Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

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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Jonathan Witt

Topic

Anthropic Principle

Physics
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Date
February 24, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
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Origin of Life Is Not Reducible to Physics

Science & Culture
February 24, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics
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This continues an evaluation of a proposal that treats natural selection as a law of physics that is applicable to the entire universe. Read More ›
Photo: Aurora Australis from the International Space Station, by NASA.
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Author
Neil Thomas
Date
August 26, 2021
Categories
Evolution
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Cosmos, Chaos, and a Privileged Address in the Universe

Neil Thomas
August 26, 2021
Evolution, Physical Sciences, Physics
11
What are we to make of this radical discontinuity between the Earth and the rest of the cosmos? Read More ›
Deep Space Station 56
Photo: Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex, by NASA/JPL-Caltech.
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
June 16, 2021
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Intelligent Design and Fine-Tuning for Scientific Discovery

Granville Sewell
June 16, 2021
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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The reason this evidence of “fine-tuning for discovery” is so satisfying to me is not just because it defeats the anthropic principle. Read More ›
Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy
Image Credit: Small Magellanic Cloud, by NASA/CXC/JPL-Caltech/STScI.
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
March 2, 2021
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Physical Sciences
Physics
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“Multiverse” Myth Frees Atheists from Real Science

Michael Egnor
March 2, 2021
Physical Sciences, Physics
5
Deniers of God’s existence have clung to one main gambit to avoid the design implications of the fine-tuning of the universe. Read More ›
red poppy
Photo: Red poppy, Auckland Botanic Gardens, Auckland, New Zealand, by Sandy Millar via Unsplash.
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
October 5, 2020
Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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Breakout Paper in Journal of Theoretical Biology Explicitly Supports Intelligent Design

Casey Luskin
October 5, 2020
Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Mathematics
17
If the paper is any indication, appearing as it does in a prominent journal, some of the suffocating constraints on ID advocacy may be coming off. Read More ›
physics
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
February 14, 2020
Categories
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Physics
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In the “Mathematical Glory” of the Universe, Physicist Discovered the “Truly Divine”

David Klinghoffer
February 14, 2020
Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics
3
As it happens, these are all themes that are developed with great rigor and depth in Center for Science & Culture director Stephen Meyer’s next book. Read More ›
NGC-4696
Image credit: Supermassive black hole embedded in galaxy NGC 4696, Centaurus galaxy cluster; X-ray: NASA/CXC/MPE/J. Sanders et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA.
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
February 12, 2018
Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Physics
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Cosmic Fine-Tuning and the Problem of Evil

Michael Egnor
February 12, 2018
Faith & Science, Philosophy, Physics
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"Cosmopsychism might seem crazy," says philosopher Phillip Goff, "but it provides a robust explanatory model for how the universe became fine-tuned for life." Read More ›
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Long exposure photography is the name given to the technique in which the camera's shutter is left open during a somewhat lengthy period of time.
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Author
Jonathan Witt
Date
December 2, 2016
Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Dr. Strange Introduces the Multiverse to the Masses

Jonathan Witt
December 2, 2016
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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The idea serves as a good plot device, but don't be fooled: fine-tuning points to intelligent design. Read More ›
Hubble spies NGC 3274
Photo: Spiral galaxy NGC 3274, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Calzetti.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
November 29, 2016
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Harvard Astronomer: “We Seem to Be Cosmically Special, Perhaps Even Unique”

David Klinghoffer
November 29, 2016
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
5
Howard Smith blunts Stephen Hawking's assertion that "The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet." Read More ›
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Chichen Itza Osservatorio
Observatory temple, Chichén Itzá
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Date
November 4, 2016
Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Cultural Anthropology
Intelligent Design
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How Consensus Can Blind Science

Science & Culture
November 4, 2016
Astronomy, Cosmology, Cultural Anthropology, Intelligent Design
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Visiting a Mayan temple, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb had a revelation. Read More ›

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