Burgess: Design of Human Body Greatly Surpasses Human Engineering

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Embracing the evolutionary narrative requires one to abandon one’s belief in mathematics. Source
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Happy Darwin Day! Significance of New Book on Human Anatomy Cannot Be Overstated

"poor design", anatomy, biology, bridges, design logic, Duke University, dysteleology, Engineering, Evolution, human anatomy, human body, Human Errors, human spine, Intelligent Design, joints, knee, load-baring capacity, longevity, motion, Nathan Lents, optimal design, Steven Vogel, Stuart Burgess, suboptimal design, teleology, tinkering, Ultimate Engineering, upright walking, vertebral disks
Dr. Burgess's own research proved that knee joint geometry and supporting structures are optimally designed to achieve multiple objectives. Source
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The Ingenious Cellular Structure that Keeps Us Alive

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In the “just so” stories of the Darwinian narrative, these engineering solutions simply evolved. They emerged and got conserved. Voila! Source
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Olfaction in Three Dimensions: Introducing the Nasal Cycle

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Besides the nose helping the mouth to bring in air, it also screens out dust and pollutants, while warming and adding water to prepare it for the lungs. Source
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Dr. Howard Glicksman: Why Evolution Fails to Explain Life’s Design

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In a universe of non-living space and matter, life is incredibly rare. To stay alive, all organisms have to overcome a myriad of engineering challenges. Source
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Immortality of the Soul Is a Reasonable Belief 

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The annihilationists are being careless. They assume that the physical flame just disappears. Actually, it doesn’t. Source
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Is the Human Shoulder Badly Designed?

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Watch an acrobat performing on the parallel bars. Or a baseball player pitching a fastball. Or an athlete swimming the butterfly. Source
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Theist Doctor, Materialist Doctor

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To be a good medical doctor, you have to treat the human body as if its parts have purpose and function. There’s really no way around it. Source
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