Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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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 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
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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Historical Sciences

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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Date
December 9, 2025
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Evolution
Zoology
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A Link Between the Okapi and the Giraffe? It Seems Not

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
December 9, 2025
Evolution, Zoology
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The question of how the giraffe’s extremely long neck originated remains entirely unresolved within an evolutionary framework. Read More ›
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Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
December 9, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Science, Purpose, and Michael Levin: The Discussion Evolves

Stephen J. Iacoboni
December 9, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A leading spiritually agnostic (at least, that is my impression) biology researcher, Michael Levin at Tufts, is himself a proponent of teleology in nature. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
December 8, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
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“Generative Entrenchment”: A Fundamental Problem for Darwin’s Tree

David Klinghoffer
December 8, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science
3
An “entity” may be so fundamental, so entrenched, arising so early in embryonic development, that it can't be toyed with by evolutionary processes. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
December 3, 2025
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Cosmology
Physics
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Examining Max Tegmark’s Mathematical Universe Hypothesis

Andrew McDiarmid
December 3, 2025
Cosmology, Physics
3
According to this theory, every possible set of laws governs a universe, and our existence is simply explained by observer bias. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
December 2, 2025
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Beyond Fine-Tuning: Why the Laws of Nature Indicate Design

Andrew McDiarmid
December 2, 2025
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
3
The dream of finding a unique, logically necessary “theory of everything” has failed, which leaves an intriguing question: Why these specific laws? Read More ›
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Date
December 1, 2025
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Evolution
Zoology
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New Paper: Giraffe Fossil Record Defies Neo-Darwinism

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
December 1, 2025
Evolution, Zoology
2
Results have been obtained in definite contrast to the expectations of the neo-Darwinian theory. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
November 27, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are the Top 3 Reasons for Optimism on Intelligent Design in 2025

David Klinghoffer
November 27, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
3
One reason is the way any materialist explanation of cosmic origins keeps looking more and more implausible. See the new book by Charles Murray on that. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
November 26, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Michael Behe: Why Darwinism Will Eventually Collapse

Andrew McDiarmid
November 26, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
3
Dr. Behe recently presented some of his ID arguments to faculty, students, and post-docs at Cornell University. Read More ›
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A 1940s style American kitchen, green. Generative AI
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Date
November 25, 2025
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Geology
Historical Sciences
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As an Idea, the “Anthropocene” Era Is Dead

Science & Culture
November 25, 2025
Geology, Historical Sciences
3
In a world where pundits regularly accuse us all of being too anthropocentric, the naming of a new geological epoch would enshrine that view forever in science. Read More ›
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Author
Neil Thomas
Date
November 24, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Historical Sciences
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Destroyer or Nurturer? Darwin’s Divinized Conception of Nature

Neil Thomas
November 24, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science, Historical Sciences
12
The powers of natural selection transcend human intelligence to such a degree that Darwin came close to imputing to it the capacity for intelligent design. Read More ›

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