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
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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
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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
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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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Jonathan Witt

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Origin of Life

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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
November 8, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Robert Marks Remembers ID and Tech Pioneer Walter Bradley

Andrew McDiarmid
November 8, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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In 1984, three scientists dared to probe the mystery of life’s origin by putting the prevailing theories of prebiotic and chemical evolution to the test. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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September 19, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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At Present, the Origin of Life Isn’t a Scientific Question; It’s a Political One

Denyse O’Leary
September 19, 2025
Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Some answers are Correct Groupthink but others will get you Canceled. It’s not clear that the current approach will enable many more insights. Read More ›
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September 15, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Origin-of-Life Researcher at Georgia Tech Picks Up the Design Signal in Biopolymers

Science & Culture
September 15, 2025
Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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You will hear one word, over and over in this remarkable talk, that has stolen the place, or taken the credit, for what is undeniable evidence of design. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 7, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
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Brian Miller: The Basic Challenge to Materialist Origin-of-Life Theories

Andrew McDiarmid
September 7, 2025
Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics
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“All natural processes tend to create greater disorder (entropy)…The origin of life requires chemicals to go into a state of both high order and high energy.” Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
Date
August 20, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Interview with Edward Peltzer on the Origin of Life

William A. Dembski
August 20, 2025
Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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A student of Stanley Miller and Jeffrey Bada explains the failure of materialistic origin-of-life scenarios. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 7, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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From Dead Ends to Design: Meyer and Tour on Life’s Code

Andrew McDiarmid
August 7, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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“Molecules,” chemist James Tour notes, “have “no propensity… to move toward life.” Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 4, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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The Unsolved Mystery of Life’s Origin: Stephen Meyer and James Tour

Andrew McDiarmid
August 4, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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How did life originate? For decades, many scientists clung to “primordial soup” models. Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
Date
July 23, 2025
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Remembering Walter Bradley (1943–2025)

William A. Dembski
July 23, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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I’m going to describe some of my personal encounters with Walter that are not in his biography. These I hope will bring to light the man in a fresh way. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
July 21, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Walter Bradley: The Origin Story of an Intelligent Design Classic

Andrew McDiarmid
July 21, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Today, we bring you the second half of Robert J. Marks’s 2020 interview with Dr. Bradley. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
Date
July 16, 2025
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Biochemistry
Origin of Life
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New Article from James Tour Undermines a Pillar of Origin-of-Life Theories

Brian Miller
July 16, 2025
Biochemistry, Origin of Life
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Proteins and RNA degrade at rates that render their spontaneous formation under natural, undirected conditions highly implausible. Read More ›

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