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Is the world a good place? Is truth relative? Can beauty be defined? On this episode of ID the Future from the archive, host David Klinghoffer speaks with Dr. Ann Gauger, Director of Science Communication and a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, about her article “The Transcendental Treasury of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness” at Science & Culture Today. These abstract concepts don't derive from the material world, yet we feel impoverished without them; they're foundations of a life worth living. Materialistic evolutionary explanations for truth, beauty, and goodness are out there, but they fall flat upon closer inspection. Some of them even reduce these qualities to mere illusion. Gauger holds that truth, beauty, and goodness are hallmarks of a designed world. Meditating on them can promote a spirit of gratitude, an important part of a healthy, happy life. Source
“Sometimes the most powerful conversations aren't about success — they're about what it costs to grow.”In today's episode, I sit down with Matthew Gauger, founder of Greenhorn Grove, a homesteader, husband, and father who's learning to build a life from the soil up — both literally and emotionally.Matthew opens up about his journey into homesteading, the hard lessons of self-reliance, and what it really means to live in alignment with your values. But this conversation also goes deeper — into the struggles within his marriage, the pressures of providing, and the courage it takes to face what's not working while still choosing growth.This isn't just a story about farming — it's a story about faith, honesty, and rebuilding. It's about what happens when the image of a perfect life gives way to something far more authentic.So settle in. This one's vulnerable, grounded, and full of heart — a real look at what it means to build something that lasts.https://www.thegreenhornguides.com/ Thank you for listening – if you're struggling to break free and need support – go to my website and www.lucasmack.com. There's you'll find resources like videos and eBooks and information on how to work with me for coaching.
On October 12, 1925, WMAL signed on the air for the very first time. One hundred years later, we celebrate the station's remarkable history with three longtime fixtures: Midday host Tom Gauger, Chief Engineer David Sproul, and General Manager Tom Bresnahan.In this special anniversary episode, they share what WMAL sounded like in its earliest days, the revolt that led to hiring Harden and Weaver, and how the foundation was laid for the station to become one of Washington's great radio institutions. We revisit the personalities who defined WMAL through the decades, John Lyon, Trumbull and Core, Felix Grant, Bill Mayhugh, Ken Beatrice, and of course, Harden and Weaver.You'll hear the inside story of the FCC fine that Harden and Weaver received, the impact of Rush Limbaugh's arrival on the lineup, how the station changed after Jackson Weaver's passing, and the big move from AM to FM .It's a lively and fascinating look back at a station that has been part of Washington life for a century.More from DCRTV:DCRTV.comNewsletter signup: https://dcrtv.com/newsletterFollow DCRTV on FacebookSupport DCRTV on PatreonBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dcrtv-washington-radio-and-tv-podcast--6152954/support.
Paul Gauger, executive vice president of the Americas, Australia and New Zealand for VisitBritain, talks with Jeanie Fang of Insider Travel Report about driving tourism growth across key markets. Gauger discusses screen tourism trends, regional exploration beyond London, and working with travel advisors to promote Britain through webinars, educational trips and face-to-face training. For more information, visit www.visitbritain.com. All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean, iHeartRadio, Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.
In this episode, host Dr. Alison Jane Martingano sits down with two licensed counselors from the UW–Green Bay Wellness Center, Illene Cupit and Michelle Gauger, to talk about what they're seeing on the ground when it comes to student mental health. Recent global research shows a dip in happiness and a rise in stress, anxiety, and despair amongst young people. But are these trends showing up here on campus too? Tune in for an honest conversation about happiness, resilience, and how today's students are really doing.
