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Intelligent ______ theory postulates that the weight of evidence suggests that life on Earth cannot have had a random origin.
Intelligent ______ theory postulates that the weight of evidence suggests that life on Earth cannot have had a random origin.
Design
Current evolution theories propose that the universe was not designed, but is rather the product of ______ chance.
Current evolution theories propose that the universe was not designed, but is rather the product of ______ chance.
undirected
ID proponents argue that the relevant degree of ______ could not and does not develop by chance.
ID proponents argue that the relevant degree of ______ could not and does not develop by chance.
complexity
Intelligent Design addresses the question of whether science can consider the possibility that the ______ was designed by an intelligent creator.
Intelligent Design addresses the question of whether science can consider the possibility that the ______ was designed by an intelligent creator.
A question in Intelligent Design is whether it is possible to ______ that the universe was designed by an intelligent creator.
A question in Intelligent Design is whether it is possible to ______ that the universe was designed by an intelligent creator.
______ evolution focuses on the evolution of bodies.
______ evolution focuses on the evolution of bodies.
______ evolution focuses on the evolution of consciousness.
______ evolution focuses on the evolution of consciousness.
______ excludes the human mind (formal cause) and meaning (final cause) from the scientific domain.
______ excludes the human mind (formal cause) and meaning (final cause) from the scientific domain.
DNA + 0 -> 0 suggests that DNA must interact with other cell ______ to function.
DNA + 0 -> 0 suggests that DNA must interact with other cell ______ to function.
All genome action is subject to the inputs and information-______ networks in living cells.
All genome action is subject to the inputs and information-______ networks in living cells.
As scientists attempt to understand a living system, they move down from dimension to dimension, from one level of complexity to the next lower level. I followed this course in my own studies. I went from anatomy to the study of tissues, then to electron microscopy and ______, and finally to quantum mechanics.
As scientists attempt to understand a living system, they move down from dimension to dimension, from one level of complexity to the next lower level. I followed this course in my own studies. I went from anatomy to the study of tissues, then to electron microscopy and ______, and finally to quantum mechanics.
Kant wrote that, 'There will never be a ______ for the blade of grass.'
Kant wrote that, 'There will never be a ______ for the blade of grass.'
From an amoeba to a human being, all the different verities of forms are representation of different stages of ______ consciousness.
From an amoeba to a human being, all the different verities of forms are representation of different stages of ______ consciousness.
Bhagavad-Gita explains that the Jiva Soul keeps on wandering in different grades of conditioned states of consciousness by obtaining the body ______ to that consciousness until it attains the pure consciousness.
Bhagavad-Gita explains that the Jiva Soul keeps on wandering in different grades of conditioned states of consciousness by obtaining the body ______ to that consciousness until it attains the pure consciousness.
______ selection-the unconscious, automatic, blind, yet essentially nonrandom process Darwin discovered-is the blind watchmaker in nature.
______ selection-the unconscious, automatic, blind, yet essentially nonrandom process Darwin discovered-is the blind watchmaker in nature.
Why the Evidence of Evolution ______ a Universe without Design?
Why the Evidence of Evolution ______ a Universe without Design?
The existence of a ______ God who created the universe is possible.
The existence of a ______ God who created the universe is possible.
A system is ______ complex if it is composed of several well-matched, interacting parts that contribute to a basic function.
A system is ______ complex if it is composed of several well-matched, interacting parts that contribute to a basic function.
The feature is irreducibly ______ when it consists ​​of a number of parts.
The feature is irreducibly ______ when it consists ​​of a number of parts.
Examples of Behe's irreducibly complex systems are ______ clotting and the immune system.
Examples of Behe's irreducibly complex systems are ______ clotting and the immune system.
There is a ______, who know everything, what we need.....
There is a ______, who know everything, what we need.....
Proponents of ID assert that biological systems exhibit a level of complexity that could not have arisen solely through the process of natural ______.
Proponents of ID assert that biological systems exhibit a level of complexity that could not have arisen solely through the process of natural ______.
One criticism of Intelligent Design is that it relies on gaps in the theory of evolution, often referred to as gaps in the ______.
One criticism of Intelligent Design is that it relies on gaps in the theory of evolution, often referred to as gaps in the ______.
The concept of irreducible complexity suggests that certain biological systems must have arisen as complete, functional units, as removing one component would render them non-______.
The concept of irreducible complexity suggests that certain biological systems must have arisen as complete, functional units, as removing one component would render them non-______.
Intelligent Design is contentious because it introduces the possibility of a designer or intelligent cause, which some consider to be outside the realm of naturalistic ______.
