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
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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Genetics

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April 30, 2025
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Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
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Biologist J. Scott Turner: Sternberg and the “Central Dilemma of Evolutionism”

Science & Culture
April 30, 2025
Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning
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The new book from Discovery Institute Press is currently the Amazon #1 bestseller in Genetics and #1 in Developmental Biology. Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
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March 28, 2025
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Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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Nobelist Thomas Cech on “Junk RNA” 

Daniel Witt
March 28, 2025
Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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We can add this prominent biochemist to the ever-growing list of scientists who reject the “junk DNA” paradigm. Or, more pertinently, the junk RNA paradigm. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
February 23, 2025
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Evolutionary Psychology
Genetics
Geology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
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A Better Explanation for Human Origins

Andrew McDiarmid
February 23, 2025
Evolutionary Psychology, Genetics, Geology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design
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Casey Luskin describes his experiences in South Africa while earning a PhD in Geology from the University of Johannesburg. Read More ›
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Mother and baby koalas on the tree.
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Date
February 14, 2025
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Botany
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Zoology
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How Evolutionists Overlook Signatures of Design — The Case of Koalas

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
February 14, 2025
Botany, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Zoology
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I note and discuss an astounding case of convergence between humans and koalas, “the only non-primates with fingerprints.” Read More ›
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Günter Bechly
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October 11, 2024
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Genetics
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: The Avalon Explosion and the Power of Maybe

Günter Bechly
October 11, 2024
Genetics, Paleontology
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While evolutionary biology has no explanation even according to the authors themselves, intelligent design theory does. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
Date
September 6, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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Fitness Landscapes Demonstrate Perfection in Vertebrate Limbs Resulted from Intelligent Design

Brian Miller
September 6, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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These observations present two dire challenges to undirected evolutionary models. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 28, 2024
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Astronomy
Faith & Science
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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When an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Imploded

Andrew McDiarmid
August 28, 2024
Astronomy, Faith & Science, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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For 25 years, John D. Wise considered Darwinian evolution the most plausible explanation for life’s origin and development. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 13, 2024
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Bioethics
Evolution
Genetics
Scientific Freedom
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Dawkins and Other Evolutionary Biologists May Be Learning a Hard Lesson

Denyse O’Leary
August 13, 2024
Bioethics, Evolution, Genetics, Scientific Freedom
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Dawkins and others believe that Facebook’s ban hammer fell on his questions about Imane Khalif competing in the women’s division boxing at the 2024 Olympics. Read More ›
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Date
June 27, 2024
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Engineering
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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New Paper on the Panda’s Thumb: “Striking Imperfection or Masterpiece of Engineering?”

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
June 27, 2024
Engineering, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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"If the panda’s thumb is an embodiment of bad design, where are the evolutionists’ proposals indicating how they could have done better?" Read More ›
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Author
Günter Bechly
Date
May 10, 2024
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Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: Discontinuities in the Fossil Record — A Problem for Neo-Darwinism

Günter Bechly
May 10, 2024
Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Paleontology
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The fossil record generally documents a discontinuous history of life with sudden appearances of new body plans and new forms of life in saltational events. Read More ›

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