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
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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Philosophy of Science

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Daniel Witt
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July 10, 2025
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Intelligent Design
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Are Scientists Allowed to Consider Unscientific Explanations? 

Daniel Witt
July 10, 2025
Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science, Scientific Reasoning
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Let’s consider a narrower field. Geology, as everyone knows, is concerned with the natural processes that act upon the earth. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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July 3, 2025
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More on Disguised Religion

David Klinghoffer
July 3, 2025
Faith & Science, Philosophy of Science
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Not in science or in any other context does one faith get to impose its terms on others. Read More ›
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July 3, 2025
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Methodological Naturalism as Religion in Disguise

Science & Culture
July 3, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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If the data points to outcomes that natural causes can't explain, then ruling out supernatural causes is not scientific humility — it’s religious dogma. Read More ›
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Stephen J. Iacoboni
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June 20, 2025
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From Materialist Biologists, a Profound Capitulation

Stephen J. Iacoboni
June 20, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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I have warned that one of the few remaining avenues that naturalism can take to rescue its paradigm is to appropriate “purpose” within a materialist framework. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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June 20, 2025
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Weighing Whether Matter Itself Is Conscious

Denyse O’Leary
June 20, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy of Science
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To say that consciousness is real is to say that the immaterial world is, in principle, real. Read More ›
Richard-Dawkins
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David Klinghoffer
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May 29, 2025
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Dawkins: Intelligent Design Is a Scientific Hypothesis

David Klinghoffer
May 29, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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"The idea that the universe was actually created by a supernatural intelligence is a dramatic, important idea." Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
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May 19, 2025
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History of Science
Intelligent Design
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Settled Science Is Becoming Radically Unsettled: Get Ready for Revolutions

Daniel Witt
May 19, 2025
History of Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
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It might be early to say whether Richard Sternberg's calculations are correct — but the point is, this kind of calculation is only just becoming possible. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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May 16, 2025
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The Mathematical Case Against Darwinian Evolution

Andrew McDiarmid
May 16, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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The interview was inspired by Professor Gelernter’s essay “Giving Up Darwin: A Fond Farewell to a Brilliant and Beautiful Theory.” Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
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May 14, 2025
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Eavesdropping in the Platonic Academy 

Daniel Witt
May 14, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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I can relate to the paleontologist Günter Bechly, who, after hearing Sternberg lay out his thesis, lay awake unable to sleep as he considered the implications. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
May 4, 2025
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“If That’s True, It Changes Everything”: David Klinghoffer Reads from Plato’s Revenge

Andrew McDiarmid
May 4, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Philosophy of Science
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As David Klinghoffer relates in the Introduction, Richard Sternberg’s work is set to change the predominant conception of the genome. Read More ›

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