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Fact Check: No, Two Teens Did NOT “Accidentally Solve” Darwin’s Dilemma

Casey Luskin
September 21, 2023
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The Simple Life: Abiogenesis Gets Another Reality Check

Andrew McDiarmid
September 21, 2023
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Evidence of Woodworking Extends High Human Intelligence Far Back into the Mid-Pleistocene

Casey Luskin
September 20, 2023
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Latest from Discovery Institute Press, Minding the Brain Is an Amazon #1 New Release

David Klinghoffer
September 20, 2023
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Chatting with ChatGPT about Intelligent Design and the Origin of Life

William A. Dembski
September 20, 2023
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The Engineering Prowess of the Blood Clotting Cascade

Jonathan McLatchie
September 20, 2023
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The vertebrate blood coagulation system is a delicately regulated marvel that helps maintain the integrity of the circulatory system. Over 20 years ago, Michael Behe argued it was an example of an irreducibly complex system. Does Behe's claim still hold up today? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid speaks with fellow Scotsman Dr. Jonathan McLatchie about his new article series examining recent claims that an evolutionary pathway has been identified for this incredible process. McLatchie is a fellow and resident biologist at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Forensic Biology, a Masters degree in Evolutionary Biology, a second Master’s degree in Medical and Molecular Bioscience, and a PhD in Evolutionary Biology. In their conversation, McLatchie describes how the blood clotting cascade works and why it poses a challenge for evolutionary theory. "Evolution doesn't perform particularly well when you need to make multiple co-dependent mutations," he says. McLatchie explains just how delicately regulated the blood coagulation system is and defends Behe's argument for the cascade, saying it exhibits irreducible complexity in spades. McLatchie also critiques recent proposals by the late biochemist Dr. Russel Doolittle, who claims to show a step-by-step evolution of vertebrate blood coagulation. McLatchie notes that Doolittle helps himself to irreducibly complex components as he attempts to explain its origin, inadvertently helping to confirm Behe's arguments in the process. Read McLatchie's 3-part article series on the blood clotting cascade at evolutionnews.org.

The Simple Life: Abiogenesis Gets Another Reality Check

Rob Stadler
September 18, 2023
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When it comes to biological life, even the simplest single-celled organism is an astonishingly complex multi-part system. Just how simple can a living cell get? On this ID The Future, Eric Anderson hosts another conversation with Dr. Robert Sadler to evaluate the claims of abiogenesis researchers. A recent Nature paper reports on an engineered minimal cell and how it contends with the "forces of evolution" compared to the non-minimal cell from which it was derived. In an attempt to find life's lowest common denominator, experimenters reduced the minimal cell down from 901 genes to 473 genes. The result was a fragile, irregular organism, sheltered and well cared for. But does this reduction in genomic complexity demonstrate evolution or devolution? Is it an unguided process at work or adaptation within the boundaries of an organism's design? "When people speak of evolution, they speak of random changes and natural selection," Sadler says. "But are they really random? Or does the organism have a built-in ability to change the genome to its own benefit?" Sadler puts the paper's results and claims in perspective for us.

Alfred Russel Wallace: From Natural Selection to Natural Theology

Michael Flannery
September 15, 2023
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2023 marks the bicentennial of the birth of Alfred Russel Wallace, co-founder with Charles Darwin of the theory of evolution by natural selection. Unlike Darwin, Wallace thought that biology, chemistry, and cosmology proclaimed clear evidence of intelligent design. On this episode of ID the Future out of the vault, we're celebrating the life and achievements of one of the godfathers of intelligent design. Host Michael Keas begins a conversation with historian Michael Flannery about his book Nature’s Prophet: Alfred Russel Wallace and His Evolution from Natural Selection to Natural Theology. The book traces the intellectual history of Wallace, who is credited with independently proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin insisted on a purely materialistic version of the theory, but as Wallace studied the evidence, he grew convinced that intelligent design also played a role in the history of life, particularly in the origin of humans. Though not a religious person, he broke with the rising scientism of his day to argue that there must be some “overruling intelligence” behind nature. This is Part 1 of a 3-part interview.

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Philosopher of science Stephen C. Meyer will be featured as the keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual Garnet & Gold Forum, an evening focused on “Christian thinking in a secular society” and hosted by Erskine College. Founded in 1839, Erskine College is a Christian liberal arts institution that holds the distinction of being the first four-year church-related college in South Carolina. If you happen to be in the area and would like to attend, please visit the event webpage linked at right for more information. There are multiple ticket types available depending on whether you wish to attend the dinner program alone or to also join a private reception with Dr. Meyer as a VIP sponsor. When Friday, September 29, 20236:30 PM Where Erskine College 2 Washington …

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Westminster Conference on Science & Faith

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Is mankind an error-prone accident of nature or a masterpiece of engineering, ingenuity, and intention? For those of us that believe in the marvelous design of mankind, how might we respond well to those who think we are nothing more than an accident? At this year’s Westminster Conference on Science & Faith, you will be equipped by expert scientists and theologians to answer some of the hardest questions posed by skeptics.