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 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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Philosophy

brains
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
July 31, 2017
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Cosmology
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
Science
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Is Sean Carroll a Boltzmann Brain?

Michael Egnor
July 31, 2017
Cosmology, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics, Science
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Carroll, a cosmologist and physicist specializing in general relativity and cosmology at Caltech, is highly regarded by the New Atheist community. Read More ›
Bic pen
form
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
July 30, 2017
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Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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What Is Form?

Michael Egnor
July 30, 2017
Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Materialism is an impoverished perspective on nature, and it creates, rather than solves, problems in metaphysics and science. Read More ›
carving of Aristotle
Aquinas
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
July 25, 2017
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Science
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Why Aristotle and Aquinas?

Michael Egnor
July 25, 2017
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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Here’s a fair question: Why do I prattle on so much about scholastic philosophy? Of what genuine relevance is it to intelligent design? Read More ›
oak tree
matter
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
July 21, 2017
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Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Science
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What Is Matter? The Aristotelian Perspective

Michael Egnor
July 21, 2017
Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Science
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Writing here yesterday, I pointed out the problems with materialist metaphysics. Read More ›
René Descartes
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
July 20, 2017
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Biology
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Science
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What Is Matter? The Materialist Perspective

Michael Egnor
July 20, 2017
Biology, Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics, Science
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Materialism isn’t really a metaphysical theory. It’s just a mistake. It’s a woefully inadequate understanding of nature. Read More ›
Karl-Brandt
Jerry Coyne
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
July 17, 2017
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Bioethics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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Darwinian Biologist Endorses Killing Handicapped Babies Who “Suffer”

Michael Egnor
July 17, 2017
Bioethics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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This odious stuff never ends. Read More ›
Sahara Desert
Undeniable
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Author
Douglas Axe
Date
June 23, 2017
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Faith & Science
Philosophy
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Undeniable? A Conversation with Theistic Evolutionist Hans Vodder

Douglas Axe
June 23, 2017
Faith & Science, Philosophy
5
Suppose I were to place a small diamond just below the surface of the sand in the Sahara Desert, and you were to set out to find it. Read More ›
Royal Society discussion
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Author
Sarah Chaffee
Date
June 9, 2017
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Epistemology
Evolution
Science Education
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Sure, “Teach the Controversy,” Says an Evolutionist – But You Know What’s Coming Next

Sarah Chaffee
June 9, 2017
Epistemology, Evolution, Science Education
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On the evolution controversy, Mike Klymkowsky would likely benefit from more study himself. Read More ›
Statue of Philosophy
naturalism
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Author
Walter Myers III
Date
May 5, 2017
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Science
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Are Methodological Naturalism and Philosophical Naturalism the Same? A Dissent

Walter Myers III
May 5, 2017
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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In a previous post, I argued that methodological naturalism is a reasonable and neutral working principle limiting everyday science to natural causes. Read More ›

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