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
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Egnor
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Ann Gauger
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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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David Klinghoffer
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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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Daniel Witt
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Origin of Life

Summer Seminar
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Casey Luskin
Date
March 22, 2024
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Science Education
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The 2024 Summer Seminar on Intelligent Design Could Be the Highlight of Your Year! 

Casey Luskin
March 22, 2024
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics, Science Education
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There’s an eye-opening trend in the applicant pool that we’ve observed over the past few years — it’s an exciting trend but it has an upside and a downside. Read More ›
primordial soup
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
March 21, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Two Articles in Nature Call for Rethink in Biology

Andrew McDiarmid
March 21, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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These frank acknowledgements from evolutionary scientists are encouraging signs and serve to confirm what ID theorists have long argued. Read More ›
James Tour
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Brian Miller
Date
March 21, 2024
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Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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James Tour Offers Three-Year Challenge to Lee Cronin to Demonstrate Legitimacy of Assembly Theory

Brian Miller
March 21, 2024
Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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After Tour publicly quoted Cronin’s assessment of the field, Cronin responded by claiming he was speaking “tongue-in-cheek.” Read More ›
consciousness
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
March 15, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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Cosmic Fine-Tuning as Evidence for the Reality of Consciousness

Denyse O’Leary
March 15, 2024
Fine-tuning, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences
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Many neuroscientists hold the materialist view that the mind is a user illusion generated by the brain. Read More ›
Orion Nebula
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Daniel Witt
Date
March 11, 2024
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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Aliens in the Garbage

Daniel Witt
March 11, 2024
Biology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences
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Some people — whether they would put it in so many words or not — believe that certain types of answers are simply off-limits in a scientific inquiry. Read More ›
bacteria
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William A. Dembski
Date
March 4, 2024
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Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Orgelian Specified Complexity

William A. Dembski
March 4, 2024
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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I have presented Orgel’s account of specified complexity so readers can decide which they prefer, Orgel’s or the one described in this series. Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
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David Klinghoffer
Date
February 28, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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On the Origin of Life, a Measure of Intelligent Design’s Impact on Mainstream Science

David Klinghoffer
February 28, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Dr. Xavier rejects ID, but recommends an ID book to “everyone I can” because “it exposes a lot of the questions that people try to sweep under the carpet.” Read More ›
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David Coppedge
Date
February 28, 2024
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Biochemistry
Ecology
Evolution
Geology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Philosophy of Science
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From Nature, a Devastating Critique of Origin-of-Life Research

David Coppedge
February 28, 2024
Biochemistry, Ecology, Evolution, Geology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy of Science
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The magazine started by Norman Lockyer in 1869 to promote Darwin’s naturalistic views has had to face judgment day. Read More ›
Atlas
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
February 1, 2024
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Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Evolution’s Demigods: Reviewing the Tour vs. Cronin Debate

Andrew McDiarmid
February 1, 2024
Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Says Brian Miller, “What a lot of origin-of-life people do is talk about natural selection as a demigod with creative agency." Read More ›
Great Blue Heron
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Casey Luskin
Date
January 31, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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Astrophysicist: “We Do Not Yet Know How, Where, or Why Life First Appeared”

Casey Luskin
January 31, 2024
Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences
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It’s good to find another scientist — with no connections to intelligent design — who sees the issue so clearly. Read More ›

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