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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Botany

City of David
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David Coppedge
Date
May 28, 2024
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Archaeology
Botany
Geology
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
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Intelligent Design in Action: Pattern Matching in Archaeology

David Coppedge
May 28, 2024
Archaeology, Botany, Geology, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Paleontology, Physics
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Our uniform experience of intelligent causes allows us to make inferences about design, even without knowing the identity of the designers. Read More ›
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David Coppedge
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May 20, 2024
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Botany
Ecology
Intelligent Design
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Phenology: The Science of Seasonal Adaptation

David Coppedge
May 20, 2024
Botany, Ecology, Intelligent Design
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No, not phrenology — phenology. It’s not pseudoscience, but a lesser-known branch of science that includes birds, bees, and trees. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
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May 14, 2024
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Biochemistry
Botany
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Metals and Life — A Balancing Act

Eric Hedin
May 14, 2024
Biochemistry, Botany, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
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The complementary interaction between metals and life provides yet another example of our existence relying upon multiple levels of design. Read More ›
bean plant
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
May 9, 2024
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Bioethics
Botany
Environment & Climate
Fine-tuning
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
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Again with the “Plants Are Intelligent” Nonsense

Wesley J. Smith
May 9, 2024
Bioethics, Botany, Environment & Climate, Fine-tuning, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences
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We all know that plants respond to stimuli, such as flowers opening with the sun or growing toward light. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
May 6, 2024
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Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Two Measures of Intelligent Design’s Advance: Peer-Reviewed Publications and ID 3.0

David Klinghoffer
May 6, 2024
Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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It’s a talking point for evolutionists that in the past two decades, intelligent design has stalled. Hardly! Read More ›
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Close-up of a bacterium under a microscope, with vivid purple and pink colors highlighting cellular details.
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Daniel Witt
Date
April 11, 2024
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Botany
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Was God a Bacterium? 

Daniel Witt
April 11, 2024
Botany, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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We should acknowledge that this theory is, unlike some similar attempts, at least an actual solution: if true, it would explain how complex life evolved. Read More ›
bean plant
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
March 6, 2024
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Biology
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Can the Laws of Nature Design Life? Emily Reeves Considers the Compatibility of Evolution and ID

Andrew McDiarmid
March 6, 2024
Biology, Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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As an example, Dr. Reeves describes how the law of gravity interacts with a growing plant. Read More ›
Drosera
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Jonathan McLatchie
Date
February 21, 2024
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Anatomy
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Carnivory in Plants: A Problem for Evolution

Jonathan McLatchie
February 21, 2024
Anatomy, Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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The paper highlights features of carnivorous plants that exhibit irreducible complexity, a characteristic of designed systems, citing the work of Michael Behe. Read More ›
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Robert F. Shedinger
Date
February 20, 2024
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Botany
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Darwin’s “God Wouldn’t Do It This Way” Argument 

Robert Shedinger
February 20, 2024
Botany, Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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A book widely hailed as proposing a true mechanism for evolution actually reads more like an anti-creationist polemic. Read More ›
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David Coppedge
Date
January 4, 2024
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Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Trapdoors in the Fitness Landscape: Scientists Revive Worries About an Evolutionary Metaphor            

David Coppedge
January 4, 2024
Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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What if the structure of the landscape is like a block of Swiss cheese, flat and riddled with holes? Read More ›

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