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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Life Sciences

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Michael Egnor
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February 24, 2025
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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“Multiple Minds” in Split-Brain Patients?

Michael Egnor
February 24, 2025
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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The scientific obsession with “split minds” is an artifact of our materialist preconceptions about neuroscience. Read More ›
Australopithecus-africanus
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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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Michael Egnor
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February 20, 2025
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Split-Brain Surgeries Reveal Reality of the Soul

Michael Egnor
February 20, 2025
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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This is not only the perennial teaching of the great religions, but the evidence of the best neuroscience. Read More ›
Grooming_de_Zoé
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
February 19, 2025
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Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
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As a Cudgel Against Human Exceptionalism, Researchers Push for Bonobo “Theory of Mind”

Denyse O’Leary
February 19, 2025
Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind
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Is it true that “recognizing when someone else lacks information” has been thought to be a distinctly human trait? 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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Denyse O’Leary
Date
February 13, 2025
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Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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Cat Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

Denyse O’Leary
February 13, 2025
Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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Cat intelligence is of a rather different kind from dog intelligence (to say nothing of human intelligence). Read More ›
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David Coppedge
Date
February 13, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Sophisticated Energy Shield Found in a Shrimp

David Coppedge
February 13, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A sophisticated energy-absorbing structure has been discovered in the mantis shrimp’s dactyl club that protects the animal from its own shock waves. Read More ›
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David Coppedge
Date
February 12, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Intelligent Design in Action: DNA Cryptography

David Coppedge
February 12, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Cryptography itself is an example of ID in action within the sciences. How much more when it involves coded genetic information? Read More ›
Bayes'-Theorem
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Jonathan McLatchie
Date
February 11, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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When Building Our Case for Intelligent Design, How Should We Think About Prior Probability?

Jonathan McLatchie
February 11, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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Bayes’s theorem is a tool for modeling our evaluation of evidences to appropriately apportion the confidence in our conclusions to the strength of the evidence. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
February 9, 2025
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Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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Dog Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

Denyse O’Leary
February 9, 2025
Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
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It’s an odd question because what we should be asking is, “Are kittens and puppies smarter than babies?” Read More ›

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