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
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
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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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Image: Studying the Piltdown skull, by John Cooke [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Michael Flannery
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December 17, 2016
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Arts
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Scientific Trustworthiness
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What the Piltdown Hoax Tells Us, 104 Years Later

Michael Flannery
December 17, 2016
Arts, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Scientific Trustworthiness
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A curious anniversary falls this weekend. Read More ›
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Photo: Barratt's Chapel, Kent County, Delaware (1780), oldest Methodist Church in the U.S., by David Ames [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Donald McLaughlin
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December 16, 2016
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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United Methodist Theologian Thomas Oden Understood the Importance of Intelligent Design

Donald McLaughlin
December 16, 2016
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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This year the United Methodist Church denied Discovery Institute's application simply to have a table with information about ID at their General Conference. Read More ›
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Photo: James Shapiro, University of Chicago biologist, of "Third Way" fame.
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David Klinghoffer
Date
December 16, 2016
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Sociology
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London Guardian Acknowledges the Irony of Excluding ID Advocates from the Royal Society Meeting

David Klinghoffer
December 16, 2016
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Sociology
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Sociologist Steve Fuller's theme is what he calls "post-truth." Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
December 15, 2016
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Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Technology
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A Flash of Insight About Physics, Reality, and DNA Launched Bruce Buff as a Novelist

David Klinghoffer
December 15, 2016
Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Technology
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It's a remarkable and telling thing about human creativity that ideas come to us so often not through a step-by-step process but in an instant. Read More ›
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Warnings exclamation mark alerts in computer systems to be aware of the dangers and risks of cyberattacks on the Internet. Malicious software to secure online logins on websites
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Brendan Dixon
Date
December 14, 2016
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Computational Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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Robert Marks: What Computers Will Never Do

Brendan Dixon
December 14, 2016
Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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Many Artificial Intelligence researchers wrongly believe that intelligence arises from the application of algorithms. Read More ›
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Organosilicon-based life as envisioned by artist, Lei Chen and Yan Liang
Image credit: Organosilicon-based life as envisioned by artist, Lei Chen and Yan Liang (BeautyOfScience.com) via Caltech.
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December 12, 2016
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Biochemistry
Chemistry
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Silicon-Based Life: If Scientists Repurpose an Enzyme, Is It Intelligent Design?

Science & Culture
December 12, 2016
Biochemistry, Chemistry
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No living cell we know of produces carbon-silicon bonds, but scientists "evolved" a way to make cells produce them. Read More ›
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Cross-section of human blastocyst showing inner mass and trophoblast layers, 3D illustration
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
December 11, 2016
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Bioethics
Medicine
Technology
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Ethics and Embryo Research: Let the Promise-Breaking Begin (Again)

Wesley J. Smith
December 11, 2016
Bioethics, Medicine, Technology
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I have come to the conclusion that "the scientists" believe themselves entitled to do what they want, in the way they want. Read More ›
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Statue of Lady Justice in front of the Romer in Frankfurt
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
December 9, 2016
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Bioethics
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Medicine
Reproductive Science
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When Embryos Sue

Wesley J. Smith
December 9, 2016
Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Medicine, Reproductive Science
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Here is my Solomonic take on a story illustrating the moral conundrums wrought by reproductive technologies. Read More ›
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Baby being born via Caesarean Section
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
December 8, 2016
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Evolution
Medicine
Reproductive Science
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An Evolutionary Explanation for Higher Rates of Birth by Caesarian Section?

David Klinghoffer
December 8, 2016
Evolution, Medicine, Reproductive Science
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Doug Axe, author of Unbelievable, responds with a skeptical query. Read More ›
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91. The detailed structure of a human eye with lens, retina, and optic nerve
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Author
Ann Gauger
Date
December 8, 2016
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Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Medicine
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LSU Ophthalmologist Commends a “Design Approach” in Appraising Supposedly Vestigial Organs

Ann Gauger
December 8, 2016
Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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Sometimes when our worldview is wrong, we miss important things. Read More ›

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