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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Jonathan Witt

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Biology

Mustang
Image credit: Photos by Clark, via Flickr (cropped).
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Author
Emily Reeves
Date
September 29, 2023
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Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Paper Digest: Application of Animal Forms in Auto Styling

Emily Reeves
September 29, 2023
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The preeminence of design in nature and the utility of mimicking natural designs is a concept championed by the intelligent design community. Read More ›
chicken embryo
embryonic development
Photo: Chicken embryo, by Ben Skála (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
September 28, 2023
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
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Life Without Purpose — The Fundamental Flaw

Stephen J. Iacoboni
September 28, 2023
Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life
5
The fundamental flaw in the conventional approach to understanding life is that we think we can fully understand the whole by looking at the individual parts. Read More ›
light dimmer
Photo credit: A light dimmer, by Betsssssy, via Flickr (cropped).
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
September 27, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Former “Junk DNA,” STRs Found to Be “Rheostats” that “Precisely Regulate Gene Expression”

Casey Luskin
September 27, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
4
Rheostats are “often used as power control devices, for example to control light intensity (dimmer), speed of motors, heaters, and ovens.” Read More ›
femur
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 26, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Try to Write Instructions for a Femur; Go On, Just Try

Andrew McDiarmid
September 26, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Professor Behe invites us to join him for a sobering thought experiment: attempting to build an instruction manual for a human femur bone. Read More ›
human yolk sac
Photo credit: Ed Uthman, via Flickr (cropped).
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
September 25, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Another “Vestigial” Organ Turns Out to Have “Absolutely Critical” Functions: The Human Yolk Sac

Casey Luskin
September 25, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Unfortunately, despite the importance of this “absolutely critical” organ, some are still intent upon retaining evolutionary interpretations. Read More ›
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Author
Angus Menuge
Date
September 24, 2023
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Psychology
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Minding the Brain — An Introduction

Angus Menuge, Brian Krouse, and Robert J. Marks II
September 24, 2023
Biology, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Psychology
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In our modern age, full of science and technology, physical existence often appears to be the most substantial and “real” aspect of the world. Read More ›
red-blood-cells
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 24, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Engineering Prowess of the Blood Clotting Cascade

Andrew McDiarmid
September 24, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
2
“Evolution doesn’t perform particularly well when you need to make multiple co-dependent mutations,” says Dr. McLatchie. Read More ›
Smok wawelski
Photo: Smok wawelski, by Panek, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Date
September 22, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Moran: Sternberg and Behe “Appear to Know More About Evolution than Their Opponents”

Science & Culture
September 22, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The whole point of selection was to bias or direct the deliverances of chance variation, so that “luck” didn’t have to do all the work. Read More ›
Miracle of the Cell
Miracle of the Cell
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 21, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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The Simple Life: Abiogenesis Gets Another Reality Check

Andrew McDiarmid
September 21, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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When it comes to biological life, even the simplest single-celled organism is an astonishingly complex multi-part system. Read More ›
Chameleon eye
Photo credit: Umberto Salvagnin from Italy, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Günter Bechly
Date
September 20, 2023
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Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Chameleon Vision — A Unique Marvel of Design

Günter Bechly
September 20, 2023
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A few days ago, my kids and I visited the wonderful tropical aquarium and zoo Haus des Meeres (House of the Sea) in Vienna. Read More ›

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