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
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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Jonathan Witt

Topic

atoms

Ringsandthings
Photo credit: Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, I. Chilingari.
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Author
Elie Feder
Date
August 16, 2024
Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Three Ways to Formulate the Fine-Tuning Argument: An Introduction

Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
August 16, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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At the heart of fundamental physics are the laws of nature. These laws govern the interactions between fundamental particles. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Phil Hearing via Unsplash.
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Author
William A. Dembski
Date
July 26, 2024
Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physics
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Disassembling Lee Cronin’s Assembly Theory

William A. Dembski
July 26, 2024
Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physics
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When I read the Assembly Theory literature and studied the details of the theory, I was frankly shocked to see how devoid it is of substance and insight. Read More ›
Galaxy Cluster SDSS J1531+3414
Photo: Galaxy Cluster SDSS J1531+3414, by NASA Hubble, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
July 6, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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From Galaxies to Atoms, a Vast Web of Fitness for Life

Andrew McDiarmid
July 6, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
2
“The miracle of the cell completes the overall fitness paradigm that unites galaxies with atoms in a vast web of fitness for life.” Read More ›
The Farm at the Center of the Universe
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Author
Tova Levengood
Date
June 24, 2024
Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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To Address the Problem of Evil, Intelligent Design Is Better Situated than Darwinism

Tova Levengood
June 24, 2024
Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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The questions I see coming into the Center for Science and Culture from our readers, friends, and supporters are thought-provoking. Read More ›
balancing
Photo credit: Wiros from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
May 14, 2024
Categories
Biochemistry
Botany
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
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Metals and Life — A Balancing Act

Eric Hedin
May 14, 2024
Biochemistry, Botany, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
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The complementary interaction between metals and life provides yet another example of our existence relying upon multiple levels of design. Read More ›
cells
Image credit: Arek Socha via Pixabay.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
April 12, 2024
Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Mind, Matter, and Intelligent Design

Eric Hedin
April 12, 2024
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Let’s extend our speculations about the nature of spirit and its interactive ability with this material universe to considerations on the origin of life. Read More ›
Omega=Centauri
Photo: Omega Centauri, X-ray:, by NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA; IR:NASA/JPL/Caltech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N.
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
December 5, 2023
Categories
Chemistry
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Despite Fine-Tuning, Roger Penrose Is “Agnostic” About Intelligent Design

Granville Sewell
December 5, 2023
Chemistry, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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The slightest changes in almost any of the basic parameters of nature would have led to a universe without stable stars or without stars at all. Read More ›
Hamas
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
October 23, 2023
Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
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Evolutionist Jerry Coyne Has a Puzzling View on Hamas

Michael Egnor
October 23, 2023
Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution, Faith & Science
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The moral atrocity committed by Hamas seems not to have diminished Professor Coyne’s passion for atheism, determinism, and free will denial. Read More ›
Under the Sea
Photo: Jellyfish galaxy JO206, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gullieuszik and the GASP team.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
June 15, 2023
Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Theistic Cosmology and Theistic Evolution — Understanding the Difference

Eric Hedin
June 15, 2023
Cosmology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Physical Sciences, Physics
7
Astronomers have convincingly shown that the laws of nature are sufficient to account for the formation of stars and planetary systems throughout the universe. Read More ›
The Sun
Photo: The Sun, by NASA/SDO (AIA) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
May 11, 2023
Categories
Chemistry
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Thank God for Quantum Mechanics

Eric Hedin
May 11, 2023
Chemistry, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics
7
An example of how quantum effects permit life as we know it operates in the nuclear furnace of the Sun. Read More ›

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