Intelligent Design is contentious because it introduces the possibility of a designer or intelligent cause, which some consider to be outside the realm of naturalistic ______.
Some view Intelligent Design as challenging the principles of methodological ______, which limits scientific inquiry to natural causes and explanations.
Some view Intelligent Design as challenging the principles of methodological ______, which limits scientific inquiry to natural causes and explanations.
The debate over Intelligent Design often encompasses philosophical and epistemological arguments about the nature of ______ and explanation.
The debate over Intelligent Design often encompasses philosophical and epistemological arguments about the nature of ______ and explanation.
Many scientists and educators are concerned that teaching Intelligent Design in science classrooms could undermine the understanding and acceptance of established scientific ______.
Many scientists and educators are concerned that teaching Intelligent Design in science classrooms could undermine the understanding and acceptance of established scientific ______.
Critics argue that Intelligent Design lacks empirical tests and verifiable evidence, often relying on appeals to gaps in the theory of ______.
Critics argue that Intelligent Design lacks empirical tests and verifiable evidence, often relying on appeals to gaps in the theory of ______.
Intelligent Design's reliance on the concept of a designer raises questions about the nature and identity of the designer, which may extend beyond the scope of scientific ______.
Intelligent Design's reliance on the concept of a designer raises questions about the nature and identity of the designer, which may extend beyond the scope of scientific ______.
The debate over Intelligent Design has implications for science education as it is related to the selection of curriculum materials and the teaching of scientific ______.
The debate over Intelligent Design has implications for science education as it is related to the selection of curriculum materials and the teaching of scientific ______.
Intelligent Design raises issues concerning the role of science in addressing questions about the origin of life as related to science and ______.
Intelligent Design raises issues concerning the role of science in addressing questions about the origin of life as related to science and ______.
The relationship between science and Intelligent Design touches on deeper philosophical questions about the nature of ______, causation, and purpose.
The relationship between science and Intelligent Design touches on deeper philosophical questions about the nature of ______, causation, and purpose.
When looking at the role of evolution in the Vedic view of organic creation, the Organic Whole' produces organic ______`.
When looking at the role of evolution in the Vedic view of organic creation, the Organic Whole' produces organic ______`.
Reincarnation is also known as 'transmigration of the soul' or ______ in Greek.
Reincarnation is also known as 'transmigration of the soul' or ______ in Greek.
According to the information, somewhere along the line ______ has run out through my fingers.
According to the information, somewhere along the line ______ has run out through my fingers.
In 1784 Kant wrote, 'There will never be a Newton for the blade of ______'.
In 1784 Kant wrote, 'There will never be a Newton for the blade of ______'.
The fish brings up its offspring simply by ______ at them.
The fish brings up its offspring simply by ______ at them.
The tortoise brings up its offspring simply by ______.
The tortoise brings up its offspring simply by ______.
The birds maintain their offspring by ______.
The birds maintain their offspring by ______.
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Intelligent Design (ID)
Intelligent Design (ID)
Intelligent Design theory suggests life on Earth didn't originate by chance alone.
Evolution Theories
Evolution Theories
Current evolution theories propose the universe wasn't designed, but is a product of undirected chance.
Intelligent Design Consideration
Intelligent Design Consideration
A question of whether science can consider the universe as being designed by an intelligent creator.
Theory of Reincarnation
Theory of Reincarnation
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Organic Creation
Organic Creation
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Reincarnation Impact
Reincarnation Impact
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Science's Exclusions
Science's Exclusions
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Mechanism
Mechanism
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Irreducibly complex
Irreducibly complex
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Irreducible complexity feature
Irreducible complexity feature
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Irreducible Complexity examples
Irreducible Complexity examples
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Blind Watchmaker
Blind Watchmaker
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Irreducible Complexity
Irreducible Complexity
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Natural Selection is 'blind'
Natural Selection is 'blind'
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Many Scientists
Many Scientists
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Intelligent Universe
Intelligent Universe
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Everything linked to God
Everything linked to God
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Study Notes
- Intelligent Design is presented by Dr. Ranjan K. Behera from the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Patna.
- The outline includes:
- Explanation of Intelligent Design (ID)
- Examples
- Clarification of confusion around ID
- Views from great contemporary thinkers
- Exploration of beliefs related to ID
- Inquiry into the ultimate cause
What is Intelligent Design (ID)?
- Intelligent Design theory suggests that evidence points to life on Earth not originating randomly, implying intelligent design.
- Current evolutionary theories propose that the universe arose through undirected chance.
- ID proponents argue that the complexity could not have developed by chance alone.
- Examples of intelligent design are portrayed through various images, including the solar system, a telescope, a red telephone, clouds at sunset, leaves on trees, and the human anatomy, and even mountains meet the ocean.
