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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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
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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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Eric Cassell
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January 14, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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By Design: Brain Miniaturization in Some Very Small Insects

Eric Cassell
January 14, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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Does reduced brain size affect the behavior of animals? The answer appears to be that there is no effect. Read More ›
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Emily Reeves
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January 13, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
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The End of the Machine Metaphor? 

Emily Reeves
January 13, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science
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Rather than purpose deriving from a purposeless process like natural selection, natural selection can only occur when life itself is the result of purpose. Read More ›
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Jonathan Witt
Date
January 13, 2025
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Origin of Life
Planetology
Rare Earth
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God and the Odds of ET

Jonathan Witt
January 13, 2025
Origin of Life, Planetology, Rare Earth
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There is a rational and intellectually defensible strategy for maintaining a measure of optimism about the possibility of extra-terrestrial life. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
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January 13, 2025
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Astronomy
Cosmology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Dark Matter and Intelligent Design: A Prediction

Eric Hedin
January 13, 2025
Astronomy, Cosmology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Let’s look at some of the remarkable features of dark matter, already discovered by observations in astronomy and cosmology. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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January 12, 2025
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Bioethics
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
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Walt Disney’s Views on Science and Its Dangers

Andrew McDiarmid
January 12, 2025
Bioethics, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology
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Disney’s worldview was an interesting blend of 19th-century morals with a 21st-century vision for science and technology. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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January 11, 2025
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Bioethics
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Walt Disney’s Views on Evolution

Andrew McDiarmid
January 11, 2025
Bioethics, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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On the Magic Skyway, animatronics were used to tell stories of ages past, from the age of the dinosaurs to the arrival of man. Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
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January 10, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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The Displacement Fallacy: Evolution’s Shell Game

William A. Dembski
January 10, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics
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In a shell game, an operator places a small object, like a pea, under one of three cups and then rapidly shuffles the cups to confuse observers. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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January 10, 2025
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Bioethics
Medicine
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John West: How C. S. Lewis Anticipated Our Experience of Scientism

David Klinghoffer
January 10, 2025
Bioethics, Medicine
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I was shocked during Covid by the way healthy respect for science shaded rapidly into cowering submission and unquestioning scientistic worship of authority. Read More ›
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Neil Thomas
Date
January 10, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
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How Darwinism Dodges the Iceberg 

Neil Thomas
January 10, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science
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When I viewed the stranded vessel in 1992 it looked remarkably well preserved, but of course functionally it was a mere “zombie” craft. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
January 10, 2025
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Bioethics
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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What Do Animals Feel? And What About Babies?

Denyse O’Leary
January 10, 2025
Bioethics, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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With human babies, those who propose laws against cruelty suddenly enter a Cold Zone, at least compared to their feelings for crustaceans. Read More ›

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