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His name is synonymous with sports in the 70's. You didn't have to follow racing to know who AJ Foyt was. He's a part of Americana and in 1975 he was looking to win his 4th Indy 500. A week earlier, he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated after winning the pole position in true Foyt fashion. His first lap in qualifying was a blistering 195.313 mph and his 4-lap average of 193.975 secured the pole position in Indianapolis. But rain and Bobby Unser had other plans… a downpour ended the race after just 174 of the 200 laps, and Unser was awarded the victory with 1974 champion Johnny Rutherford finishing 2nd and AJ a disappointing 3rd… taking it all in was a kid who grew up just north of the famous racetrack and attended his first race at the age of 6 in 1966… Scott Gauger hasn't missed an Indy 500 since, including the '75 race that saw Mother Nature end the race before it could properly come to it's scheduled conclusion. Gauger grew up around racing and started working at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when he was just 13. 5 years later in 1978, he took his first official position with an IndyCar team, and almost 50 years later, he's still a part of the Old Brickyard, working on two winning Indy 500 teams… 2016 He worked for the Andretti-Herta Autosport team that won the checkered flag for the 100th running of the Indy 500 with Alexander Rossi behind the wheel… and a year later, he was with Andretti Autosport when Takuma Sato was the first to cross the finish line. And while Gauger works officially for separate IndyCar teams, his unofficial position is Ambassador of the Indy 500. He gives tours, gets tickets for kids, and promotes the race 24/7, 365 days a year. On the Past Our Prime podcast, Gauger tells us about how he grew up near 3-time Indy 500 winner Louis Meyer, who is widely known for starting the annual tradition of drinking mile after winning at Indy… Gauger talks about the greats and says AJ Foyt is the best racer of all-time, and the first person he ever saw hav a personalized license plate… He tells us about drinking the milk after winning in '16 and again in '17 and he tells us which famous actor was the best racer of the bunch… if you know racing, it won't be a surprise. And Gauger tells us why the racers of today aren't as well-known as the ones we grew up watching 50 years ago. The Indy 500. It's as American as it gets… and so is Scott Gauger, Mr. Indy 500 on the Past Our Prime podcast. Give us a review and a download if you would and share it with your friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of ID the Future out of the archive, biologist Ann Gauger walks listeners through the triumphs, flaws, and tragedies of Louis Pasteur, the French scientist whose scientific breakthroughs have saved millions of lives, and whose work on microbes sounded the death knell of the idea of spontaneous generation. Dr. Gauger also discusses his pioneering and life-saving work on vaccines, the Christian faith that saw him through the death of his three of his children, and more. Source
This year’s theme for the annual free conference at the Moody Bible Institute, known as Founder’s Week, is Transformed by the Gospel. On Thursday’s Mornings with Eric and Brigitte, Jon Gauger joins us to preview this year’s event. He’ll share how you can be a part of this annual tradition, no matter where you are on the globe. www.FoundersWeek.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ambers joins us once again, with an armful of quizzes and her special type of positivity. Topics include: generic candy; proper bong usage; dong ia a funny word; a shitty Willy Wonka exhibit; Ben Schwartz's improv tour; fake news vs real news; a quiz about fried foods; a quiz about Pride month #podcast #funny #comedy #comedypodcast #genericcandy #bong #dong #WillyWonka #WillyWonkaExhibit #BenSchwartz #fakenews #friedfood #summer #pride Cartoon avatars of Tom & Mike created by Gary Bacon: https://twitter.com/pixelbud ***************************************************** VISIT OUR OFFICIAL SITE! https://www.tomandmike.com ***************************************************** Check out our let's play channel, Gaming with Tom & Mike: https://www.youtube.com/@gamingwithtommike
Fr. Mitch and biologist, Dr. Ann Gauger, discuss intelligent design, scientific disciplines revealing the purpose and theology behind creation and its reflection of God?s glory.
