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
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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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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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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October 23, 2020
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Magnetic Navigation May Be a Gift from Bacteria

Science & Culture
October 23, 2020
Intelligent Design, Technology
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New clues to the prevalence of magnetotactic bacteria suggest that diverse animals may employ microbes for help with long-distance navigation. Read More ›
Consulting the Oracle
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David Klinghoffer
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October 22, 2020
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Physical Sciences
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Science as Oracle — “Where It Gets Weird”

David Klinghoffer
October 22, 2020
Physical Sciences
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The ancients had their oracles, people claiming to speak in the name of the gods — this, by divination. Read More ›
mantid
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October 22, 2020
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Intelligent Design
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Design Filter Is Best Bet for Finding Liars

Science & Culture
October 22, 2020
Intelligent Design
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Not all intelligent design is benevolent. Design can deceive. Can ID techniques filter the true from the false? Read More ›
Sabine Hossenfelder
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Cornelius Hunter
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October 22, 2020
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Physical Sciences
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Determinism: Smart People and an Absurd Claim

Cornelius Hunter
October 22, 2020
Physical Sciences
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Why should Sabine Hossenfelder think for a moment that anything that occurs to her has any correspondence to truth? Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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October 21, 2020
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Bioethics
Evolution
Fine-tuning
History of Science
Human Exceptionalism
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Disagreeing Agreeably — A Timely Lesson from Darwin and Wallace

David Klinghoffer
October 21, 2020
Bioethics, Evolution, Fine-tuning, History of Science, Human Exceptionalism
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Adults across the board engage in public fights where the personal destruction of ideological enemies is always a ready weapon. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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October 21, 2020
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Fine-tuning
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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Physics
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Fine-Tuning, Free Will — Now We’ve Got Two Challenges for Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder

David Klinghoffer
October 21, 2020
Fine-tuning, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Physical Sciences, Physics
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She acknowledges that she is speaking from outside one relevant field. Can you really use physics to deny free will while ignoring neuroscience? Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
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October 21, 2020
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Scientific Paper Reaffirms New Genes Required for Cambrian Explosion

Casey Luskin
October 21, 2020
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The notion that many genes would be required for the Cambrian explosion may seem unsurprising — what is surprising is that anyone would challenge the idea. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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October 20, 2020
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
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Journal Finds It Can’t Keep a Good Pro-ID Paper Down

David Klinghoffer
October 20, 2020
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom
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As a reader points out, the paper is the journal’s No. 1 most downloaded article, beating out several others in the Top 10 about Covid and related hot topics. Read More ›
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October 20, 2020
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Life Sciences
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Epiphany — Denton on Nature’s Fitness for Life

Science & Culture
October 20, 2020
Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Biologists once wondered about a “life force,” but Michael Denton sees intelligence in the design of carbon, its unique properties, and its relation to water. Read More ›
Fidel Castro
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David Klinghoffer
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October 19, 2020
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Evolution
Scientific Freedom
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“Castro Consensus”: Scientific Paper Takes a Fresh Look at Scientific Agreement

David Klinghoffer
October 19, 2020
Evolution, Scientific Freedom
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Evolutionary orthodoxy is maintained by a “Castro Consensus.” This makes the Darwinian consensus questionable and in need of re-examination. Read More ›

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