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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History of Science

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Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 29, 2025
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Evolution
History of Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Scopes “Monkey” Trial Is Turning One Hundred

Denyse O’Leary
April 29, 2025
Evolution, History of Science, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Almost nothing happened quite the way the stereotypes have portrayed it since then. Read More ›
Charles-Darwin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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April 12, 2025
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Evolution
History of Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Darwin’s Sacred Fiction

Andrew McDiarmid
April 12, 2025
Evolution, History of Science, Human Origins and Anthropology
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A book by Adrian Desmond and James Moore holds that Charles Darwin was significantly motivated in his scientific work by abolitionist sentiments. Read More ›
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Martin Hilbert
Date
April 10, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
History of Science
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, “The Catholic Darwin”

Fr. Martin Hilbert, C.O.
April 10, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science, History of Science
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No doubt, Teilhard ­ had — and has — Catholic admirers. The most positive Catholic assessment I have encountered comes from the pen of Msgr. Bruno de Solages. Read More ›
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Rt. Revd. Samuel Wilberforce
Date
April 7, 2025
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Botany
Evolution
History of Science
Intelligent Design
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“Into the Jungle of Fanciful Assumption”: Excerpts from Samuel Wilberforce on Darwin

Rt. Revd. Samuel Wilberforce
April 7, 2025
Botany, Evolution, History of Science, Intelligent Design
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"We have objected to the views with which we have been dealing solely on scientific grounds." Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
April 2, 2025
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Faith & Science
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Examining the Legacy of Baruch Spinoza in the History of Science

Andrew McDiarmid
April 2, 2025
Faith & Science, History of Science, Intelligent Design
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Join host and geologist Casey Luskin and historian of science Michael Keas for a lively conversation puncturing a series of anti-Christian myths. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
February 10, 2025
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Bioethics
Environment & Climate
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“Indigenous Wisdom” Would Make Environmental Science Less Scientific

Wesley J. Smith
February 10, 2025
Bioethics, Environment & Climate, History of Science, Physical Sciences
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Indigenous people were and are keen observers of nature but modern environment policy needs to be deeply rooted in science as well as culture. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
February 3, 2025
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Engineering
Faith & Science
History of Science
Intelligent Design
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John West: Science’s Debt to Intelligent Design Is Not Just in the Past — But Today

David Klinghoffer
February 3, 2025
Engineering, Faith & Science, History of Science, Intelligent Design
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The God hypothesis… Where have I heard that phrase, used by columnist Ross Douthat, before? Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
Date
January 20, 2025
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History of Science
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Conservation of Information: The History of an Idea

William A. Dembski
January 20, 2025
History of Science, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Conservation of information” is a term that appears in both the physics and the computer science literature. Read More ›
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Neil Thomas
Date
July 3, 2024
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Evolution
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History of Science
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With “Fluctuating” Convictions, Darwin Faced a Threefold Challenge

Neil Thomas
July 3, 2024
Evolution, Faith & Science, History of Science
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In what follows I pose the question of how Darwin fell subject to such wide “fluctuations” in his beliefs and how he came to resolve those tensions. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
March 5, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
History of Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Does Darwinism Meet the Tests of a True Theory?

Eric Hedin
March 5, 2024
Biology, Evolution, History of Science, Physical Sciences, Physics
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An example of a now-discarded theory is that of spontaneous generation, a hypothetical process of living organisms developing from nonliving matter. Read More ›

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