11Oct 2022 by Post

Theory in Crisis? Redefining Science

American Astronomical Society, Biophysical Society, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Dark Ages, Enlightenment, Evolution, gravity, Harvey Lodish, Intelligent Design, Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis? (series), Isaac Newton, materialism, Modern Age, Nature (journal), Philosophy of Science, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, Walther Nernst
Scientific revolutions are often marked by disputes over the “standard that distinguishes a real scientific solution from a mere metaphysical speculation.” Source
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22Oct 2020 by Post

Design Filter Is Best Bet for Finding Liars

bacteria, cheaters, Cody Porter, cooperators, courtroom, Darwinism, deception, drugs, electromagnetics, fact-checkers, forensic science, forensics, gravity, humans, Intelligent Design, Jerry Coyne, liars, lie detection, lying, mantid, Model Statement, Mount Rushmore, Nicholas Caputo, objective truth, perfect crime, postmodernism, Return of the God Hypothesis, Royal Society, Stephen Meyer, torture, truth-tellers, University of Portsmouth, Why Evolution Is True, William Dembski
Not all intelligent design is benevolent. Design can deceive. Can ID techniques filter the true from the false? Source
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25Jul 2020 by Post

By Design, Earth Is a Planet Fit for Fire

ambient conditions, atmosphere, atmospheric pressure, civilization, combustion, Douglas Drysdale, earth, Edward McHale, fire, fire spread, fire sustainability, Fire-Maker series, gases, gravity, Intelligent Design, mankind, metabolism, metals, Mount Everest, NASA, nitrogen, oxidative metabolism, oxygen, Physics, Earth & Space, respiration, Stone Age, Technology
As we have seen so far in this series, fire was an absolutely crucial component in humanity’s rise to civilization and technology. Source
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13May 2020 by Post

Guillermo Gonzalez Extends “Privileged Planet” Arguments to Space Travel

BIO-Complexity, Circumstellar Habitable Zone, earth, Exoplanets, fuel, gravity, Guillermo Gonzalez, Industrial Revolution, Jay Richards, NASA, Peggy Whitson, Physics, Earth & Space, rockets, solar system, space travel, super-earths, The Privileged Planet
As outlined in the book The Privileged Planet, by Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay Richards, the Earth is not only fine-tuned for life, but is also well-designed to allow us to make scientific discoveries. A new BIO-Complexity paper by Guillermo Gonzalez, “The Solar System: Favored for Space Travel,” extends privileged planet arguments to our ability to travel in space. Gonzalez previously summarized some of his arguments here, but it’s worth outlining some of his arguments. Many of the exoplanets that are being discovered are giant “super-earths,” planets with a mass up to 10X Earth’s mass. These planets pose a problem for space travel. As the gravity of a planet increases, so does the amount of fuel that is needed for a rocket to escape the gravity of the planet and reach space. As Gonzalez puts it,…
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