Tag: Casey Luskin
Sound the Alarm on Germline Genetic Editing
As Wesley Smith explains, it’s not just that germline editing could lead to unintended health consequences.
Yes, the Punctuated Equilibrium Model Was Developed to Explain the Lack of Transitional Fossils
Why would Eldredge and Gould propose such a model? Because they knew the data showed that potential transitional fossils are an extreme rarity.
Teleophobia: Cassell on the Unreasonable Fear of Intelligent Design
What do biologists make of the apparently purposive nature of all these different kinds of complex programmed behaviors?
Animal Algorithms: Desert Ants and Honey Bees
Eric Cassell argues that these innate skills point to algorithms programmed into the ant’s brain and genome.
Merry Christmas! #8 Story of 2021: An ID Prediction for CRISPR Gene Editing
From an design perspective, there is no compelling reason to think that CRISPR gene editing will constitute an enhancement tool for building superior humans.