Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
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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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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Jonathan Witt

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Eric Hedin

Dead Sea Scrolls
Photo: From the Dead Sea Scrolls, by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Eric Hedin
Date
November 21, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Design: A Scientific Proxy for Intelligence

Eric Hedin
November 21, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The Dead Sea Scrolls are an example of a design artifact for which intelligence is inferred as the source. Read More ›
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Photo credit: NASA, ESA, Space Telescope Science Institute/J. Lee; Processing: NASA/Catholic University of America/Gladys Kober.
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Eric Hedin
Date
October 16, 2023
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Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Nature Reflects an Intelligent Design — But Also a Moral One

Eric Hedin
October 16, 2023
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Human beings must have freedom of choice if our actions are to have any meaning beyond the impersonal and predictable outcomes governed by the laws of physics. Read More ›
Middle East from space
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Eric Hedin
Date
October 11, 2023
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Intelligent Design
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Thoughts of Evil in a Designed World

Eric Hedin
October 11, 2023
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
7
Nowhere in the animal world do we see evil that comes anywhere close to comparing with the unfortunate depths of evil displayed by humanity. Read More ›
Silicon
Photo: Silicon, by Enricoros at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Eric Hedin
Date
October 10, 2023
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Evolution
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Electronic Technology Shows Foresight in Nature

Eric Hedin
October 10, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The principal semiconductors are silicon and germanium; silicon’s abundance in the Earth’s crust is second only to oxygen. Read More ›
woman and dog
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Eric Hedin
Date
October 4, 2023
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Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Mathematics
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Intelligent Design in Human-Animal Friendships

Eric Hedin
October 4, 2023
Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Mathematics
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A man and his emotional support alligator, Wally, made headlines last week when they tried to attend a baseball game together in Philadelphia. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
September 18, 2023
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Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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For Our Daily Bread, Thank Planetary Fine-Tuning

Eric Hedin
September 18, 2023
Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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The existence of progenitor food crops (edible plants) on Earth was a necessary starting point for the availability of our food. Read More ›
C. S. Lewis
Photo: C. S. Lewis, by Asar Studios/Alamy (Photo by Hans Wild/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images).
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Eric Hedin
Date
September 7, 2023
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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A Profound Challenge to Materialism, Longing Is Our “Inconsolable Secret” 

Eric Hedin
September 7, 2023
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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Longings that are unsatisfied by the provisions of Earth are not just a weary response to our often stress-laden modern lifestyles. Read More ›
lions hunting
Photo: Lions hunting, by Corinata, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Eric Hedin
Date
August 30, 2023
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Ecosystems — A Tribute to Intelligent Design, or to Chance and Adaptation?

Eric Hedin
August 30, 2023
Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Thinking about all the species of animals, birds, and fishes, it becomes apparent that each one requires a certain type of food, suitable for its anatomy. Read More ›
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Photo: An orchestra without a conductor, by Harry Weller, Del57 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Eric Hedin
Date
August 22, 2023
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Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
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The Human Mind Is Wired for Music: How Did That Come About?

Eric Hedin
August 22, 2023
Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design
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Most of us can correctly remember melodies and lyrics learned in childhood, even years after last having heard them. Read More ›
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René Descartes
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Eric Hedin
Date
August 15, 2023
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Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
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Intelligent Design in Imaginary Numbers

Eric Hedin
August 15, 2023
Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics
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René Descartes, in 1637, is credited with being the first to assign this label to results involving the square root of a negative number. Read More ›

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