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
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Michael Egnor
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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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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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Cosmology

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Neil Thomas
Date
May 20, 2022
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In His New Book, Denton Shows How Science Leads the Charge to Theism

Neil Thomas
May 20, 2022
Biology, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Physical Sciences
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In his new book, Michael Denton is particularly strong on what he terms “the post-Copernican delusion of mankind’s cosmic irrelevance.” Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
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May 9, 2022
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Biology
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Science Stopper? Intelligent Design as a Fruitful Scientific Paradigm

Casey Luskin
May 9, 2022
Anatomy, Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Physics
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When critics claim that research is not permitted to detect design because that would stop science, it is they who hold science back. Read More ›
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Stephen C. Meyer
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March 29, 2022
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Cosmology
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Intelligent Design: Theistic Implications?

Stephen C. Meyer
March 29, 2022
Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences
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Although the case for intelligent design depends upon scientific evidence and methods of reasoning, it may well have larger theistic implications. Read More ›
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Stephen C. Meyer
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March 28, 2022
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Anthropic Fine-Tuning as Evidence of Design

Stephen C. Meyer
March 28, 2022
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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The multiverse concept posits the existence of many other universes, each with different sets of physical parameters. Read More ›
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Hawking zero gravity
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Brian Miller
Date
March 2, 2022
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
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Efforts to Resist the Big Bang and Its Implications for Cosmic Design

Brian Miller
March 2, 2022
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Unsurprisingly, many academics have attempted to overturn the conclusion of a beginning through the most creative of means. Read More ›
Steven Weinberg
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David Klinghoffer
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January 26, 2022
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When Physicists Clash: Brian Keating on the Atheism of Steven Weinberg

David Klinghoffer
January 26, 2022
Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics
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“Almost a designer”? Interesting choice of words. It’s remarkable to hear such a frank discussion. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
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January 12, 2022
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Cosmology
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Paul Steinhardt’s Cyclical Cosmology Fails to Challenge a Cosmic Beginning 

Brian Miller
January 12, 2022
Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences
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The conclusion that the universe had a beginning is far more parsimonious and consistent with the evidence. Read More ›
Roger Penrose
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Brian Miller
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January 11, 2022
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Another Attempt by an Esteemed Cosmologist to Avoid a Cosmic Beginning Collapses on Inspection

Brian Miller
January 11, 2022
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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Roger Penrose, one of the preeminent physicists of our day, envisions that the universe is eternally expanding. Read More ›
Spider-Man
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Casey Luskin
Date
January 4, 2022
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Spider-Man, the Multiverse, and Intelligent Design

Casey Luskin
January 4, 2022
Cosmology, Fine-tuning, Physics
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In the new Spider-Man movie, the multiverse not only makes an appearance but plays a crucial role in the plot. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
December 26, 2021
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Stephen Meyer Asks: What’s Wrong with Atheism?

David Klinghoffer
December 26, 2021
Biology, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology
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If there were no God, and no purpose to existence, could we rationally expect a cosmic home like ours? Read More ›

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