Confusion around Intelligent Design
- The questions to consider include:
- Can the possibility of an intelligent creator designing the universe be scientifically considered?
- Is there distinct evidence for the universe's design by an intelligent creator?
- Is it possible to prove that the universe was designed by an intelligent creator?
Evolution
- The Vedic view of life and consciousness shows objective evolution of bodies and subjective evolution of consciousness.
- From a scientific perspective, origin of the universe is presented as an illusion of evolution:
- Big Bang Theory
- Abiogenesis
- Darwinian Evolution
- Vedic perspective of organic creation:
- The Personality of Godhead is perfect and complete, leading to perfectly equipped emanations.
- The Organic Whole produces organic wholes, contrasting with mechanical processes.
Social Impact of Evolution Theories
- Darwin's Theory of Evolution focuses on the objective evolution of bodies.
- Reincarnation, also known as 'transmigration of the soul' or Metempsychosis in Greek, exists in science.
- Bhagavad-Gita explains that souls move through various species of life according to the 'Laws of Karma'.
- Advancement allows souls to obtain human forms; degradation can return them to other life forms.
- Modern civilization focuses on mechanical machines over individual persons.
- Science tends to exclude the human mind (formal cause) and meaning (final cause)
- All intelligence in non-human living entities is excluded from the scientific domain
- Questions about reductionistic ideology include figuring out the essential components of life, and how these components are assembled together.
- Darwinism can squeeze living organisms into the mechanistic clockwork image of the world
- The Tree of Life is now being replaced by the Genetic 'Forest of Life'.
- Kuhn states that textbooks continue to promote debunked theories and fraudulent drawings, resulting in biology students not being taught the whole story.
- Fastidious behavior in living entities is either inherited through genes and biological factors, or acquired through learning characteristics.
Great Thinkers Views
- William Paley (1743-1805)
- Natural Theology in 1805
- Argument from Design
- When inspecting a watch, the watch is carefully designed and made for a certain purpose.
- The existence of camera lens human eye is a product from either chance, or Intelligent Design.
- Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist.
- He framed his book refuting the concept of an intelligent designer in The Blind Watchmaker after William Paley.
- He proposed that there are unconscious and automatic processes like natural selection acting in nature
- Darwin presents a third option- neither chance, nor design, but rather natural selection by blind mechanical forces
- E.O. Wilson says that existence of a cosmological God who created the universe is possible based on scientific evidence
- Phillip Johnson is a lawyer and scientific creationist.
- Michael J. Behe presents a biochemical challenge to evolution in Darwin's Black Box.
Irreducible Complexity
- A system is irreducibly complex if it requires several well-matched parts that contribute to a basic function.
- A feature is complex when consists of a number of parts that cannot be removed without destroying the function.
- Michael Behe's examples of living things.
- Rotary flagellium
- E. coli bacterium
- Blood clotting
- Intra-cell transport
- Vision
- The concept of purpose is tied to the laws of biology to reveal purpose in the universe
- Scientific sources that point towards intelligent design in universe.
- Nature's Destiny (1998)
- "What the Message from Space is Telling Us About God" (1995)
- ICONS OF EVOLUTION SCIENCE OR MYTH?
- All machines, computers, and buildings had makers or designers.
- The universe, which is far more complex, also has a designer and a producer.
Reincarnation
- In ancient systems, the theory of the soul has made a social impact with the ability to move through several forms of life through 'activities'
"Unsolved Facts"
- "By vision, by meditation and by touch only do the fish, the tortoise and the birds maintain their offspring. Similarly do I also, O Padmaja!"
Great Innovation of facts found in nature as the origin of life
- The ability to see empowers the fish to look at its offspring simply by looking at them.
- Fish, tortoise, and birds use vision, meditation, and touch, respectively, to maintain their offspring.
- Tortoise brings up its offspring simply by meditation
- Tortoise eggs laid on land and meditate on eggs while in water.
- Birds maintain offspring by touch.
- Surcharging with energy sharing among families
Intelligent Design - Perspective
- God is the intelligent designer, where only he is superior
- "EVERYTHING RESTS UPON ME, AS PEARLS ARE STRUNG ON A NECKLACE."
Conclusions
- There is creator who knows everything.
- He is providing everything necessary for life.
- God is the best friend of every living being.
- One is recommended to reestablish our relationship with the ultimate intelligent creator.
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Explore Intelligent Design (ID) with Dr. Ranjan K. Behera from IIT Patna. The lecture covers the principles of ID, examples, and addresses common misconceptions. Views from contemporary thinkers and the exploration of related beliefs are clarified.
