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
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
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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
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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Aristotle

intelligence
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Michael Egnor
Date
April 28, 2021
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Neuroscience & Mind
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If IQ Is Inherited, Is the Intellect Simply Material?

Michael Egnor
April 28, 2021
Neuroscience & Mind
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The widely accepted heritability of IQ — between 57 percent and 80 percent in twin studies — is strong evidence for the materiality of the intellect. Read More ›
chain
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Michael Egnor
Date
April 19, 2021
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Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
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Why the Universe Itself Can’t Be the Most Fundamental Thing

Michael Egnor
April 19, 2021
Faith & Science, Physical Sciences
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Imagine a chain hanging from the sky supporting a weight suspended in the air. Each link in the chain is a cause for the continued suspension of the links. Read More ›
Baron Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)
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Brian Miller
Date
April 16, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
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Scott Turner Describes the Largely Forgotten History of Evolutionary Theory

Brian Miller
April 16, 2021
Biology, Evolution
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The fatal flaw with metaphysical vitalism was that it invariably led to circular reasoning. Read More ›
Statue of Philosophy
naturalism
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Brian Miller
Date
April 15, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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Scott Turner Explains Philosophical Traditions Shaping Biology

Brian Miller
April 15, 2021
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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Turner classifies the intelligent design movement as a resurgence of Platonic idealism. Read More ›
Moses with the Tables of the Law
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Michael Flannery
Date
March 4, 2021
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Philosophy
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Michael Ruse: Darwin’s Hedgehog Searches for Purpose

Michael Flannery
March 4, 2021
Evolution, Faith & Science, Philosophy
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For Ruse, “Darwin is like Moses” who “led his children [himself among them] to the Promised Land but never got there himself.” Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
February 9, 2021
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Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
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For Darwin Day, Website Resists Disinformation Campaign Against Intelligent Design

David Klinghoffer
February 9, 2021
Intelligent Design, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom
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If you like the idea of living in China, then the government using the Internet to tell everyone what to believe should sound like just the ticket. Read More ›
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
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February 4, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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No Free Lunch for Darwin — The AI Case Against Blind Evolution

Science & Culture
February 4, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Why won’t some scientists admit the information and intelligent design inherent in evolutionary computing? Read More ›
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December 1, 2020
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Evolution
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Determinism: “An Irrational Rejection of Evidence”

Science & Culture
December 1, 2020
Evolution
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German theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder takes even human choices to be merely an illusory experience. Read More ›
consciousness
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
November 10, 2020
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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An Intelligent Design Behind Consciousness — Or an Instinctive One?

David Klinghoffer
November 10, 2020
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Something immaterial can’t have an effect on the material realm, presumably, so how would it be selected as advantageous by Darwinian natural selection? Read More ›
Lucretius
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Rob Sheldon
Date
October 1, 2020
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Learning Wonder from Denton’s Latest

Rob Sheldon
October 1, 2020
Biology, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Around 50 BC Titus Lucretius Carus wrote a long treatise against finding purpose in nature. Read More ›

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