Gary brings you an eclectic mix of top drawer music drawn from his collection of all things bagpipe.PlaylistThe Iron Horse with The Goatherd, The Major's Maggot, James MacLellan's Favourite, Duncan the Gauger and The Piper's Bonnet from Thro' Water, Earth and Stone St Lawrence O'Toole Pipe Band with Joe Cooley's Hornpipe, Joe Cooley's Jig, The Donegal Lass, Eddie's Lamentation, The Strathspey King, Sergeant Murphy's, Stranded in Scotland, The Ballintore Fancy, the Lismurrane Lamps from The Dawning of the Day. Going to go with James Thomson for now – with Lucy Farr's Barn Dance, Bill Malley's Barn Dance and Hugh's Tune from Borders Young Pipers Craig Sutherland with MacLean of Pennycross, Dora MacLeod and John MacEchnie's Big Reel from The Wheel of Fortune 2024 Donald MacLeod with the Company's Lament (excerpt) from the Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Tutorials Vol 19. Urachadh with MacKay's March, Iain MacEachainn and Am Boc Liath from Urachadh Royal Ulster Constabulary Pipe Band with The Bind, Redford Cottage and Angus MacKinnon from Pipe Bands of Distinction Homebound with Prince of Persia from Adroneline Support the Show.
Jon Gauger, Moody Radio host and producer joins Mornings with Eric and Brigitte on Friday to talk about a new 54-minute special, Inside Israel--The War and What's Next, just released from Moody Radio, airing on WRMB 89.3, Sat. April 6 and Sun. April 7 at 4 p.m. ET. The Moody Radio team's microphones take you inside homes shot at and burned by Hamas. You'll meet families of hostages and hear perspectives from Jewish and Arab pastors. Plus, you'll encounter stories of help and hope--as the body of Christ witnesses to a nation that is more open to the gospel than ever before.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Experience the wonder of Christmas with your friends and family as you enjoy some classic holiday specials from Moody Radio! It's our gift to you this Christmas season. Friday on Mornings with Eric and Brigitte, radio host and producer, Jon Gauger shares some details about this year's Moody Radio Christmas specials!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Mike Vilardi Show. Where Religion meets Politics, and how they will impact our world.
Is the world a good place? Is truth relative? Can beauty be defined? On this episode of ID the Future from the archive, host David Klinghoffer speaks with Dr. Ann Gauger, Director of Science Communication and a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, about her article “The Transcendental Treasury of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness” at EvolutionNews.org. These abstract concepts don't derive from the material world, yet we feel impoverished without them; they're foundations of a life worth living. Materialistic evolutionary explanations for truth, beauty, and goodness are out there, but they fall flat upon closer inspection. Some of them even reduce these qualities to mere illusion. Gauger holds that truth, beauty, and goodness are hallmarks of a designed world. Meditating on them can promote a spirit of gratitude, an important part of a healthy, happy life. Source
Former host of Music Thru the Night, Mike Kellogg, has passed away. Mike was a trusted voice of Moody Radio for decades and impacted eternity for so many. Today, he is in the presence of His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Psalm 16:11, "You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." Moody Radio producer, Jon Gauger pays a tribute to the impact of Mike Kellogg's gifts, talent and heart on so many lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I... well... you see... you know what? I'm just gonna let Amber handle this one. Topics include: what if Story Time with Tom & Mike were a theme restaurant?; the wrong hole at the wrong time (butt stuff); tiny rave; more butt stuff; Quiz: what do these lyrics from queer bands say about us?; #podcast #funny #comedy #comedypodcast #themerestaurant #sexinjury Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/StoryTimeTom1 Mike's Twitter: https://twitter.com/StoryTimeMike1 Cartoon avatars of Tom & Mike created by Gary Bacon: https://twitter.com/pixelbud ***************************************************** VISIT OUR OFFICIAL SITE! https://www.tomandmike.com ***************************************************** Check out our let's play channel, Gaming with Tom & Mike: https://www.youtube.com/@gamingwithtommike
