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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Jonathan Witt

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Philosophy

Artemis
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Neil Thomas
Date
January 27, 2022
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Chemistry
Evolution
Faith & Science
Philosophy
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The Ghost of Epicurus and the Doctrine of Natural Selection

Neil Thomas
January 27, 2022
Chemistry, Evolution, Faith & Science, Philosophy
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The classical pantheon, lacking moral credibility, had become a source of embarrassment to thoughtful Greeks. Read More ›
Phoenix-Fabelwesen
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Neil Thomas
Date
January 26, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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The Enlightenment (Re)turn to Atomism

Neil Thomas
January 26, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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What distinguished thinkers had long called out for its manifest absurdity was now, Phoenix-like, rising from the ashes. Read More ›
Epicurus
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Neil Thomas
Date
January 25, 2022
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Evolution
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Charles Darwin and the Ghost of Epicurus

Neil Thomas
January 25, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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Darwinism, when viewed from a philosophical perspective, might more accurately be understood as a late sub-branch of ancient speculative thought. Read More ›
eye
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Cornelius Hunter
Date
January 21, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
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Did Nathan Lents Refute Design?

Cornelius Hunter
January 21, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics
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Today our knowledge of the eye’s design is far more detailed. Particularly striking are the incredible mechanisms at the molecular level. Read More ›
Marcelo Gleiser
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Michael Egnor
Date
January 19, 2022
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Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Does Science Disprove Free Will? A Physicist Says No

Michael Egnor
January 19, 2022
Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Marcelo Gleiser notes that the mind is not a solar system with strict deterministic laws. Read More ›
Martin Luther King
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David Klinghoffer
Date
January 17, 2022
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Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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Martin Luther King on Intelligent Design

David Klinghoffer
January 17, 2022
Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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This idea was crucial to his ethical vision. For more, see our brief and timely video, “Martin Luther King on the Design of the Universe.” Read More ›
Dune
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Gary Varner
Date
December 21, 2021
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Bioethics
Evolution
Philosophy
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Dune Finds Entertainment in Eugenics

Gary Varner
December 21, 2021
Bioethics, Evolution, Philosophy
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The world-building is fantastic, but the historical background to the novels is also instructive. Read More ›
Bust_of_Plato,_Vatican_Museum,_Rome
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David Klinghoffer
Date
December 16, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Evolutionary Biologist Richard Sternberg: Why I’m a Platonist

David Klinghoffer
December 16, 2021
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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The evolutionary turns that life has taken, he says, “ultimately have their source in an informational realm that is outside space and time.” Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
November 24, 2021
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Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Meyer, Hedin, Dembski, Luskin Shine in World Magazine Book of the Year Awards

David Klinghoffer
November 24, 2021
Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Dr. Meyer isn’t merely tearing down a competing, nihilistic picture of reality, but instead revealing the positive, meaningful one toward which science increasingly directs our attention. Read More ›
Earthrise
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 18, 2021
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Astronomy
Evolution
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Astronomer: We Can’t Just Assume Countless Earths Out There

Denyse O’Leary
November 18, 2021
Astronomy, Evolution, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics
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The Copernican Principle has been misused to imply that Earth is somehow insignificant. That is a philosophical attitude, unrelated to the science. Read More ›

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