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
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
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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
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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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Neanderthal_man_reconstruction,_Natural_History_Museum,_London
Photo credit: Werner Ustorf, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 4, 2025
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Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Neanderthals Keep Getting Smarter

Denyse O’Leary
April 4, 2025
Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology
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At one time, Neanderthals were considered stupid. Things have changed. Meanwhile, they are presenting some mysteries. Read More ›
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Photo: Melka Kunture, by Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
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April 1, 2025
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Human Origins and Anthropology
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How Evolutionary Theory Confuses the Study of Human History: Case of the Stone Spheres

Denyse O’Leary
April 1, 2025
Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology
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Any state of affairs that dates to eons ago can be referred to as “evolution” even when, as in this case, the facts imply the opposite. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
March 24, 2025
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Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Abstract Reasoning in Our Ancestors Earlier than Thought?

Denyse O’Leary
March 24, 2025
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology
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Researchers say, bone tools were being mass produced 1.5 million years ago in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Read More ›
Hubble
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Peter Biles
Date
February 25, 2025
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Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Physical Sciences
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Pointing to Design, Ross Douthat Makes the Case that Religious Belief Is Rational

Peter Biles
February 25, 2025
Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Physical Sciences, Technology
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He kicks off the book by talking about the evident design in nature and the fine-tuning of the universe. Read More ›
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Larry Sanger
Date
February 11, 2025
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Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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Re-Examining the Arguments for the Existence of God

Larry Sanger
February 11, 2025
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Technology
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I was impressed by a lecture by philosopher of science and well-known apologist Stephen Meyer. Read More ›
Einstein-and-Lemaître
Photo: Einstein and Lemaître in the street, Pasadena, CA, January 1932. AP. Photographer unknown.
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Granville Sewell
Date
January 30, 2025
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Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Georges Lemaȋtre’s Hidden God

Granville Sewell
January 30, 2025
Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology
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Was Lemaȋtre, who certainly believed in God, suggesting that God deliberately hides himself from us, or just acknowledging the paradox? Read More ›
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Granville Sewell
Date
January 29, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Here’s the Other Common Objection to Intelligent Design — Answered

Granville Sewell
January 29, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physics, Technology
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If you asked me, “Do you believe in evolution?” I would reply “I believe in the evolution of life, and the evolution of automobiles." Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
Date
January 27, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Origin of Life Challenge: $10 Million, Just Lying Around

Daniel Witt
January 27, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology
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This is an obvious way to judge such theories. If someone claims to know how to make something, the natural response is, “Let’s see it, then.” Read More ›
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Stephen Dilley
Date
January 16, 2025
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Biology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Design Writ Large: CSC Fellows on “Science, Mathematics, and Technology”

Stephen Dilley
January 16, 2025
Biology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Technology
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Bill Dembski led by explaining rigorous means to detect design, including a refined understanding of specified complexity. Read More ›
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Guillermo Gonzalez
Date
January 15, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Earth’s Gold-Mining Machine

Guillermo Gonzalez
January 15, 2025
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology
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Earth operates an extraordinary natural factory that concentrates gold from barely detectable amounts into rich deposits that humans can mine. How? Read More ›

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