Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
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 Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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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
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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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Life Sciences

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 28, 2024
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Astronomy
Faith & Science
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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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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Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
August 28, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Philosophy
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Intentionality in Living Systems: What Does It Mean?

Stephen J. Iacoboni
August 28, 2024
Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Philosophy
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One historically dominant position on intentionality has been the Brentano thesis, proffered by 19th-century German philosopher and psychologist Franz Brentano. Read More ›
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Howard Glicksman
Date
August 28, 2024
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Medicine
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The Extracellular Space: Where the Rest of Life Takes Place

Howard Glicksman
August 28, 2024
Biology, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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"Zooming out from a single cell, the human body as a whole is made up of around thirty trillion cells." Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
Date
August 27, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Intelligent Design and the “Stop Hitting Yourself” Argument 

Daniel Witt
August 27, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A look at an underexamined rhetorical device, in the hands of Wikipedia and other ID critics. Read More ›
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Jonathan McLatchie
Date
August 26, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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The Elegant Spindle Assembly Checkpoint

Jonathan McLatchie
August 26, 2024
Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Without this exquisitely engineered system, the cell risks distributing an uneven number of chromosomes to the daughter cells. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 25, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
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Now, Here’s a Theory of Evolution Based on Cellular “Thinking”

Denyse O’Leary
August 25, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind
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Note how far we are from the world of Darwin’s followers now, while still staying with the evidence. Read More ›
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Date
August 24, 2024
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Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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What 1,000+ Brain Surgeries Taught About the Mind

Science and Culture
August 24, 2024
Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Michael Egnor continues his discussion with Pat Flynn, noting that neither seizures nor Penfield’s brain stimulation provoked abstract thought. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 22, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
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Stephen Meyer on the Digital Information that Drives Life

Andrew McDiarmid
August 22, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life
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There’s a significant shift underway, says Dr. Meyer. Darwinism is in trouble, and ID is attracting high-profile converts in the scientific community. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
August 21, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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William Dembski: What’s the Best Evidence for Intelligent Design?

David Klinghoffer
August 21, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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What exactly is the very best evidence for a designing agent behind nature? There are a number of contenders and, interestingly, not all ID proponents agree. Read More ›
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August 21, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Lee Spetner Took Aim at Natural Selection and Population Genetics

Science and Culture
August 21, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Spetner, a PhD from MIT, discusses natural selection, what it can and cannot do. Read More ›

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