Put yo' hands in the air, if your internet connection drops and you just don't care! Topics include: Emperor Norton I; rat kings; aggressive drivers; leaving the toilet seat up; xenon headlights; weaponized children; Battle Tapes; Scissor Sisters; Mother Mother #EmperorNortonI #ratking #aggressivedrivers #toiletseat #xenonheadlights #weaponizedchildren #BattleTapes #ScissorSisters #MotherMother Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/StoryTimeTom1 Mike's Twitter: https://twitter.com/StoryTimeMike1 Cartoon avatars of Tom & Mike created by Gary Bacon: https://twitter.com/pixelbud ***************************************************** VISIT OUR OFFICIAL SITE! https://www.tomandmike.com ***************************************************** Check out our let's play channel, Gaming with Tom & Mike: https://www.youtube.com/@gamingwithtommike
On this ID The Future, host Eric Anderson gets an update on the recent work of Dr. Ann Gauger, Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. Dr. Gauger explains her continuing research into the limits of protein evolution, efforts that are challenging the prevailing assumptions of the role of proteins and mutations in a Darwinian account of life. She also discusses her work on the related waiting times problem, demonstrating the difficulty of Darwinian processes to account for the diversity we see in biology. In addition, Ann shares her journey into researching human origins. After being asked to evaluate the scientific case against Adam and Eve, Ann dove into population genetics to see if monogenesis - the hypothesis that all humans are descended from two first parents - was even a possibility. What she discovered may surprise you. Don't miss this review of Dr. Gauger's fascinating and important research. Source
On this episode of ID The Future, host Jay Richards concludes a two-part conversation with Ann Gauger about her newly edited volume God's Grandeur: The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design. Part 1 of their discussion focuses on the philosophical and theological arguments for intelligent design presented in the book. Gauger holds that Darwinism has no adequate explanation for natural beauty or the ability of human beings to appreciate beauty for its own sake. She also argues that we have no reason to expect human uniqueness or intelligibility in the universe outside a design paradigm. This is Part 2 of a conversation. Visit GodsGrandeur.org to learn more and download a free chapter! Source
On this episode of ID The Future, host Jay Richards begins a two-part conversation with Ann Gauger about her newly edited volume God’s Grandeur: The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design. Part 1 of their discussion focuses on the scientific case presented in the book. Gauger reviews compelling biological evidence for design in the DNA code, […]
On this episode of ID The Future, host Jay Richards begins a two-part conversation with Ann Gauger about her newly edited volume God's Grandeur: The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design. Part 1 of their discussion focuses on the scientific case presented in the book. Gauger reviews compelling biological evidence for design in the DNA code, molecular machines, the differences between humans and animals, and even the intriguing possibility that the entire human race came from two original parents. This is Part 1 of a conversation. Visit GodsGrandeur.org to learn more and download a free chapter! Source
On this episode of ID The Future, host Jay Richards begins a two-part conversation with Ann Gauger about her newly edited volume God's Grandeur: The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design. Part 1 of their discussion focuses on the scientific case presented in the book. Gauger reviews compelling biological evidence for design in the DNA code, molecular machines, the differences between humans and animals, and even the intriguing possibility that the entire human race came from two original parents. This is Part 1 of a conversation. Visit GodsGrandeur.org to learn more and download a free chapter! Source
Today's ID the Future spotlights the richly stimulating new book, God's Grandeur: The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design. Edited by biologist Ann Gauger, the anthology explores the evidence for intelligent design from a Catholic perspective, with contributions from an impressive range of Catholic scientists, philosophers, and theologians, including Gauger; internationally renowned paleontologist Günter Bechly; philosopher Jay Richards; molecular biologist Michael Behe; Rector of the European University in Rome Fr. Pedro Barrajón, LC; Aquinas and Evolution author Michael Chaberek; philosopher J. Budziszewski; professor of neurosurgery Michael Egnor; and noted Dante scholar Anthony Esolen. Listen in as Gauger gives a quick flyover of the book's content, tells how she found her way into the intelligent design fold, and explains why Catholics should Read More › Source
Randall Gauger, a pastor at the Bruderhof, lost his son to cancer. He writes about his search for answers to the problem of pain.
