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

James Tour
Photo: Professor James Tour speaking on “The Mystery of the Origin of Life,” Dallas Conference on Science & Faith.
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David Klinghoffer
Date
February 18, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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James Tour Samples Primordial Soup: Watch Episode 2 on Abiogenesis Now

David Klinghoffer
February 18, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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"Goundwork is still being laid, as Dr. Tour explains the early Earth primordial soup concept and enlightens the listener on the layperson's understanding." Read More ›
Tour in Science Uprising
origin of life
Photo: James Tour in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.
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David Klinghoffer
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February 16, 2021
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Evolution
Origin of Life
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Episode 1 of Chemist James Tour on Abiogenesis: Watch Now

David Klinghoffer
February 16, 2021
Evolution, Origin of Life
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"In this introductory episode, Dr. James Tour builds the foundation for this series, defining abiogenesis and describing the characteristics for life." Read More ›
hydrothermal vents
Photo: Hydrothermal vents, by NOAA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Casey Luskin
Date
February 15, 2021
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Evolution
Origin of Life
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Nature Article Admits Unanswered Origin-of-Life Questions, Exposing Broken Promises of ID Critics

Casey Luskin
February 15, 2021
Evolution, Origin of Life
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In 2016, physicist Lawrence Krauss promised, “We’re coming very close” to explaining the origin of life via chemical evolutionary models. Read More ›
Tour in Science Uprising
origin of life
Photo: James Tour in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.
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David Klinghoffer
Date
February 11, 2021
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Evolution
Origin of Life
Philosophy of Science
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New Abiogenesis Series: James Tour Strikes Back

David Klinghoffer
February 11, 2021
Evolution, Origin of Life, Philosophy of Science
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Delightful — a hapless critic snarked that chemist James Tour’s detonation of theories of abiogenesis were off-base because Tour believes in Jesus. Read More ›
Church Fathers
Photo: Church Fathers, by Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Date
February 7, 2021
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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William Dembski on ID, Church Fathers, and a Problem for Atheists

Science and Culture
February 7, 2021
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Let's celebrate the return of Casey Luskin and William Dembski to the intelligent design sphere. Read More ›
An Interstellar Distributor
Photo: ESO 455-10, a planetary nebula, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Stanghellini.
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Robert F. Shedinger
Date
February 3, 2021
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Cosmology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Mathematics
Origin of Life
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More Dispatches from the Science/Religion Classroom

Robert Shedinger
February 3, 2021
Cosmology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Mathematics, Origin of Life
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Students are adept at spotting the incongruities, double standards, and tendentious arguments that often accompany methodological naturalism. Read More ›
Earthrise
Photo: Earthrise, by Bill Anders, Apollo 8, via NASA.
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Brian Miller
Date
January 27, 2021
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Engineering
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
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Sewell: Top Five Evidences for Intelligent Design

Brian Miller
January 27, 2021
Engineering, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology
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Mathematician Granville Sewell describes how atheists often argue that scientists cannot appeal to design since they cannot explain the origin of the designer. Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
Stephen Meyer
Photo: Stephen Meyer at the 2020 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, by Chris Morgan.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
January 13, 2021
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Biology
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Change the Nation’s Conversation: Pre-Order Stephen Meyer’s Return of the God Hypothesis

David Klinghoffer
January 13, 2021
Biology, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy of Science
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If you’re like me, you are watching current events unfold with a mix of dread and agitation. You are fascinated, can’t take your eyes off it. Read More ›
MOLO RNA world
Image credit: Brian Gage.
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Cornelius Hunter
Date
January 12, 2021
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Evolution
Origin of Life
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RNA World: Repeated Downfalls, Repeated Resurrections

Cornelius Hunter
January 12, 2021
Evolution, Origin of Life
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Alexander Oparin’s 1924 prediction that origin-of-life research would be solved “very, very soon” hasn’t quite turned out right. Read More ›

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