02Jan 2024 by Post

Physics and Chemistry Could Not Give Rise to Biology

behavior, Big Bang, biological complexity, biology, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, Chemistry, convergence, death, Diversity, Douglas Axe, electrostatic laws, environmental conditions, enzymes, equilibrium, Evolution, evolutionary algorithms, first law of thermodynamics, George Ellis, gravity, initial conditions, Intelligent Design, laws of forms, laws of nature, leaves, mass-energy, material mechanisms, natural selection, Nature (journal), nucleotide sequences, periodic table of elements, phenotypic plasticity, physics, proteins, quantum physics, Rope Kojonen, Second Law of Thermodynamics, stem cells, Stephen Dilley, structuralism, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series)
The laws of nature provide stable conditions and physical boundaries within which biological outcomes are possible. Source
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02Jul 2022 by Post

Günter Bechly: Species Pairs Wreck Darwinism

African elephants, Asian elephants, biology, bison, Casey Luskin, cattle, chimps, Darwinian theory, donkeys, Evolution, Günter Bechly, Hawaiian Silverswords, horses, human exceptionalism, humans, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, mice, phenotypic plasticity, pygmy hippo, rats, river hippo, river hippos, species pairs, spectacled bear
Bechly and host Casey Luskin discuss cattle and bison, horses and donkeys, the Asian black bear and the South American spectacled bear, and more. Source
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03May 2022 by Post

Fact Check: Hawaiian Silverswords Fail the Species Pair Challenge

Argyroxiphium, Arthur G. Hunt, Arthur Hunt, articulated legs, Basilosaurus, bilaterian animals, biology, central nervous system, cichlid fish, compound eyes, Darwinists, dog breeds, Dubautia, Dubautia waialealae, Dunning-Kruger effect, Ediacaran organisms, Evolution, Evolution News, exoskeleton, ferrets, fossil record, gut system, Hawaiian Silverswords, honeycreepers, Joe Felsenstein, John Harshman, Lake Malawi, Life Sciences, Matthew Dickau, molecular clock, mouth parts, no true Scotsman, otters, Pakicetus, Panda's Thumb, Peaceful Science, phenotypic plasticity, Puck Mendelssohn, reading comprehension, Rumraket, Rusophycus, species pair challenge, TimeTree.org, trace fossils, University of Kentucky, Wilkesia, Young Earth Creationists
Even though the differences appear superficially striking, they do not involve any novel body plans (i.e., no new proteins, new tissues, or new organs). Source
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15Oct 2021 by Post

Studies on Stickleback Fish Further Validate Engineering Models for Adaptation

biology, cichlid fish, constrained variation, Evolution, evolutionary icons, fatty acids, Freshwater, genetics, Intelligent Design, natural genetic engineering, phenotypic plasticity, prickly sculpin, saltwater, scientific materialism, stickleback fish
Cichlid and stickleback fish are two of the most iconic examples of adaption that biologists present as evidence for the plausibility of evolutionary processes. Source
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14Oct 2021 by Post

Studies on Cichlid Fish Demonstrate the Predictive Power of Engineering Models for Adaptation

adaptation, biology, cichlid fish, engineered systems, Evolution, evolutionary theory, genes, genetic diversity, information, Intelligent Design, Kara Feilich, Lake Malawi, Lake Tanganyka, Lake Victoria, mutation rate, natural genetic engineering, operational gravity well, phenotypic plasticity, principal component analysis, tracking model of adaptation
Cichlid variation do not primarily originate from random mutations but from engineered systems. Source
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24Sep 2021 by Post

Nearly All of Evolution Is Best Explained by Engineering

adaptive mechanisms, aluminum soils, analyzers, biology, biophysicists, cave fish, CELS 2021, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, DNA, dog breeds, Engineering, engineering model, environmental conditions, evolutionary theory, gene regulatory network, gulls, hair, Harold Garner, Intelligent Design, James Shapiro, John Fondon, Laridae, Life Sciences, maize, Midas cichlids, natural genetic engineering, natural selection, phenotypic plasticity, Ralf Sommer, sodium, temperature, yeast
Transposable elements modify gene regulation in maize to confer drought tolerance, alter flowering time, and enable plants to grow in toxic aluminum soils. Source
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