Recorded live at NAHB's International Builders Show in Las Vegas, this episode features Howard Gauger, director of engineering services for Carpenter Contractors of America, a division of Kodiak Building Partners. Howard shares his observations on the benefits of being engaged with NAHB on building codes and technical issues, as well as working through NAHB to promote how structural components solve builders' current pain points.
On Thursday’s Mornings with Eric and Brigitte, Moody Radio producer, writer, and host joins us to talk about MBI’s Founder’s Day, February 3, 2023. The theme of Founder’s Day is Resolve: Standing Firm Under Pressure, which is based on the life of Daniel and his steadfast determination to boldly follow God while living and working in a society that blatantly rejected Him. This one-time all-day celebration will commemorate the life and ministry of Moody Bible Institute Founder D. L. Moody through powerful teaching and preaching sessions, exclusive activities, and a performance by contemporary worship band Shane and Shane.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On today's ID the Future, biologist and intelligent design researcher Ann Gauger tells host Eric Anderson the rest of her story about how she was drawn into the intelligent design movement. The two discuss everything from the challenges she faced making it in a male-dominated field to the evidential power of beauty in the natural world. But how did she end up in the ID movement? After stepping out of a promising career as a research scientist to focus on her family and meeting the needs of an autistic child, she assumed that her life as a scientist was behind her. But then several years later she began reading the work of Darwin skeptics and intelligent design trailblazers—Phillip Johnson, Jonathan Read More › Source
On this ID the Future, host Eric Anderson sits down with biologist and intelligent design proponent Ann Gauger to hear her story of how she got into the intelligent design movement and how the evidence for design has shaped her life. It begins with a lonely girl on a Kansas military base who at one point loses her Christian faith but also discovers the wonders of nature, and friendship, when she is given a horse and begins taking it for long rides in the countryside. Her intellectual journey takes her to MIT, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the University of Washington, and eventually into the Catholic church, where she explores becoming a nun until a conversation with echoes from the Read More › Source
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Randall Gauger, a Bruderhof pastor, discusses how lifelong vows make mutual faithfulness possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this ID the Future from the vault, biologist Ann Gauger discuss panspermia, the topic of a peer-reviewed paper published recently by several very serious scientists. Panspermia tries to sidestep problems in origins biology by suggesting that, to quote the title of an old science fiction movie, “it came from outer space.” And yes, according to this explanation, maybe aliens even sent it our way. Maybe (honest — this is a real theory) the first octopuses came here special delivery, as encapsulated embryos falling from the sky. Anything but intelligent design, for these very serious scientists. Tune in to learn from Dr. Gauger what precisely drove these scientists to such an explanation. Source
Keil Gauger is the founder of Caprock Family Farms in Lubbock, Texas. His longtime farming operation spans over 5,000 acres of cotton, peanuts, peppers and wheat grown in Gaines and Dickens counties. The addition of Caprock Family Farms has allowed him to add hemp to his already extensive list of crops. Having farmed on the South Plains for 27 years, Keil is a seasoned agripreneur and understands the importance of making diverse crop choices like hemp . Caprock Family Farms is a true family affair which finds Keil working alongside his wife Ann, his two sons Zach and Brett, and his nephew Logan. He and his hardworking family operate a commercial indoor hemp grow and manufacturing facility in Lubbock. Growing indoors in climate controlled rooms allows them to keep quality control as their top priority. Caprock Family Farms is passionate about educating the public about hemp and working to develop a strong hemp industry in Texas.Check out Caprock Family Farms.
