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
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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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Psychology

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 15, 2023
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Faith & Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Psychology
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Physics to God: Rational Arguments for Design in the Universe

Andrew McDiarmid
August 15, 2023
Faith & Science, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics, Psychology
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It’s time to get more intimately acquainted with the strange and wonderful numbers that hold our universe together. Read More ›
pocket watch
Photo: Pocket watch, an image Wikipedia links with intelligent design because it’s meant to suggest an association with William Paley and the antiquated “watchmaker analogy”; by Hannes Grobe (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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David Klinghoffer
Date
July 26, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
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On ID, Myth Persists that Wikipedia Is Reliable, though Co-Founder Has Called It “Appallingly Biased”

David Klinghoffer
July 26, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology
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I was reminded of this by an exchange today on Twitter, or X, or however somebody “rebrands” it tomorrow. Read More ›
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Photo: Chinese Han characters, by Michael Coghlan, via Flickr (cropped).
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David Berlinski
Date
July 10, 2023
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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Blind Ambition — Revisiting Searle’s Chinese Room

David Berlinski
July 10, 2023
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
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For the most part, computer scientists have tended to ignore Searle’s argument and the point of view that it represents. Read More ›
free will
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
June 26, 2023
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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Free Will: What Are the Reasons to Believe in It?

Denyse O’Leary
June 26, 2023
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
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Some say that free will might be a useful delusion but neuroscience provides sound reasons to believe that it is real. Read More ›
Palawan Water Monitor Lizard
Photo: Palawan Water Monitor Lizard, by Ray in Manila, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
June 12, 2023
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Evolutionary Psychology
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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Reptilian Brain Myth Is Still Alive and Kicking

Denyse O’Leary
June 12, 2023
Evolutionary Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
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Many psychology students are subjected to this day to an exploded pop neuroscience myth endorsed by celebrity scientist Carl Sagan. Read More ›
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Photo: A gift for Professor Dave, via YouTube (screenshot).
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Robert F. Shedinger
Date
May 24, 2023
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Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Psychology
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“Professor Dave” and the Art of Projection

Robert Shedinger
May 24, 2023
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life, Psychology
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If I ever get asked to write a chapter on projection for a psychology textbook, Dave Farina’s outrageously disrespectful performance will be exhibit A. Read More ›
DNA
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Casey Luskin
Date
February 13, 2023
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Biology
Engineering
Faith & Science
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Psychology
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New Open-Access Book from South Africa Explores Intelligent Design and Science-Faith Issues

Casey Luskin
February 13, 2023
Biology, Engineering, Faith & Science, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Psychology
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We’ll feature excerpts here in the future, but for now I’d like to highlight some special features of chapters in the book. Read More ›
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animals
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 26, 2022
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Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Science
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Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts”

Denyse O’Leary
July 26, 2022
Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology, Science
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It’s a good idea to be skeptical when any such claim is followed up with the assertion that humans “aren’t that cognitively unique after all.” Read More ›
dolphins
Photo: Dolphins, by Gregory “Slobirdr” Smith [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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July 17, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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Brain Size Doesn’t Determine Intelligence

Science & Culture
July 17, 2022
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
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Brains are not simple, so many “just common sense” theories have fallen by the wayside. Read More ›
C. S. Lewis
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David Klinghoffer
Date
May 4, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Psychology
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John West: C. S. Lewis and the “Human Fallibility of Science”

David Klinghoffer
May 4, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Psychology
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The spirt or psychology of the day gives us the science we wished for. This makes it highly fallible, and potentially dangerous. Read More ›

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