Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
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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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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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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Eric Hedin

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Eric Hedin
Date
March 20, 2025
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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In Search of Nature’s Hidden Design Treasures

Eric Hedin
March 20, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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Most people are familiar with George Washington Carver and his discoveries of multiple uses for the peanut. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
March 17, 2025
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Science Education
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Not Just a Scientific Theory, Intelligent Design Is a Pillar of Academic Freedom 

Eric Hedin
March 17, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Science Education
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The American Founders established government with religious liberty by separating the State and the Church without separating reason from revelation. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Robert Hedin.
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Eric Hedin
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February 5, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Fireweed: An Example of Intelligent Latent Design

Eric Hedin
February 5, 2025
Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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The photo with fireweed in the foreground at the top of this article was taken by my father, Robert Hedin, at Mount Shuksan in Washington State. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Mario Dobelmann on Unsplash.
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Eric Hedin
Date
January 28, 2025
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Biology
Faith & Science
Linguistics
Physical Sciences
Physics
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What Lies Beyond Death? A Physicist’s Take

Eric Hedin
January 28, 2025
Biology, Faith & Science, Linguistics, Physical Sciences, Physics
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The very existence of life — the fact that we are here at all to the pose the question — calls for something more than physical nature. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
January 13, 2025
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Astronomy
Cosmology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Dark Matter and Intelligent Design: A Prediction

Eric Hedin
January 13, 2025
Astronomy, Cosmology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Let’s look at some of the remarkable features of dark matter, already discovered by observations in astronomy and cosmology. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
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December 24, 2024
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Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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What If? The Threat of Sentient AGI

Eric Hedin
December 24, 2024
Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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John West brings a word of caution to public health policies espoused by Francis Collins. Collins succinctly illustrates an example of unbalanced morality. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
November 27, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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There’s a Limit to What Nature Can Do

Eric Hedin
November 27, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Nature actually has precious few options for manipulating the natural ingredients (atoms) of this universe. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
October 15, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Longevity as Evidence of Original Design

Eric Hedin
October 15, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A general principle for any designed system is that it functions optimally when it is used or able to perform in the way it was originally designed. Read More ›
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
September 24, 2024
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Biochemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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In Our World, Multiple Levels of Intelligent Design

Eric Hedin
September 24, 2024
Biochemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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We find higher genres of design that cannot be explained by appealing to the actions of natural forces and laws of nature. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
September 10, 2024
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Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Intelligent Design — In Miniature

Eric Hedin
September 10, 2024
Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Small vertebrates may be a thousand times larger than single-cell organisms, but they occupy a region of parameter space that presents unique properties.  Read More ›

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