# Latest **URL:** https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/latest.md [Latest](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/tags.md) --- ## [ A question on the US covid vaccine safety system](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/a-question-on-the-us-covid-vaccine-safety-system/18071)
**Author:** [@Giltil](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Giltil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/a-question-on-the-us-covid-vaccine-safety-system/18071 "2026-09-22T21:53:06Z")
https://www.bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026-100806 If US officials knew covid vaccine safety system was flawed, how could they have claimed the vaccine was safe and effective? \[Mod edit to add a more complete title - D\] --- ## [Why the Brain-Only Model Cannot Fully Explain Near-Death Experiences](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/why-the-brain-only-model-cannot-fully-explain-near-death-experiences/18052)
**Author:** [@Ahmedzayed](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Ahmedzayed)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/why-the-brain-only-model-cannot-fully-explain-near-death-experiences/18052 "2026-09-22T18:31:40Z")
1- Near-death experiences include veridical perceptions. It is true that there are few cases found in prospective studies, but the amount of anecdotal evidence supported by independent witnesses and among those independe… --- ## [How do Parent Behavior Memories transfer to Offspring? Via DNA?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/how-do-parent-behavior-memories-transfer-to-offspring-via-dna/18065)
**Author:** [@Irikevig](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Irikevig)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/how-do-parent-behavior-memories-transfer-to-offspring-via-dna/18065 "2026-09-22T16:31:35Z")
Brainstorming QUESTION: 1-What does science know about HOW instinctual memories, behavior traits, and skills needed for survival, present in (primarily here) the parents of mammals and birds, get transferred to their of… --- ## [How did matter begin to employ data processing schemes](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/how-did-matter-begin-to-employ-data-processing-schemes/18069)
**Author:** [@VladtheDestroyer](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/VladtheDestroyer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/how-did-matter-begin-to-employ-data-processing-schemes/18069 "2026-09-22T16:30:46Z")
..without an intellect to assign a value? --- ## [Retraction Watch: University press removes book about intelligent design for misquoting ID proponent](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/retraction-watch-university-press-removes-book-about-intelligent-design-for-misquoting-id-proponent/18032)
**Author:** [@sfmatheson](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/sfmatheson)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/retraction-watch-university-press-removes-book-about-intelligent-design-for-misquoting-id-proponent/18032 "2026-09-18T23:00:44Z")
An interesting (to me) case study in non-fiction book publishing, that touches questions about peer review and about retraction vs. correction. Excellent article at Retraction Watch (RW). My comments and questions below. … --- ## [When Will We Have to Decide Who Counts as a Person?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/when-will-we-have-to-decide-who-counts-as-a-person/17997)
**Author:** [@Roman](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Roman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/when-will-we-have-to-decide-who-counts-as-a-person/17997 "2026-09-17T00:36:34Z")
In an earlier thread — Could Adam and Eve Have Been the First Embodied Persons Within an Existing Homo sapiens Population? — the discussion gradually moved well beyond the original question. We ended up talking about an… --- ## [The Three Most Famous Scientific Errors in the Qur’an—and Why They Are Not Errors](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-three-most-famous-scientific-errors-in-the-qur-an-and-why-they-are-not-errors/18048)
**Author:** [@Ahmedzayed](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Ahmedzayed)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-three-most-famous-scientific-errors-in-the-qur-an-and-why-they-are-not-errors/18048 "2026-09-13T23:40:33Z")
There are many biased sites in the media promoting the idea that the Qur’an contains clear scientific errors and thus cannot be the word of God. Here, I will respond to the most famous ones I have heard. 1. Semen coming… --- ## [The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom: Thomas Jefferson’s best "scripture"](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-virginia-statute-of-religious-freedom-thomas-jefferson-s-best-scripture/18053)
**Author:** [@Irikevig](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Irikevig)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-virginia-statute-of-religious-freedom-thomas-jefferson-s-best-scripture/18053 "2026-09-13T23:33:24Z")
Warm greetings, Forum Alas, some days, when my patience is pushed HARD by encountering waves of pseudo-science ignorance, in the name of a blinkered version of “loyalty”, I feel like a werewolf, and wish to turn myse… --- ## [The Qur’an’s Multilayered Language: When Ancient Words Accommodate Modern Discoveries](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-qur-an-s-multilayered-language-when-ancient-words-accommodate-modern-discoveries/18051)
**Author:** [@Ahmedzayed](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Ahmedzayed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-qur-an-s-multilayered-language-when-ancient-words-accommodate-modern-discoveries/18051 "2026-09-10T21:50:39Z")
The multi-layered wording of the Qur’an allows it to accommodate new scientific discoveries, which is remarkable. - For example, the Qur’an says: ﴿الله يعلم ما تحمل كل أنثى وما تغيض الأرحام وما تزداد وكل شيء عنده بمقدا… --- ## [A Qur’anic Case for Human Evolution: Adam, Ancestry, Mud, and Special Creation](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/a-qur-anic-case-for-human-evolution-adam-ancestry-mud-and-special-creation/18029)
