Recurring Design Logic in Operon Regulation

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As we see in these two examples, the design logic is the same. And yet, these two systems are not evolutionarily related to one another. Source
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McLatchie Explains Design Implications of DNA Replication

Allan CP, biology, DNA, DNA replication, Evolution, history of life, hypothesis, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, life, natural selection, primitive, sophistication, students, The Science Dilemma, unguided evolution, __featured2
Dr. McClatchie notes its “primitive” nature — meaning, not a lack of sophistication (quite the opposite!) but that life at the most basic level depends on it. Source
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Slime Mold: Thanks for the Memories

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In recent decades, researchers have been learning about memory in slime molds which have neither a brain nor neurons. Source
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How Did the Designer Do It? 

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It seems the debate has not progressed much in a century and a half. Clearly, these evolutionary theorists think they have an unanswerable line of attack here. Source
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“Do You Believe in Evolution?” A Question for Stephen Meyer

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That’s a good question that could start a very productive conversation about the origin and development of life on Earth. Source
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Recurring Design Logic in Living Systems

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Architects, painters, musicians, and other creators apply recognizable patterns of thinking to their craft. Source
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More on Disguised Religion

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Not in science or in any other context does one faith get to impose its terms on others. Source
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From Materialist Biologists, a Profound Capitulation

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I have warned that one of the few remaining avenues that naturalism can take to rescue its paradigm is to appropriate “purpose” within a materialist framework. Source
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As a Platonist, Sternberg Is NOT Out on a Limb by Himself — At All

Andreas Wagner, biology, Brian Miller, cellular structures, computer scientists, Daniel Witt, David Deutsch, DNA, eric hedin, Evolution, Evolution News, George F. R. Ellis, Günter Bechly, ID The Future, information, Intelligent Design, Jay Richards, Jonathan Wells, life, mathematical biology, mathematicians, Max Tegmark, Michael Egnor, Michael Levin, mind, organisms, Plato's Revenge, Platonic forms, Platonism, Roger Penrose, The Immortal Mind, time and space, University of Zurich, Werner Heisenberg
What I’ve learned since my book came out is that Dr. Sternberg, far from being isolated in his views, is only saying the quiet part out loud. Source
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