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 in 2021
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
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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August 19, 2024
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Materialism Is a Totalistic Claim — Here’s Why That Matters

Science and Culture
August 19, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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There are aspects of the mind that are not generated in the brain. That sounds like a modest claim. Read More ›
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Elie Feder
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August 19, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Examining the Fine-Tuning Argument by Elimination

Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
August 19, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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In his article “Has the Multiverse Replaced God?” William Lane Craig presents the fine-tuning argument using the process of elimination. Read More ›
metals
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Andrew McDiarmid
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August 18, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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The Story of Metals Points to Nature’s Foresight, Planning, Preparation

Andrew McDiarmid
August 18, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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A confluence of conditions conspired to bring metals to Earth and make them accessible to humans. But can a Darwinian process take the credit? Read More ›
Ringsandthings
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Elie Feder
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August 16, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Three Ways to Formulate the Fine-Tuning Argument: An Introduction

Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
August 16, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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At the heart of fundamental physics are the laws of nature. These laws govern the interactions between fundamental particles. Read More ›
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David Coppedge
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August 16, 2024
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Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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How Roots Become Jackhammers

David Coppedge
August 16, 2024
Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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How do flimsy, tiny roots get through hard soil? A root tip hitting hardpan switches on a flurry of signals that get to work on anchorage and penetration. Read More ›
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Günter Bechly
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August 16, 2024
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: Human Nature of Neanderthals Supported Again

Günter Bechly
August 16, 2024
Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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Extended caregiving for a strongly disabled child is a highly non-Darwinian behavior that indeeds suggests compassion on a level only found in humans. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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August 15, 2024
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Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
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A (Cat’s) Grief Observed: Understanding the Gulf that Separates Us from Our Pets

Denyse O’Leary
August 15, 2024
Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning
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The gap between the human mind and the cat mind doesn’t turn on emotions but on abstractions. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
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August 15, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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James Shapiro: Intelligent Design “Has a Valid Point with Regard to the … Limits of Neo-Darwinism”

Casey Luskin
August 15, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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I’m content to be grateful to Dr. Shapiro as a non-ID scientist who recognizes something ID has gotten right. Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
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August 15, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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An Evolutionary Theorist Plays with Words; Let’s See How Far It Gets Him

Daniel Witt
August 15, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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Francis Heylighen’s “ontology of relational agency” starts with an interesting observation. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
Date
August 14, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Geology
Intelligent Design
Rare Earth
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Study: Geological Habitability Parameters Imply Earth is Special and Advanced Life Extremely Rare

Casey Luskin
August 14, 2024
Fine-tuning, Geology, Intelligent Design, Rare Earth
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One thing that is likely to get some pushback is the study’s claim that modern-style plate tectonics on Earth did not commence until the Neoproterozoic. Read More ›

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