Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
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 Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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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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Carl Linnaeus
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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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Origin of Life

RNA
Image: RNA, via Illustra Media’s documentary Origin.
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Walter Bradley
Date
September 25, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Origin of the First Self-Replicating Molecules

Walter Bradley and Casey Luskin
September 25, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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For some theorists, the origin of life is defined as the natural origin of a self-replicating system capable of undergoing Darwinian evolution. Read More ›
plasma membrane
Photo: Plasma membrane, by Krishna satya 333, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Walter Bradley
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September 23, 2022
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Evolution
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Origin of Life
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The “Clumping” Problem and the Origin of Life

Walter Bradley and Casey Luskin
September 23, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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In the 1970s, biochemist Sidney Fox and colleagues believed they had uncovered primitive cell membrane-like structures called protenoid microspheres. Read More ›
hydrothermal vents
Photo: Hydrothermal vents, by NOAA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Walter Bradley
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September 22, 2022
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Evolution
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Origin of Life
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Forming Polymers: A Problem for the Origin of Life

Walter Bradley and Casey Luskin
September 22, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Assume for a moment that there was some way to produce simple organic molecules on the early Earth. Read More ›
Louis Pasteur
Image: Louis Pasteur, by Sanjai B R 1840722, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Walter Bradley
Date
September 20, 2022
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Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
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Origin of Life
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All Living Systems Must Process Energy, Store and Utilize Information, and Replicate

Walter Bradley and Casey Luskin
September 20, 2022
Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Louis Pasteur showed that what appeared to be life springing forth from nonliving matter was actually life emerging from exceedingly small living organisms. Read More ›
grass lawn
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Walter Bradley
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September 19, 2022
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Evolution
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Origin of Life
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Did Life First Arise by Purely Natural Means?

Walter Bradley and Casey Luskin
September 19, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Evolutionary theory and the development of the second law of thermodynamics are two of the three major scientific discoveries of the 19th century. Read More ›
Cryptococcus_neoformans_using_a_light_India_ink_staining_preparation_PHIL_3771_lores
Photo credit: Radiotrophic fungus, by CDC/Dr. Leanor Haley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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September 12, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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An Origin-of-Life Poser: No Short Cut to Energy-Harnessing

Science and Culture
September 12, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Technology
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What about reports of a radiotrophic fungus near the Chernobyl nuclear accident that can feed off radiation? Read More ›
red
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
September 8, 2022
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Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Philosophy
Science
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Can Red Have “Redness” if No Self Perceives It?

Denyse O’Leary
September 8, 2022
Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life, Philosophy, Science
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Is not the fact that we are having these discussions the best available evidence that we are not “just overgrown apes or undergrown apes”? Read More ›
Long Story Short
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September 8, 2022
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Energy Harnessing: Achilles Heel for the Origin of Life

Science and Culture
September 8, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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This isn’t the sort of hurdle that mindless natural processes can overcome, but it is precisely the sort of problem that a designing mind could solve. Read More ›
Curiosity rover
Photo: Curiosity rover on Mars, by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.
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David Coppedge
Date
August 29, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Planetology
Rare Earth
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Rare Earth: How Vital Minerals “Evolve”

David Coppedge
August 29, 2022
Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Planetology, Rare Earth
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It's intriguing that life as we know it depends on a seemingly un-natural distribution of minerals. Read More ›
Meyer Thaxton
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Stephen C. Meyer
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August 11, 2022
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Biology
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Origin of Life
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From Intelligent Cause to Intelligent Design: My Debt to Charles Thaxton

Stephen C. Meyer
August 11, 2022
Biology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Science
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It is my privilege and honor to recommend this fascinating autobiography — which is also perhaps the least I can do to repay a friend and mentor. Read More ›

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