**Author:** [@Ahmedzayed](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Ahmedzayed)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/a-qur-anic-case-for-human-evolution-adam-ancestry-mud-and-special-creation/18029 "2026-09-05T15:47:16Z")
First of all: There are no Qur’anic verses about how the children of Adam and Eve reproduced, and imposing the interpretation of (brother-sister marriage) is an arbitrary imposition resulting from a flawed understanding … --- ## [The Pollen Problem](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-pollen-problem/17786)
**Author:** [@nathanlong](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/nathanlong)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-pollen-problem/17786 "2026-09-04T16:25:26Z")
I am a Christian but not a YEC, for many reasons. I have never seen YECs attempt to answer “The Pollen Problem.” Joel Duff has called it “Flood Geology’s Abominable Mystery” - see academia.edu (the ASA link where I first… --- ## [Why a Scientific Realist Should Be a Moral Realist Too?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/why-a-scientific-realist-should-be-a-moral-realist-too/18037)
**Author:** [@Ahmedzayed](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Ahmedzayed)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/why-a-scientific-realist-should-be-a-moral-realist-too/18037 "2026-09-04T16:24:35Z")
All human knowledge is ultimately based on one thing: shared universal human perception. The scientific method, meaning things like predictions, falsifications, measurements by very accurate and sensitive instruments, re… --- ## [What is the Resurrection Hypothesis?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/what-is-the-resurrection-hypothesis/17971)
**Author:** [@vjtorley](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/vjtorley)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/what-is-the-resurrection-hypothesis/17971 "2026-08-24T21:52:25Z")
Let me begin with an apology for being away from this forum for so long. I’ve attempted to atone for my absence by composing a post whose central argument may be of interest to Christian apologists such as Mike Licona or… --- ## [Response to Will Duffy | Phylogenetic systematics](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/response-to-will-duffy-phylogenetic-systematics/17985)
**Author:** [@Nesslig20](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Nesslig20)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/response-to-will-duffy-phylogenetic-systematics/17985 "2026-08-23T18:58:39Z")
Erica (@GutsickGibbon) is still continuing with her live-stream series teaching Will Duffy about evolution. I missed a couple of streams since the last time I posted a response to Duffy, but I did watch the most recent o… --- ## [Could Adam and Eve Have Been the First Embodied Persons Within an Existing Homo sapiens Population?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/could-adam-and-eve-have-been-the-first-embodied-persons-within-an-existing-homo-sapiens-population/17974)
**Author:** [@Roman](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Roman)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/could-adam-and-eve-have-been-the-first-embodied-persons-within-an-existing-homo-sapiens-population/17974 "2026-08-17T15:51:55Z")
Hello, My name is Roman. I am developing a philosophical and theological hypothesis about how the Genesis text, the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens, and the emergence of human personhood might be understood within … --- ## [Followup on "Jay Bhattacharya at the NIH… one year on"](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/followup-on-jay-bhattacharya-at-the-nih-one-year-on/17978)
**Author:** [@Argon](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Argon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/followup-on-jay-bhattacharya-at-the-nih-one-year-on/17978 "2026-08-16T17:34:24Z")
Continuing on an earlier observation .. Dr. Bhattacharya bravely stood silently behind Trump as the President demonized the MMR vaccine, multiple other vaccines and the vaccine schedule that were developed to balance & … --- ## [Intermediate stages in the origin of metabolism](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/intermediate-stages-in-the-origin-of-metabolism/17976)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Eastwood](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Dan_Eastwood)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/intermediate-stages-in-the-origin-of-metabolism/17976 "2026-08-10T00:06:32Z")
Something to stir the OoL pot. Intermediate stages in the origin of metabolism at a phosphorylating hydrothermal vent Natalia Mrnjavac et al. Intermediate stages in the origin of metabolism at a phosphorylating hydroth… --- ## [The YEC Distinction Between Operational and Historical Science Is Not Recognized And Is Wrong 100,002 Times Over](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-yec-distinction-between-operational-and-historical-science-is-not-recognized-and-is-wrong-100-002-times-over/17939)
**Author:** [@RonSewell](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/RonSewell)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-yec-distinction-between-operational-and-historical-science-is-not-recognized-and-is-wrong-100-002-times-over/17939 "2026-08-05T01:26:04Z")
What is this, taken from Fossil Butte in Wyoming? The likely answer is a fossil fish, and why is this even a question? However, was that answer a matter of observational science, historical science, or is that a invali… --- ## [Kondrashov's Paradox: Why We Haven't Died 100 Times Over](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/kondrashovs-paradox-why-we-havent-died-100-times-over/17840)
**Author:** [@talkpopgen](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/talkpopgen)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/kondrashovs-paradox-why-we-havent-died-100-times-over/17840 "2026-07-14T13:18:44Z")
The Many Faces of Genetic Entropy Since John Sanford published Genetic Entropy & the Mystery of the Genome in 2005, genetic entropy (GE hereafter) has become a staple creationist argument. In his book, he defines GE thu… --- ## [Funny T-Shirt I saw today](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/funny-t-shirt-i-saw-today/17885)
