution News and Science Today describes the idea as “little more than a hunch” but one worth pursuing. It involves endosymbiosis and horizontal gene transfer. Its a start towards a reasonable explanation and way better than classic Darwinism. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 4, 2020
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Advice to experts on humility

Denyse O'Leary
November 4, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Peer review, Science
Ballantyne is known for the concept of “epistemic trespassing,” where a scholar, convinced that his thesis explains the universe, invades other disciplines like the mad bull charging into the literary tearoom. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 4, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Tree of life
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Newly discovered lizard skull is “perplexing” Its place in Tree of Life uncertain

Denyse O'Leary
November 4, 2020
Intelligent Design, Tree of life
So the “tree of life” is now a “forest of possibilities.” Researcher: The case of where exactly to put the perplexing lizard highlights an important lesson for paleontologists: just because a specimen fits in one place doesn't mean that it won't fit equally well into another. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 4, 2020
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Genetics, Intelligent Design
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Massive new study shows that height is largely inherited

Denyse O'Leary
November 4, 2020
Genetics, Intelligent Design
From the story, we count 50% of human height as explained by genetics, at least in persons of European ancestry. But apparently it takes 9,900 DNA markers to account for something as straightforward as height. And all that just happened randomly, we are told… Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 3, 2020
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Convergent evolution, Intelligent Design
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In addition to other weird characteristics, the platypus has biofluorescent fur

Denyse O'Leary
November 3, 2020
Convergent evolution, Intelligent Design
Talk about convergent evolution. And if the timing of the split is correct, 150 million years was the amount of time available, not half a billion years. ... at least one species of tardigrade lights up as well. One wonders how exactly the individual species of tardigrade (water bear) began to do that. What was the time frame there? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 3, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Plants
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There is now a philosophy of plant biology—and a call for abstracts

Denyse O'Leary
November 3, 2020
Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Plants
Everyone knows plants don't have minds but they do have a lot of intelligence. Just an accident or part of the intelligence massively inherent in nature? From what source? Darwinism grows increasingly difficult to believe. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 2, 2020
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Cell biology, Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism, Origin Of Life
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The philosopher and the biologist offer a “fantasy” of how Darwinism can create minds

Denyse O'Leary
November 2, 2020
Cell biology, Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism, Origin Of Life
The problem isn’t with their believing that cells feature lots of intelligence but with their effort to equate human and cellular intelligence. Human intelligence is something quite different. Read More ›