Irreducible Complexity – Christian Life Coaching Franklin Tennessee

05Mar 2023 by Post

Yes, Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence — Let’s Hear Some for Darwinian Evolution

Carl Sagan, chemical processes, computers, Cosmos (series), Evidence, Evolution, Evolution News, fossils, human brains, intelligence, Intelligent Design, iPhones, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, natural causes, natural selection, origin of life, physics, Second Law of Thermodynamics, self-replicating machines, Technology, tornado, unintelligent forces

Carl Sagan famously said, “I believe that the extraordinary should be pursued. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Source

02Feb 2023 by Post

Dallas Conference: What Does “The Science” Really Say about Faith?

Andrew McDiarmid, Archaeology, Bible, Center for Science & Culture, Chemistry, Children, COVID-19, Culture & Ethics, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, Darwinism, Exodus, Faith & Science, Geology, Howard Glicksman, human body, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, James Tour, Jonathan McLatchie, lockdowns, mandates, media, Nancy Pearcey, public health, scientists, Stephen Meyer, Steve Laufmann, Titus Kennedy, transgenderism, Vaccines

This year's conference, February 17 and 18, will tackle subjects we haven't explored before, including archaeology, transgenderism, and tech addiction. Source

05Jan 2023 by Post

Minimal Complexity Problem in Prey Detection by the Sand Scorpion

Angstrom, arachnids, beetle, compression waves, Darwinian theory, Fundamentals of Physics, hydrogen atom, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Life Sciences, minimal-complexity problem, Mojave Desert, Oregon State University, Philip H. Brownell, Physics, Earth & Space, pincers, propagation speed, Rayleigh waves, sand scorpion, science, scorpion, sensors

The scorpion can detect tiny vibrations, of order 1 Angstrom (the size of a hydrogen atom) in amplitude, that emanate from its prey. Source

03Jan 2023 by Post

Life as a Half-Full Glass

babies, baseball, childbirth, complaining, conception, Evolution, Evolution News, Faith & Science, fallopian tube, federal laws, Howard Glicksman, Human Errors, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, jellyfish, Jesus, John Newton, koalas, legislators, micronutrients, miracles, movie directors, Nathan Lents, Neo-Darwinism, pitchers, praising, science, scurvy, Steve Laufmann, Stuart Burgess, vitamin C, Your Designed Body

A 2018 book by biologist Nathan Lents is full of complaints about our bodies. Professor Lents has been answered in detail already. Source

20Nov 2022 by Post

Evolution of Human Consciousness Solved! — Yet Again

animals, apes, biology, cats, consciousness, Eva Jablonka, Evolution, Human Origins, Irreducible Complexity, Martin Luther King Jr., mice, minimal consciousness, Mother Teresa, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology Today, Simona Ginsburg, University of Toronto, unlimited associative learning

What does the term “evolution” contribute to the discussion of the origin of human consciousness? Source

24Oct 2022 by Post

Reeves: A Rising Star Describes a Biological Revolution

bacteria, biochemistry, biology, computer scientist, emergent properties, Emily Reeves, engineers, Evolution, foresight, hierarchical integration, integration, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Jim Esch, materialism, purpose, Reductionism, science, signaling networks, silicon, Systems Biology, Technology

“Engineers more easily recognize impressive design because they have actually tied to build stuff.” Source

13Jun 2022 by Post

How Darwin and Wallace Split over the Human Mind

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Marvelously free of racist prejudice, Wallace noted in his fieldwork in far-flung locations that primitive tribes were intellectually the equals of Europeans. Source

04May 2022 by Post

Using the Positive Case for Intelligent Design to Answer Common Objections to ID

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As for the “God of the gaps” charge, the basic objection is that ID is an argument from ignorance, based upon what we don’t know. Source

08Apr 2022 by Post

Brain Neurons Are “Comparable to a Library”

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It’s one of those occasions in biology (not rare) when the term “intelligent design,” despite other merits, falls flat as a description. Source

11Mar 2022 by Post

Jaw Dropping: Nature’s Irreducibly Complex Linkage Mechanisms

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Bristol University engineer Stuart Burgess goes deeper into the marvels of such sea creatures as the parrotfish, sling-jaw wrasse, and mantis shrimp. Source