Category: Culture | Page 3 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
May 12, 2026

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Asa Gray, bacteria, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, cosmogonism, Crotchet Castle, crotchets, David Stove, Europe, evolution, evolutionary psychology, False Messiah, fish, Francis Darwin, G. B. Müller, Heilsgeschichte, HMS Beagle, humans, James Moore, Jenny (orangutan), Lamarckian theory, Melanie Phillips, monkeys, nescience, Origin of Species, panspermia, Parousia, progress, Question Time, Richard Dawkins, S. A. Newman, sociobiology, The Kingdom of Speech, Thomas Love Peacock, Thomas Malthus, Tom Wolfe, Victorians}

Paradigm Lost: Darwinism and the Idea of Human Progress

_{Neil Thomas
May 12, 2026

Evolution, History of Science, Scientific Reasoning

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The notion of progress is now of course increasingly questioned, especially after what has come to be known as “the calamitous 20th century.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 11, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Political Science
Tagged
, belief, China, creator, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Declaration of Independence, endowed by our creator, equality, Founders, Founding, ink, John West, Mao Zedong, materialists, National Archives, nations, natural science, nature, rights, sentiment, Soviet Union, sunlight, tombs, United States, V.I. Lenin}

John West: The Science of the American Founding Has Been Vindicated

_{David Klinghoffer
May 11, 2026

Intelligent Design, Political Science

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On display at the National Archives, the Declaration’s ink has faded from past exposure to sunlight. But its truths haven’t faded. Read More ›

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Author
Terrell Clemmons

Date
May 11, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Manual for Creating Atheists, addiction treatment, atheism, cinematography, clinicians, criminology, designing intelligence, epidemiology, evidence, faith, interventions, Judeo-Christian tradition, materialism, materialistic paradigm, mental illness, Michael Shermer, Peter Boghossian, philosophy, Portland State University, Socratic inquiry, Street Epistemology, TechSpective, The Story of Everything, theaters, Timothy McGrew, Tony Bradley, treatments, virus}

Science Liberated from Dogma: Story of Everything Offers a Journey for Creating Freethinkers

_{Terrell Clemmons
May 11, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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A 2013 book is a training manual for talking people who profess a religious faith, mostly Christian students on college campuses, out of their faith. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 10, 2026

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aliens, biologists, Carl Jung, Casey Luskin, Christianity, clergy, disclosure, Disclosure Day, DNA, extraterrestrials, Flying Saucers (book), Francis Collins, government, Human Genome Project, intelligent design, Michael Denton, molecular machines, Neil deGrasse Tyson, New York Times, pastors, planets, religious beliefs, Richard Dawkins, social media, spiritual beings, Steven Spielberg, theaters, Townhall, UFOs, universe}

Luskin: Alien Life Would Challenge Evolution, Not Religion

_{David Klinghoffer
May 10, 2026

Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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A theme in social media chatter has been that the disclosure will challenge religious beliefs, and that it may be a “psyop” directed against Christian faith. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 9, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, animations, Bayesian reasoning, beauty, cabin, cosmos, errors, evidence, forest, genetic code, intelligent design, intentional design, logic of surprise, mathematics, matter, mind, order, Return of the God Hypothesis, software, The Story of Everything, universe, woods}

Using the Logic of Surprise to Infer Cosmic Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 9, 2026

Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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On a hike, you stumble upon a seemingly abandoned cabin in the woods. When you walk in, you notice a steaming cup of tea sitting on the table. Read More ›

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Date
May 8, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, big screen, conversation, culture, faith and science, family, friends, intelligent design, media, Return of the God Hypothesis, social media, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theaters}

Thank You from Meyer and Richards for All You’ve Done to Launch The Story of Everything

_{Science & Culture
May 8, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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It’s a beautiful, thought-provoking experience that was made for the big screen. Consider posting about it on social media. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 7, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, agnostics, americans, Big Bang, Big Bangs, Catholics, Christianity, Christians, creator, Deity, Discovery Institute, documentary, faith and science, fine-tuning, Gilead, history of science, intelligence, Israel, Jeremiah, Jewish Journal, Jews, media, monotheism, nature, physicists, Protestants, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientific discoveries, Seattle, Singularity, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, United States, universe, weekend}

The Science of Theism as a Healing Salve

_{David Klinghoffer
May 7, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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One reason I’m grateful for it is that the film makes a scientific case for theism of a kind that unites. It comes at an important moment for that. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 6, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animations, archival footage, atheism, Carl Sagan, debate, documentary, Lawrence Krauss, narrator, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Richard Dawkins, scholars, scientific atheists, scientists, smugness, sound, spokesmen, theism, video}

Meyer, Klavan: The Telltale “Element of Smugness” that’s a Giveaway for Scientific Atheists

_{David Klinghoffer
May 6, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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I bet you could turn the sound off on a video of the well-known scientific atheists and they would be identifiable by the smugness that radiates from them. Read More ›

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Date
May 5, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, big screen, Brian Bird, documentary, Eric Esau, Fathom Entertainment, filmgoers, Hugh Hewitt, Jay Richards, media, movies, Museum of the Bible, podcasts, Popcornmeter, premiere, Rotten Tomatoes, Seattle, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theaters, Washington}

Story of Everything Is Held Over in Theaters, and Gets Fabulous Washington, DC, Premiere

_{Science & Culture
May 5, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The Rotten Tomatoes site is giving it a 95 percent approval rating on the Popcornmeter. Do be sure to see it on the big screen while you have the opportunity. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 5, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Bible, Biblical historicity, David Berlinski, faith and science, intelligent design, Maimonides, Nachmanides, PragerU, rabbis, religious belief, scientific reasoning, Scripture, simulation theory, sleep, slumber, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, Theological (podcast), theology of nature}

Meyer, Kestenbaum: An Interfaith Conversation

_{David Klinghoffer
May 5, 2026

Faith & Science, Scientific Reasoning

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At one point, Shabbos Kestenbaum recounts an observation about personalities in the Bible who fall asleep and wake up. Read More ›