Tag: life
New Science Uprising Episode: “Programming Without a Programmer”?
To evolve a protein, Douglas Axe draws a comparison to seeking out — blindfolded! — a particular atom secreted away somewhere in the Milky Way.
Listen: Nancy Pearcey on the Surprising Early History of Darwinism
Some of Darwin’s chief defenders believed in God or a “vital force” guiding evolution. But Darwin would have none of it.
Marcos Eberlin: How Foresight Builds on Past Arguments for Intelligent Design
Life and the cosmos were evidently designed by a mind with the ability to look forward, toward the future, and anticipate problems which could then be addressed before they come up.
Richards, Gonzalez: Privileged Planet Evidence Mounts
The bias in favor of science, you might say, tells you something about the mind behind the cosmic design.
Progress in Defining “Being Alive”
I have long believed that “being alive” is the fundamental predicate to possessing even rudimentary intrinsic moral value.