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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Science

Phillip E. Johnson
intelligent design
Photo: Phillip E. Johnson, by Paul Nelson.
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Date
July 2, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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PBS, Darwin, and Dover: An Interview with Phillip Johnson

Science & Culture
July 2, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Johnson was one of the only intelligent design proponents interviewed for and included in PBS’s science series NOVA in an episode about the Dover case. Read More ›
brain
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 1, 2023
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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The Philosopher Wins: There’s No Consciousness Spot in the Brain

Denyse O’Leary
July 1, 2023
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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After a 25-year search, dualist philosopher David Chalmers won the bet with neuroscientist Christof Koch. Read More ›
sperm cells
Photo credit: Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Jonathan McLatchie
Date
June 30, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
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On the Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells

Jonathan McLatchie
June 30, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science
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Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Read More ›
Ustad_Mansur_Chameleon
Image credit: Ustad Mansur, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
June 30, 2023
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Biology
Epistemology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Peer-Reviewed Paper by Discovery Institute Staff Evaluates Synthesis of “Design and Evolution” 

Casey Luskin
June 30, 2023
Biology, Epistemology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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We regard Kojonen’s model as nuanced, erudite, and fair-minded. It is a model of fine scholarship and deserves serious attention. Read More ›
globular cluster NGC
Photo: Globular cluster NGC 6544, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Lewin, F. R. Ferraro.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
June 30, 2023
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Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
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Intelligence Is Unnatural, and Why That Matters

Eric Hedin
June 30, 2023
Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology
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One of the advantages we have in our study of nature is our ability to observe an entire “unpolluted” universe. Read More ›
Homo rudolfensis
Photo credit: Gunnar Creutz, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Günter Bechly
Date
June 30, 2023
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: Homo rudolfensis, Another Contentious Homo

Günter Bechly
June 30, 2023
Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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Considering the checkered history of grandiose claims and controversies in paleoanthropology, some caution may be wise. Read More ›
money tail
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Casey Luskin
Date
June 29, 2023
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Evolution
Medicine
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ScienceAlert Vindicates My Findings About Human “Tails” — They Are NOT an Evolutionary Atavism

Casey Luskin
June 29, 2023
Evolution, Medicine
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The article cites new literature that has appeared since I published my own review nine years ago. Read More ›
toxic masculinity
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June 28, 2023
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Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
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Nancy Pearcey: How Darwinism Fueled a “Toxic War on Masculinity”

Science & Culture
June 28, 2023
Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution
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Tune in for the stimulating discussion and to hear what Pearcey offers as an antidote to the war on virtuous masculinity. Read More ›
Sauropods
Photo: Skeletal Reconstruction of <I>Mamenchisaurus youngi</I>, though other sources speak of the very closely related <I>Omeisaurus</I>, in the Dinosaur Museum of Zigong, by Einar Fredriksen, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Date
June 28, 2023
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Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
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Long Necks in Sauropod Dinosaurs — By Neo-Darwinism or Intelligent Design?

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
June 28, 2023
Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology
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The origin of the ingeniously intricate long necks in sauropod dinosaurs has been postulated to have arisen more than 35 times independently. Read More ›
polar bear
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Jonathan McLatchie
Date
June 28, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Answering Farina on Behe’s Work: Darwin Devolves

Jonathan McLatchie
June 28, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Despite Mr. Farina’s smug condescension and patronizing demeanor, he fails to mount a credible critique of Dr. Behe’s thesis. Read More ›

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