On this ID The Future from the vault, host Sarah Chaffee interviews biologist Ann Gauger about a Crossway Books anthology that Gauger contributed to and helped edit, Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique. Among the tenets of theistic evolution is the idea that humans evolved from a large population of ape-like creatures. But is that idea scientifically plausible? Today's episode delves into the fossil evidence. Listen in as Gauger describes not a mere gap in the fossil record, but a great gulf between australopithecines (an ancient ape-like creature) and humans. Source
On this ID The Future from the vault, host Sarah Chaffee interviews biologist Ann Gauger about a Crossway Books anthology that Gauger contributed to and helped edit, Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique. Source
Paul Gauger, senior vice president of the Americas for VisitBritain, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about how easy it is to travel to Britain now. With no testing requirements inbound (travelers still need to be aware of the rules to return to their own countries), and with mask wearing at the discretion of the traveler, all energy can again be focused on the visit and the experience, not the entry requirements. Gauger details VisitBritain's new campaigns, including "Meanwhile in Britain” in partnership with British Airways. For more information, visit www.visitbritain.com. If interested, the original video of this podcast -- with supplemental pictures and video -- can be found on the Insider Travel Report Youtube channel or by searching for the podcast's title on Youtube.
We discuss the progress of the Spring Housing Market, debate HOAs (Homeowners Associations), living next to weird things, new building materials, and play a game of "This or That" with our two HomeTeam4u special guests, Gracie Gauger and Brendan Grabowski.
Welcome back to another exciting season of following the Iditarod with our students. I Kid a Pod is a podcast that is about the Iditarod brought to you by kids! In this episode I Kid a Pod has a teacher take over. Mrs. Treptow (founder of I Kid a Pod) and Miss Thompson share their experience with running a podcast in the classroom with the newest I Kid a Pod teachers, Mrs. Gauger and Mr. Podeweltz. Feel free to reach out to us at ikidapod@gmail.com if you have any questions! Tune in Monday for our classes and their first episode covering the 50th season of the Iditarod.
"Hop on that plane. Get on that train." says Paul Gauger, Senior Vice President/Deputy Regional Director for Visit Britain. Join host, Stephen Ekstrom, for The Tourism Academy's Business Class talk about following one's passion, being a part of major events, history, culture, heritage and intercontinental travel.RELATED: Online Destination Training for Agents & OperatorsRELATED: Meet our Advisory PanelBusiness Class is supported by Group Travel OdysseySupport the show (https://patreon.com/tourismbusinessclass)
Welcome back to Ready Set Flow! Hope everyone is doing well, and had a good week! Today, we sat outside and spoke with a good friend, Max Gauger, and had a good time talking about climbing on to school roofs, how high flamingos can fly, and parenting and technology. So sit back, relax, and always remember to go with the Flow! PS: We're aware about the audio glitching out randomly. Sorry about that! There was an error while uploading the audio. This shouldn't happen again. - Micah & Asher Watch this episode, or all of our other episodes here: https://anchor.fm/readysetflow If you want to support us, it would mean the world! Go to https://anchor.fm/readysetflow to learn more. We both do this for free, putting hours in every week to make sure we can always give y'all new content each and every week. Supporting us is the best way to make sure we keep the content coming! (plus early access to new items and so much more!) Make sure to follow our Discord to make sure you never miss a new release! We are planning on posting more often and building a better community around the podcast, and the Discord is the best way to stay connected! Also, please go follow on Instagram and Youtube! We post regularly on there and it would be the best way to stay updated and never miss a new episode! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/readysetflow/support
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL Racer to Racer Podcast Presented by Race 92 - In this episode we recap the 2021 Indy 500 with special guest Scott Gauger from Helio Castroneves' Indy 500 winning team. Buy Race 92 and Podcast merch at www.race92.com! https://anchor.fm/racer-to-racer AUDIO TRACK: Into The Twilight - AMG
Als Gruppe sind sie noch neu im Tanzlmusi-Sektor, jeder einzelne von ihnen ist aber bereits ein alter Hase in dem Geschäft. Mike Gauger und Harry Eitzinger erzählen von ihren ersten Spielereien, die durchaus als interessant, ausgiebig und einzigartig beschrieben werden können. Schließlich kann nicht jeder behaupten, dass er schon mit Florian Silbereisen gespielt hat. Generell haben die Burschen ein Händchen für Stars – denn was Anna Netrebko mit den Rossbrondmusikanten zu tun hat, hören wir im Podcast.
