Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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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

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Denyse O’Leary

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Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 26, 2025
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Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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So, Chimps Are Rational Now, Too? War on Human Exceptionalism Goes On

Denyse O’Leary
November 26, 2025
Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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The trouble many researchers go to in order to try to efface the stark reality of human exceptionalism is astonishing. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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November 20, 2025
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Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
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Does Animal Intelligence Point to a Platonic Realm of Pure Information?

Denyse O’Leary
November 20, 2025
Biology, Neuroscience & Mind
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How could a life form like an ant — not known for creative or independent thinking as such but rather for a hive mind — “evolve” such a strategy? Read More ›
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Face in a PCB printed circuit board, transhumanism, singularity, universe simulation hypothesis, AI artificial intelligence
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 19, 2025
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Computational Sciences
Intelligent Design
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Calm Down, the Universe as a Simulation Is Mathematically Impossible

Denyse O’Leary
November 19, 2025
Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design
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The idea that information underlies the universe is compatible with the very intelligent design theory that Lawrence Krauss has opposed in the past. Read More ›
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The Thinker Statue Abstract
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 18, 2025
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Human Exceptionalism
Scientific Reasoning
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On New Book, Elite Opinion Cuts Loose from Reality

Denyse O’Leary
November 18, 2025
Human Exceptionalism, Scientific Reasoning
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All these intellectual worthies, in deadly earnest virtue, choose to miss the point. Read More ›
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Ancient footprint embedded in earth, showing detail of toes and sole
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 14, 2025
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Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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The Neanderthal Story Keeps Evolving (Even if Nothing Else Does)

Denyse O’Leary
November 14, 2025
Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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The University of Seville announces that Neanderthal footprints found along Portugal’s Algarve coast have led to unexpected insights about Neanderthal culture. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 14, 2025
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Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Perhaps Neanderthals Never Truly Went Extinct

Denyse O’Leary
November 14, 2025
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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A critical part of the original tale of the Neanderthals is that, because they were stupid, we smarter, more evolved modern humans finished them off. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 13, 2025
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Astronomy
Planetology
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Astrobiology as a Secular Quest for Meaning

Denyse O’Leary
November 13, 2025
Astronomy, Planetology
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I don’t think this stuff does any harm — as long as it is understood as drama and not given undue importance in science or philosophy. Read More ›
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Expérience de mort imminente autrement appelé EMI
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 12, 2025
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Near-Death Experiences: Explaining vs. Explaining Away

Denyse O’Leary
November 12, 2025
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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The first rule of a scientific approach should be to take seriously what is happening before rushing in with a “science can explain this” hypothesis. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 11, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
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War Between Evolutionary Biologists May Be Looming

Denyse O’Leary
November 11, 2025
Biology, Evolution
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Nathan Lents says it doesn’t make a lot of sense” to think of sex in humans as binary. Colin Wright says, “Stop misleading the public.” Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 7, 2025
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Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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“First Multi-Purpose ‘Swiss Army Knives’ Made by Hominins”

Denyse O’Leary
November 7, 2025
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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The tools date from about 2.75 through 2.44 million years ago (Pliocene). They underwent little change over the years, despite the changing environment. Read More ›

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