**Author:** [@AllenWitmerMiller](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/AllenWitmerMiller)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/funny-t-shirt-i-saw-today/17885 "2026-07-01T00:12:29Z")
I’m 2(SQRT(1+tan^2(C))) and I know it. I definitely had to study it for a while. --- ## [Nature: The political polarization of health outcomes in the USA](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/nature-the-political-polarization-of-health-outcomes-in-the-usa/17888)
**Author:** [@Faizal\_Ali](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Faizal_Ali)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/nature-the-political-polarization-of-health-outcomes-in-the-usa/17888 "2026-06-23T16:55:20Z")
No surprise: Abstract Public health disparities provide an important lens for understanding social and political change in the USA. Using individual-level medical data and death records, this study shows that conservat… --- ## [How real scientists study a possibly intelligently-designed object](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/how-real-scientists-study-a-possibly-intelligently-designed-object/17867)
**Author:** [@Mercer](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Mercer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/how-real-scientists-study-a-possibly-intelligently-designed-object/17867 "2026-06-21T20:54:52Z")
Note that they, unlike the ID crew, are able to think of additional experiments to test their ID hypothesis! AFAIK, none have experienced ridicule nor published books aimed only at laypeople. --- ## [Gene ancestries reveal diverse microbial associations during eukaryogenesis](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/gene-ancestries-reveal-diverse-microbial-associations-during-eukaryogenesis/17884)
**Author:** [@AndyWalsh](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/AndyWalsh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/gene-ancestries-reveal-diverse-microbial-associations-during-eukaryogenesis/17884 "2026-06-18T02:27:58Z")
Apparently it takes a village to make a eukaryote genome: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10639-9 Abstract: The origin of eukaryotes remains a central enigma in biology1. Continuing debates agree on the pi… --- ## [The Pollen Problem returns](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-pollen-problem-returns/17854)
**Author:** [@nathanlong](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/nathanlong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-pollen-problem-returns/17854 "2026-06-04T16:12:59Z")
Joel Duff posted a new article on this. --- ## [Pray tell, how "modern" is "modern"?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/pray-tell-how-modern-is-modern/17834)
**Author:** [@Nesslig20](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Nesslig20)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/pray-tell-how-modern-is-modern/17834 "2026-05-26T16:17:38Z")
So, Dr. Carl Werner recently went on Rebekah Davis’ channel to make his usual claims about ‘living fossils’. TL;DR That argument has never impressed me. It fails, often on multiple grounds. STRAW MAN E… --- ## [A New Spin on Chirality](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/a-new-spin-on-chirality/17832)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Eastwood](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Dan_Eastwood)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/a-new-spin-on-chirality/17832 "2026-05-23T21:33:44Z")
(A shorter topic title was needed, and I couldn’t resist the pun. :wink: ) Dynamic breaking of mirror symmetry in spin-dependent electron transport through chiral media causes enantiomeric excesses https://www.science.o… --- ## [Affirming 6×24‑hour days, using asah to support Gen 1:1 as the creation event](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/affirming-6x24-hour-days-using-asah-to-support-gen-1-1-as-the-creation-event/17685)
**Author:** [@reichmaj](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/reichmaj)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/affirming-6x24-hour-days-using-asah-to-support-gen-1-1-as-the-creation-event/17685 "2026-05-19T22:03:49Z")
I hold to six literal 24‑hour days in Genesis 1, but I’m not talking about gap theory. I’m closer to John Sailhamer’s view: Genesis 1:1 describes the initial creation of the heavens and the earth, and the six days descri… --- ## [Response to Will Duffy on whale evolution](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/response-to-will-duffy-on-whale-evolution/17788)
**Author:** [@Nesslig20](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Nesslig20)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/response-to-will-duffy-on-whale-evolution/17788 "2026-04-29T20:30:10Z")
Erica (@GutsickGibbon) is doing a great live-stream series with a creationist Will Duffy (idk if he has an account here?). Of course, Will does not accept evolution, but he deserves the respect for being willing to sit d… --- ## [Genetic Entropy will be debated once again - May 13 on Standing For Truth](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/genetic-entropy-will-be-debated-once-again-may-13-on-standing-for-truth/17722)
**Author:** [@UncensoredPilgrims](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/UncensoredPilgrims)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/genetic-entropy-will-be-debated-once-again-may-13-on-standing-for-truth/17722 "2026-04-27T18:48:33Z")
6 or so years ago, I came on here to see what the scientific community had to say about Genetic Entropy. Since then, several debates have been had, but one thing that stands out is how nearly every evolutionist who attem… --- ## [Petroleum geology predictions](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/petroleum-geology-predictions/17744)
**Author:** [@nathanlong](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/nathanlong)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/petroleum-geology-predictions/17744 "2026-04-19T14:17:08Z")
As a (now retired) Petroleum Geologist I have to take issue with this. In hydrocarbon exploration we use data gathered today to build models about the geological past, from which we predict where we have the best chance… [Next page](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/latest.md?page=1)