Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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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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Brian Miller

Cambrian event
computer simulation
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Brian Miller
Date
April 26, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Unraveling the Myth that Undesigned Processes Generate Novel Functions

Brian Miller
April 26, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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In short, the sequences performed no new function, so no new information was created. Read More ›
Steven Novella
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Brian Miller
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March 24, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Yale’s Steven Novella Falls for Origin-of-Life Hype

Brian Miller
March 24, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Novella is a prominent atheist who jumped at the chance to promote the secular creation narrative of life’s origin. Read More ›
RNA
Image: RNA, via Illustra Media’s documentary Origin.
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Brian Miller
Date
March 22, 2022
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Biochemistry
Origin of Life
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Fact Check: Did University of Tokyo Researchers Explain the Origin of Life?

Brian Miller
March 22, 2022
Biochemistry, Origin of Life
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The research paper avers, “These results support the capability of molecular replicators to spontaneously develop complexity through Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›
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A sandstone hog back
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Brian Miller
Date
March 17, 2022
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Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Apply Now: Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design Have Changed the Course of Many Lives

Brian Miller
March 17, 2022
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics
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There is no tuition for the program, to be held in Colorado, and travel scholarships are available. Read More ›
topoisomerase
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Brian Miller
Date
March 14, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Psychology
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New Animation on Topoisomerase Demonstrates Irrationality of Denying Design Evidence in Biology

Brian Miller
March 14, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Psychology
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Replication or transcription of DNA stresses the macromolecule, resulting in supercoiling. Topoisomerase II relieves the stress. Read More ›
Hawking zero gravity
Hawking zero gravity
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Brian Miller
Date
March 2, 2022
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Efforts to Resist the Big Bang and Its Implications for Cosmic Design

Brian Miller
March 2, 2022
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Unsurprisingly, many academics have attempted to overturn the conclusion of a beginning through the most creative of means. Read More ›
Area 51
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Brian Miller
Date
January 13, 2022
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Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Biology as Reverse Engineering

Brian Miller
January 13, 2022
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics
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An analogy I like to use is NASA finding a crashed spaceship in a cave located in Area 51. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
Date
January 12, 2022
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Cosmology
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
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Paul Steinhardt’s Cyclical Cosmology Fails to Challenge a Cosmic Beginning 

Brian Miller
January 12, 2022
Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences
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The conclusion that the universe had a beginning is far more parsimonious and consistent with the evidence. Read More ›
Roger Penrose
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Brian Miller
Date
January 11, 2022
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Another Attempt by an Esteemed Cosmologist to Avoid a Cosmic Beginning Collapses on Inspection

Brian Miller
January 11, 2022
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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Roger Penrose, one of the preeminent physicists of our day, envisions that the universe is eternally expanding. Read More ›
flagellum
irreducible complexity
Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.
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Brian Miller
Date
January 3, 2022
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Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Bacterial Flagellum Demonstrates the Explanatory and Predictive Power of Engineering Models

Brian Miller
January 3, 2022
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Dean Schulz investigated the design of the flagellum with a method that could be described as groundbreaking. Read More ›

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