Are Plants Cognitive, Intelligent Beings?

audible range, botany, cognition, Darwinism, David G. Robinson, ecologists, EMBO Reports, emotions, Frantisek Baluška, infection, intelligence, Life Sciences, Louvre, mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, panpsychism, plants, random mutations, spirituality, Tel Aviv University, teleology, Third Way of Evolution, University of Heidelberg, water deprivation, ZME Science
Some plant biologists want to see them that way; others continue to insist on a Darwinian view. Source
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Alfred Russel Wallace’s Case for an “Overruling Intelligence”

abstract thought, Alfred Russel Wallace, Alfred Russel Wallace: A Rediscovered Life, biology, Charles Darwin, Chemistry, cosmology, dance, Evolution, gaps, human beings, human uniqueness, Intelligent Design, mathematics, Michael Flannery, music, natural selection, Nature's Prophet, Overruling Intelligence, principle of utility, survival advantage
When Wallace broke with Charles Darwin in 1869, it was over the nature of human beings. Source
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Paper Digest: Application of Animal Forms in Auto Styling

aerodynamic drag, aircraft wings, airfoil, Andrew M. King, animal designs, automobiles, automotive designs, Barracuda, beetle, biology, body profiles, Bronco, cars, constraints, curves, drag coefficient, Engineering, environmental requirements, Evolution, eyes, functional requirements, gills, headlights, Impala, Intelligent Design, interface requirements, Jaguar, Mustang, Paper Digest, peer-reviewed literature, performance requirements, Ram, Stuart C. Burgess, symmetry, tail, The Design Journal, trout, wholeness
The preeminence of design in nature and the utility of mimicking natural designs is a concept championed by the intelligent design community. Source
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The Blind | with Phil and Al Robertson

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS Ever wondered how the Duck Commander himself, Phil Robertson, became a Christian? Millions of fans came to know and love Phil Robertson and the entire Duck Dynasty clan during the show’s 11-season run, where the family’s Christian faith remained on full display without compromise. But now that the Duck Commander’s backstory is about to hit the big screen, how can longtime supporters of the show contribute to the success of the upcoming film? In anticipation of the brand-new biopic, ‘The Blind‘, Phil and Al Robertson join Frank to talk about Phil’s radical transformation from the “biggest heathen in south Arkansas” to born-again Christian, millionaire, podcaster, and reality…
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Life Without Purpose — The Fundamental Flaw

Alan Watts, Aristotle, biology, biomolecules, Charles Darwin, CHNOPS, embryogenesis, emergence, Etienne Gilson, Evolution, From Aristotle to Darwin and Back Again, function, Galileo Galilei, Intelligent Design, Isaac Newton, life, Life Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus, origin of life, parts, primordial soup, science of purpose, structure, telos, The Book, Thomas Aquinas, whole, Zen masters
The fundamental flaw in the conventional approach to understanding life is that we think we can fully understand the whole by looking at the individual parts. Source
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Former “Junk DNA,” STRs Found to Be “Rheostats” that “Precisely Regulate Gene Expression”

autism, binding kinetics, biology, cancer, Crohn’s disease, DNA, eukaryotes, Evolution, fine-tuning, gene expression, Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics, heaters, human genome, Intelligent Design, Junk DNA, light dimmer, motor speed, motors, mutations, nucleotides, ovens, phenotypes, power control, proteins, regulatory elements, repetitive elements, rheostat, schizophrenia, Science (journal), Short Tandem Repeats, STRs, transcription factor
Rheostats are “often used as power control devices, for example to control light intensity (dimmer), speed of motors, heaters, and ovens.” Source
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“Approve of Me or Else!” What Do You Say?

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS What are the rules for engaging a teenage or adult child who is now identifying as trans, deems you toxic, and then threatens to completely cut you off? The natural reaction to freak out usually makes things much worse. But if this happens in your family, how do you work to salvage the relationship without compromising your faith? Far too many parents and grandparents have been confronted with this unimaginable scenario, leaving them both discouraged and unsure of how to even respond. In this midweek podcast episode, Frank addresses this devastating trend while also providing some helpful tips on how to navigate these difficult situations by answering questions like:…
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For Males, an Engineering Marvel that Originates in the Brain

Actin, bioactivity, brain, calcium ions, corpus cavernosum, ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, erectile tissue, erection, guanylate cyclase, human physiology, humans, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, Life Sciences, Medicine, motor neurons, muscles, myosin, Neuroscience & Mind, nitric oxide, nitric oxide signaling pathway, pelvic floor, penis, physiological processes, prostate gland, reproduction, seminal fluid, seminal vesicles, smooth muscle cells, sperm cells, vaginal cavity, vas deferens
The male erection and ejaculatory reflex require multiple physiological processes to work together in an incredible coordinated manner. Source
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Another “Vestigial” Organ Turns Out to Have “Absolutely Critical” Functions: The Human Yolk Sac

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Unfortunately, despite the importance of this “absolutely critical” organ, some are still intent upon retaining evolutionary interpretations. Source
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Meet Robot Jesus

Culture CrossExamined, exploitation, idolatry, John Ferrer, Robot Jesus, Satan, Smart phone app, theology
Have you talked with Jesus yet today? No, I’m not talking about your morning prayers. I’m talking about the new Text-With-Jesus app. This is a downloadable smartphone app that will put you in a text-message conversation with an AI simulation of Jesus, and other biblical characters. You’re basically talking to a robot programmed to say things that you’d expect to hear from Jesus, or Jonah, or Moses, or Matthew, or even Satan himself. The app is free, but for $2.99 you can purchase access to the Satan-character and converse with an AI version of Lucifer himself. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that the grace-based (free) version features Jesus, but you have to sell a little bit of your soul to talk to the prince of darkness. Is this APP…
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