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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 21, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, biological design, cell types, chicken-or-egg problem, Darwinian theory, development, engineering, evolution, Howard Glicksman, human reproduction, information, intelligent design, life, mother, physical reality, physicians, Plato’s Revenge, pregnancy, reproduction, Roe v. Wade, Secrets of the Human Body, Steve Laufmann, systems engineers, theory of biological design, womb}

For Roe’s Anniversary, Renew Your Awe of Reproduction

_{David Klinghoffer
January 21, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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How do those cells “know” what to become? Where does the information reside that shapes a human in the womb? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 19, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, chance, common sense, evolution, human brain, intelligent design, necessity, sophistication, superintellect, technology, The God Proofs, young people}

How Your Brain Points to Divine Design

_{David Klinghoffer
January 19, 2026

Anatomy, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Human technology in every form is outstripped in sophistication by the object we all carry around in our heads. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 19, 2026

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, accidents, car, Center for Science and Culture, Colin Wright, common sense, computer, constraints, Discovery Institute Press, endorsements, evidence, evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionists, experiments, human body, humans, misuse, Nathan Jacobson, Nathan Lents, Stephen Meyer, Stuart Burgess, technology, TIME, Ultimate Engineering, University of Bristol}

The Human Body’s “Ultimate Engineering”: New Book Available for Pre-Order Now

_{David Klinghoffer
January 19, 2026

Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Evolution prompts us to expect in our bodies a grab bag of botched experiments conducted by blind, purposeless natural groping. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 16, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, beauty, faith and science, Hoover Institution, ideas, intelligent design, mathematical structure, mathematics, Peter Robinson, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Princeton University, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Sternberg, Sergiu Klainerman, Stanford University, The Republic, Uncommon Knowledge, universe}

Math, Mystery, and the Mind of God: A Conversation

_{David Klinghoffer
January 16, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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The discussion takes place against a stunning Alpine background, which is appropriate since the mysterious beauty of mathematics, is a theme. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 15, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, ambivalence, Ann Gauger, biological complexity, biology, Charles Lyell, chemical evolution, common descent, Darwinian evolution, Duke of Argyll, evolution, First Things, Fr. Martin Hilbert, Fr. Michael Chaberek, human body, human life, infraction, Judaism, natural selection, nature, Neil Thomas, On the Genesis of Species, origin of life, Richard Owen, Roman Catholic Church, Science and Culture Today, scientists, slovenliness, St. George Mivart, Stephen M. Barr, theology, universal common descent, vera causa}

Catholicism and “Evolution,” Whatever That Means

_{David Klinghoffer
January 15, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science

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In the book review by Stephen Barr, I count 66 mentions of “evolution” and not one of “Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 13, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biology, Cambrian Explosion, cancer, cartoonists, creationists, critics, evolution, intelligent design, Internet trolls, journalists, mind reading, podcasters, professors, science, Scott Adams}

Scott Adams Explains: How to Be an ID Critic

_{David Klinghoffer
January 13, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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His tips for trolling include, “Misstate then criticize,” “Context doesn’t matter,” and “You understand science” (but nobody who disagrees with you does). Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 13, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biology, Brian Josephson, cancer, consensus, cosmology, creationists, Dilbert, doctors, evolution, evolutionary theory, faith and science, intelligent design, Internet trolls, J. P. Moreland, Michael Egnor, Michael Keas, Nick Bostrom, skepticism, Stephen King, Thomas Nagel, Tom Wolfe, YouTube videos}

Scott Adams: Intelligent Design (Of a Sort!) Is “Close to 100 Percent” Certain

_{David Klinghoffer
January 13, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I wrote the following in December 2018. Poor Scott Adams, beloved podcaster and creator of Dilbert, died today of cancer at age 68. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 12, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, apps, cell phone, Christians, code, Douglas Ell, evolution, foresight, God Proofs, human technology, intelligence —, intelligent code, intelligent design, life, mind, programmer, purpose, smartphone, technology, unguided processes, unintelligent processes, videos, websites, YouTube videos}

New Video: “How Your Smartphone Points to God”

_{David Klinghoffer
January 12, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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If evolution is defined as an unguided process, then inserting “God used” it into the sentence doesn’t affect the argument of this little video at all. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 8, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, anniversary, attorneys, biology class, Casey Luskin, Dover, Dover Area, Dover School Board, education, expert witness, geologists, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jaron Starner, Kitzmiller v. Dover, library, Meredith Willse, monkey costumes, monkeys, paragraphs, Pennsylvania, public schools, Steve Fuller, trauma, York Dispatch}

“My Public Education Was Ruined,” Weeps Dover High Grad

_{David Klinghoffer
January 8, 2026

Intelligent Design, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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A bit melodramatic, perhaps? Attorney and geologist Casey Luskin, who was present for part of the Dover trial, has this to say. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 7, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, boogeyman, Charles Darwin, COVID-19, Darwinian evolution, democracy, disciplines, Elay Shech, evidence, experts, Follow the Experts, Housing First, ID the Future, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Choe, lockdowns, New York Times, philosophy of science, pseudoscience, reasoning, reliability, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., scientific method, Seattle, Signature in the Cell, skepticism, Stephen Meyer, Steve Fuller, trust}

Experts, Non-Experts, and the Wrong Experts

_{David Klinghoffer
January 7, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Philosopher of science Elay Shech gives RFK Jr. grief for a statement back in August that “Science is always evolving.” Read More ›