We chat with Hope about her Hallelujah, talking about rooting yourself where God has you even if it's not where you expected to be. Spotify Playlist :: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1VseVHzhaEcRu1QHknNKxL?si=ctLFJ2Q1TPKW7QaguScGKQ Apple Playlist :: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/songs-of-the-month-thesehallelujahs-podcast/pl.u-XkzNLhaKp88
Influenza A virus in swine (IAV-S) is one of the primary respiratory pathogens challenging swine production systems in the US and around the world, said Phil Gauger, DVM, PhD, an associate professor at Iowa State University. The virus is transmitted from pig to pig quite easily, and the movement of pigs over long distances has contributed to IAV-S problems within swine production systems, Gauger told Pig Health Today.
An oft-repeated claim by skeptics is that geneticists have disproved the possibility of Adam and Eve. Because existing human genetic diversity is so great, there can be no original couple from whom all people are descended. Or, that's what we're told. Biology professor and author Dennis Venema summarizes this argument up in his book, “Adam and the Genome.” In it, he claims that “every genetic analysis estimating ancestral population sizes has agreed that we descend from a population of thousands, not a single ancestral couple.” Some Christian authors have reacted to this apparent consensus by proposing new ways of reading Genesis that make Adam and Eve either mythological or not really our first parents. The goal has been to accommodate theology and the Bible to what we're told is “settled science.” But what if the science on Adam and Eve isn't so settled? That's the argument of a new paper by Discovery Institute senior fellow and developmental biologist Ann Gauger and Swedish mathematician Ola Hössjer, recently published in the journal, “BIO-Complexity.” In order to test whether it really is impossible to account for modern variation in human beings by starting with just two people, these researchers did something that, incredibly, no one had tried before: They started with just two people, and ran the numbers. Using accepted population growth and mutation rates, Gauger and Hössjer programmed a computer to start with a genetic Adam and Eve and replicate the known distribution of diversity in today's human population. Their results, to put it simply, fly in the face of the much-touted consensus. According to their model, a couple who shared some genetic markers could generate all the diversity we see today within about 2 million years—which Venema and others claim is impossible. However, given two people who share no genetic markers—in other words, two people who weren't born but were created with four unique sets of chromosomes—that time frame drops to a few hundred thousand, not millions, of years. Writing at Evolution News, Gauger points out that further tweaks in the rates of population growth, structure, mortality, birth, and mutation could place that theoretical first couple even more recently in history. In any case, the authors are careful to note that the point of their paper was not to date Adam and Eve, or even to prove from a genetic standpoint that they existed. Rather, they just wanted to demonstrate—contrary to the oft-repeated claim—that it is possible for all human beings to have descended from an original pair. Of course, much more work remains to be done, but the paper has served to clarify two things. First, scientists' assumptions about the past can change their results. Gauger explains that once hurdles in computing power were overcome, this experiment was an obvious way to test existing dogma on human origins. But in her words, no one bothered because “They believed that starting from two was useless.” In fact, many researchers failed to use standard methods for modeling population genetics because of their baked-in evolutionary assumptions. For instance, one popular tool relies on comparisons between human and chimpanzee DNA to track mutations—something Gauger points out is useless if we don't share a common ancestor with chimps. Second, and more importantly, this paper hints at how tentative so-called “settled science” can be. Christians who rush to revise their understanding of characters like Adam and Eve to make way for the latest consensus should think more about the theological consensus they're tinkering with, like the fall, the image of God, original sin, and creation. They should also consider all the un-tinkering they may have to do one day when that scientific consensus changes.