Category: Engineering
Design, Teleology and Omega Watches
| April 24, 2013 | Posted by DonaldM under Cosmology, Design inference, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Philosophy |
The Omega watch company’s co-axial chronometer is billed as the most precise mechanical device in the world. In their video ad featured here, the images associate the intricate design of the cosmos with the design of the watch…a classic teleological argument. The implication seems to be that the intricate, superb design of the watch is… more
How to Bring Healing and How Not To
| July 28, 2012 | Posted by johnnyb under Engineering, Ethics, Philosophy, Society, Spirituality, Video |
In our final video for the Engineering and Metaphysics conference, we have Dr. Walter Bradley, famous in ID circles for his book, The Mystery of Life’s Origin. Here Dr. Bradley shares with us his work on helping relieve poverty in third-world countries through engineering. He also tells us about practices that people attempt to use… more
Evidence for an Engineered Universe
| July 24, 2012 | Posted by johnnyb under Cell biology, Cosmology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Physics, Science, Video |
In the next video for the Engineering and Metaphysics conference, we have our keynote speaker, Walter Bradley, author of The Mystery of Life’s Origin (the book which kicked off the Intelligent Design movement). Here Bradley presents an overview of the cosmological case for design. Lots of interesting information from the man who started it all!… more
From the “Genetics isn’t what we used to think” files
| July 23, 2012 | Posted by News under Engineering, Genetics, News |
“Bioengineers have made an artificial jellyfish using silicone and muscle cells from a rat’s heart.” more
How do Models of Reality Relate to their Users?
| July 18, 2012 | Posted by johnnyb under Engineering, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Spirituality, Video |
Next up in our Engineering and Metaphysics conference lineup is Baylor’s William Jordan. Jordan compares the way that physics models relate to engineering with the way that theological models relate to religious practice. He looks at how innovation works in both theological and physical models, and how engineers and practitioners should treat them. He also… more
Does the Constructal Law Give Evidence of Design?
| July 17, 2012 | Posted by johnnyb under Biophysics, Books of interest, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physics, Spirituality, Video |
In Bejan’s “Design in Nature”, Bejan promotes what he calls the “constructal law,” which states, “For a finite-size system to persist in time (to live), it must evolve in such a way that it provides easier access to the imposed currents that flow through it.” Bejan has denied that this relates at all to any… more
Design Detection with Conditional Kolmogorov Complexity
| July 14, 2012 | Posted by johnnyb under Comp. Sci. / Eng., Complex Specified Information, Engineering, ID Foundations, Informatics, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Media, Philosophy, Video |
Next up in the Engineering and Metaphysics series is a presentation by Winston Ewert. This one is on a new informatics metric, called conditional Kolmogorov complexity. Check it out! more
Integrating Non-physical Causation Into Cognitive Models
| July 12, 2012 | Posted by johnnyb under Comp. Sci. / Eng., Engineering, ID Foundations, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Media, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Video |
For the next installment of the Engineering and Metaphysics Conference Videos, we have a talk on setting up a testable line between physical and non-physical causation, as well as how one can integrate non-physical causation into models of cognitive processes. more
Beyond Functionalism in Architecture
| July 10, 2012 | Posted by johnnyb under Engineering, Media, Religion, Society, Video |
The next video from the Engineering and Metaphysics conference is with Dr. Mark Hall. Hall attempts to reconnect with historic architectural principles through architecture critic John Ruskin, and show what, besides just functionalism and good looks, are needed for lasting architectural impact. We don’t often think of truth as an architectural value, or even see… more
The Design of the Simplest Self-Replicator
| July 9, 2012 | Posted by johnnyb under Cell biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Media, Origin Of Life, Video |
The first video from the Engineering and Metaphysics conference is from Arminius Mignea. His talk is about self-replication, and what is really required for self-replication to occur. Mignea reviews current attempts at self-replication, and shows the minimal structures needed for it to occur. The slides for the talk are available here. Enjoy! more
Engineer says, the atom has a designer. Trolls disagree.
| June 15, 2012 | Posted by News under Design inference, Engineering, Intelligent Design, News |
“The atom is a machine that provides multiple functions, and every machine is the product of intelligence. The atom must have a designer.” more
Engineering and Metaphysics 2012 Conference to feature Walter Bradley as speaker
| February 6, 2012 | Posted by News under Engineering, News, Philosophy |
“This conference explores ways in which non-reductionistic views of humanity influence and impact engineering and design disciplines.” more