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
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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
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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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Casey Luskin

Santal
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Casey Luskin
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July 29, 2021
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Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Reviewing Sapiens: Getting the Origin of Religion Backwards

Casey Luskin
July 29, 2021
Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology
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The traditions of the Santal people entail an account of their own religious history that directly contradicts Harari’s evolutionary view. Read More ›
Parthenon
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Casey Luskin
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July 26, 2021
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Faith & Science
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Did Religion Evolve, or Was It Designed, to Foster Cooperation?

Casey Luskin
July 26, 2021
Faith & Science
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Harari’s assurance about building group cohesion is simplistic and woefully insufficient to account for common characteristics of religion. Read More ›
Yuval Noah Harari
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Casey Luskin
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July 22, 2021
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Human Origins and Anthropology
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In Sapiens, Admissions and Overstatements about Human Evolutionary Origins

Casey Luskin
July 22, 2021
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Harari’s conjecture — “There are no gods” — forms the very basis for everything he says in the rest of the book. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
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July 19, 2021
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Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
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New Review Series — Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens

Casey Luskin
July 19, 2021
Evolutionary Psychology, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Earlier this year an ID-friendly scientist contacted me to ask my opinion of the book. He mentioned a former Christian who had lost his faith after reading it. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
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July 16, 2021
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Cosmology
Geology
Intelligent Design
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Answering an Objection: “You Can’t Measure Intelligent Design”

Casey Luskin
July 16, 2021
Cosmology, Geology, Intelligent Design
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We test intelligent design in the same way that we test all historical scientific theories. Read More ›
ERV
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Casey Luskin
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July 9, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Junk No Longer: ERVs Are “Integral” and “Important Components” of Immune Responses

Casey Luskin
July 9, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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It’s another example of a paper that sounds like it could have been written by a proponent of intelligent design. Read More ›
bacterial-flagellum
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Casey Luskin
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July 7, 2021
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Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
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New Paper Investigates Engineering Design Constraints on the Bacterial Flagellum

Casey Luskin
July 7, 2021
Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design
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This technique of examining biology through the eyes of engineering is not necessarily new — systems biologists have been doing it for years. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
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July 6, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Honoring Richard Lewontin, Famed Evolutionary Biologist and Sometime Critic of His Own Field

Casey Luskin
July 6, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The quote for which Lewontin has become best known appeared in his 1997 review of a book by Carl Sagan. Read More ›
Kepler-442b
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Casey Luskin
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June 30, 2021
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Physical Sciences
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Study: Planets Capable of Sustaining Photosynthesis Are Extremely Rare

Casey Luskin
June 30, 2021
Physical Sciences
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So how did the paper determine that photosynthesis has an “overall simplicity,” despite the complexity just described? Read More ›
Common cuttlefish
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Casey Luskin
Date
June 22, 2021
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Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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Stunning Video of Chameleon-Like Abilities of Cephalopods

Casey Luskin
June 22, 2021
Intelligent Design, Mathematics
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Sometimes you don’t need a rigorous logical, scientific, or mathematical demonstration to reveal evidence of design in nature. Read More ›

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