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
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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
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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
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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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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April 20, 2025
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Human Exceptionalism
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Are “Mind” and “Brain” the Same Thing?

Science & Culture
April 20, 2025
Human Exceptionalism, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor passionately argues that denying free will undermines moral responsibility and paves the way for totalitarian ideologies. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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April 16, 2025
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Depraved: New York Times Pushes Assisted Suicide for the Elderly

Wesley J. Smith
April 16, 2025
Bioethics, Medicine, Philosophy
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The victims of such a nihilistic mindset will be the elderly, people with disabilities, the mentally ill, and the seriously sick in an ever-widening swath. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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March 31, 2025
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A Neurosurgeon’s Intimate Account: How Science Gives Evidence of an Immortal Soul

David Klinghoffer
March 31, 2025
Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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You can pre-order the book now, by May 31, and get a number of free items along with it. Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
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March 5, 2025
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Evolution
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Did Evolution Give Us Free Will? (Continued)

Daniel Witt
March 5, 2025
Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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The door is open to other causes — even those that neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell himself would prefer to keep out. Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
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February 28, 2025
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Biology
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Biologist Michael Levin: A Farewell to Physicalism

Daniel Witt
February 28, 2025
Biology, Engineering, Mathematics, Metaphysics
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Levin proposes a “radical Platonist view in which some of the causal input into mind and life originates outside the physical world.” Read More ›
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Peter Biles
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February 25, 2025
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Pointing to Design, Ross Douthat Makes the Case that Religious Belief Is Rational

Peter Biles
February 25, 2025
Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Physical Sciences, Technology
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He kicks off the book by talking about the evident design in nature and the fine-tuning of the universe. Read More ›
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Mother and baby koalas on the tree.
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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February 14, 2025
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Botany
Evolution
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How Evolutionists Overlook Signatures of Design — The Case of Koalas

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
February 14, 2025
Botany, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Zoology
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I note and discuss an astounding case of convergence between humans and koalas, “the only non-primates with fingerprints.” Read More ›
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Larry Sanger
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February 11, 2025
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Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
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Re-Examining the Arguments for the Existence of God

Larry Sanger
February 11, 2025
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Technology
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I was impressed by a lecture by philosopher of science and well-known apologist Stephen Meyer. Read More ›
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Stephen J. Iacoboni
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January 30, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
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Metaphysics
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The Metaphysics of Irreducible Complexity

Stephen J. Iacoboni
January 30, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics
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The vastness of life’s complexity is no longer unfathomable when seen through the light of purpose. Read More ›
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Emily Sandico
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January 2, 2025
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Spencer Klavan Asks: What Is the Universe Made Of?

Emily Sandico
January 2, 2025
Chemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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In ancient and medieval times, the world “seemed alive with spirit and divine fire.” That humans should be invested with spirit and soul was only natural. Read More ›

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