Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

Month

August 2020

Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace
Image: Alfred Russel Wallace, by London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company (active 1855-1922) / Public domain.
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August 31, 2020
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
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Biology’s “Best-Kept Secret” — Alfred Wallace’s Classic Is Out Now in a New Edition

Science & Culture
August 31, 2020
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Linguistics
2
On the subject of evolution, the scientific “consensus” depends on maintaining the our forgetfulness of Charles Darwin’s great partner, rival, and challenger. Read More ›
slingshot spider
slingshot spider
Photo: A slingshot spider, by Lawrence E. Reeves, via George Institute of Technology/EurekAlert!
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August 31, 2020
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Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Research Reveals Biological Design in the Sensing and Manipulation of Force

Science & Culture
August 31, 2020
Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Physics
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The laws of physics constrain what can happen, but not how it happens. Biological designs show expertise in the use of forces for function. Read More ›
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
Image: C. S. Lewis, by Anca Budisan.
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August 30, 2020
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Ethics
Faith & Science
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C. S. Lewis Foresaw Scientism’s Totalitarian Potential

Science & Culture
August 30, 2020
Ethics, Faith & Science
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According to Lewis, science steps dangerously outside its bounds when it assumes it has all knowledge, especially moral knowledge. Read More ›
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
Image: C. S. Lewis, by Anca Budisan.
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August 29, 2020
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Faith & Science
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C. S. Lewis Criticized Scientism, Not Science

Science & Culture
August 29, 2020
Faith & Science
1
Scientism is the idea that science is the ultimate path to knowledge and wisdom — the only sure path — and that the spiritual realm is a mirage. Read More ›
Paul Nelson
Paul Nelson
Photo: Paul Nelson, by Nathan Jacobson.
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David Klinghoffer
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August 28, 2020
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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I Beg Your Pardon? More on “Mainstream Science”

David Klinghoffer
August 28, 2020
Evolution, Intelligent Design
1
Does philosopher of biology Paul Nelson reject “mainstream science”? Of course he does not. Read More ›
Pamela Newkirk
Pamela Newkirk
Photo: Pamela Newkirk in a scene from Human Zoos.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
August 28, 2020
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Bioethics
Evolution
Science Reporting
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Journalist Finds a “Cover-Up” by the Bronx Zoo

David Klinghoffer
August 28, 2020
Bioethics, Evolution, Science Reporting
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It wasn’t until they were forced by events that the Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society admitted this black life mattered. Read More ›
GallenCynipsDivisa
Agamous generation of red-pea gall of gall wasp Cynips divisa on oak leaf. Photograph by W-E L (14 June 2020 in Cologne).
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Date
August 28, 2020
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Botany
Evolution
Life Sciences
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Plant Galls, Evolution, and Intelligent Design

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
August 28, 2020
Botany, Evolution, Life Sciences
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Complex structures of thousands of species have been formed for the exclusive good of other species, annihilating Darwin’s theory on his own terms. Read More ›
cichlid fish
cichlid fish
Photo: Cichlid fish, by Russell D. Fernald and Sabrina S. Burmeister / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5).
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August 28, 2020
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Intelligent Design
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Cells Reach Out and Touch, Providing Evidence of Foresight and Design

Science & Culture
August 28, 2020
Intelligent Design
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Cells are equipped with sensors that recognize touch and respond accordingly. They can even reach out to other cells with nanoscopic tunnels and share parts. Read More ›
Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Image: Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger / Public domain.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
August 27, 2020
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Faith & Science
Philosophy
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Adam and Eve and “Mainstream Science”

David Klinghoffer
August 27, 2020
Faith & Science, Philosophy
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“The category ‘mainstream science’ sounds plausibly neutral, capturing the sort of objective knowledge to which any well-educated adult should assent.” Read More ›

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