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
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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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Evolution

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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
January 12, 2025
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Bioethics
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
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Walt Disney’s Views on Science and Its Dangers

Andrew McDiarmid
January 12, 2025
Bioethics, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology
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Disney’s worldview was an interesting blend of 19th-century morals with a 21st-century vision for science and technology. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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January 11, 2025
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Bioethics
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Walt Disney’s Views on Evolution

Andrew McDiarmid
January 11, 2025
Bioethics, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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On the Magic Skyway, animatronics were used to tell stories of ages past, from the age of the dinosaurs to the arrival of man. Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
Date
January 10, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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The Displacement Fallacy: Evolution’s Shell Game

William A. Dembski
January 10, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics
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In a shell game, an operator places a small object, like a pea, under one of three cups and then rapidly shuffles the cups to confuse observers. Read More ›
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Neil Thomas
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January 10, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
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How Darwinism Dodges the Iceberg 

Neil Thomas
January 10, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science
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When I viewed the stranded vessel in 1992 it looked remarkably well preserved, but of course functionally it was a mere “zombie” craft. Read More ›
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Granville Sewell
Date
January 9, 2025
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Chemistry
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
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To Reject Intelligent Design, Here’s What You Have to Believe

Granville Sewell
January 9, 2025
Chemistry, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics
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The prevailing view in science today is that physics explains all of chemistry, and chemistry explains all of biology. Read More ›
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January 9, 2025
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Cultural Anthropology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Neanderthals May Be “Same Species” As Us

Science & Culture
January 9, 2025
Cultural Anthropology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Using coalescence analyses and molecular clock assessments, the researchers reconstructed a timeline of genetic events. Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
Date
January 8, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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“Evolution in Real Time” (Yeah, Right)

Daniel Witt
January 8, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Yet another article announces a sociological study has found public attention towards the lionfish “is aiding in monitoring its evolution nearly in real time.” Read More ›
Jerry Coyne
Jerry Coyne
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
January 7, 2025
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Bioethics
Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Mathematics
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In the Battle for Biology, Woke Folks Come for Coyne

Denyse O’Leary
January 7, 2025
Bioethics, Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Mathematics
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Woke is, at bottom, a war on reality. It is a war on math. And a war on science. That includes a war on biology, of course. Read More ›
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January 6, 2025
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Bioethics
Evolution
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How Science Has Been Misused to Corrupt Churches

Science & Culture
January 6, 2025
Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science
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“Sadly, these ‘Stockholm Syndrome Christians’ have played a crucial role in creating our current cultural mess,” argues John West. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
January 4, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Steve Meyer and Comic Brad Stine on Insect Mimicry, and More

David Klinghoffer
January 4, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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Apart from being a funny guy, Stine brings a gift for some shrewd common-sense, including about evolution. Read More ›

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