Tag: beauty

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 6, 2026

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, astrophysicists, atheism, atheists, beauty, biology, biology class, chemistry, Christopher Hitchens, cosmic design, cosmology, DNA, documentary, Doug Wilson, fine-tuning, fingerprints, galaxy, immaterial genome, information, intelligent design, intimacy, life, living cell, machinery, materialist paradigm, mind of God, nature, physical constants, physics, Plato's Revenge, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Sternberg, Sarah Salviander, scientific experts, stars, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, Timothy McGrew, universe}

Between Life and the Cosmos, Which Provides Better Evidence for Design?

_{David Klinghoffer
April 6, 2026

Biology, Cosmology, Intelligent Design

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Caught on video in the back of a car, in which he was riding with pastor Doug Wilson, Christopher Hitchens said this about himself and his fellow atheists. Read More ›

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Date
March 23, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, beauty, biologists, bit string, cellular life, Charles Darwin, cosmos, David Berlinski, digital information, DNA, Eric Esau, Fathom Entertainment, fine-tuning, Francis Crick, human interference, intelligent design, James Watson, laboratory equipment, living cell, mid-century modern, miracle, molecular machines, New York Times, origin of life, philosophers, proteins, Rice University, Richard Sternberg, scientific discoveries, scientists, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theaters, tickets, Timothy McGrew, truth, universe, wonder}

The Information Enigma and Gratuitous Beauty: In Theaters on April 30

_{Science & Culture
March 23, 2026

Faith & Science, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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It's intelligent design as you've never seen it before. Find inspiration, and share it with friends and family. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
March 9, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acid, Barbie, beauty, Carl Linnaeus, Carol Kaesuk Yoon, classification, coelacanth, CRISPR, Dogs, evolutionary biology, genealogical ancestry, genes, genetics, goldfish, kangaroos, koalas, marsupial, Matchbox cars, Max Telford, nucleotides, phylogenetics, quolls, Tasmanian wolf, taxonomy, The Tree of Life (book), thylacine, Tim Ingold, Tindell Hopwood, trading cards, University College London}

On Tree of Life, Max Telford Misses the Design Possibility

_{Emily Reeves
March 9, 2026

Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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I’ll be reviewing the book topically, beginning with the beauty and importance of classification and ending with the implications of belief in the tree of life. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 16, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, beauty, faith and science, Hoover Institution, ideas, intelligent design, mathematical structure, mathematics, Peter Robinson, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Princeton University, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Sternberg, Sergiu Klainerman, Stanford University, The Republic, Uncommon Knowledge, universe}

Math, Mystery, and the Mind of God: A Conversation

_{David Klinghoffer
January 16, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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The discussion takes place against a stunning Alpine background, which is appropriate since the mysterious beauty of mathematics, is a theme. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 4, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, beauty, Center for Science and Culture, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, God’s Grandeur, goodness, gratitude, ID the Future, illusion, intelligent design, materialistic evolution, podcast, reality, truth}

Why Scientific Materialism Is No Match for Truth, Beauty, and Goodness

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 4, 2026

Ethics, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Is the world a good place? Is truth relative? Can beauty be defined? David Klinghoffer talks with Dr. Ann Gauger. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
December 5, 2025

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, architecture, armadillos, arthropods, beauty, beehive, biodiversity, biology, Biomimetics, butterfly wings, compound eyes, Darwinism, design, engineering, evolution, False Messiah, function, Gothic cathedrals, honeycomb, intelligent design, multifunctionality, Neil Thomas, phylogeny, reptiles, scales, sunflowers}

Tiled Beauty: Functional Aesthetics in Biology

_{David Coppedge
December 5, 2025

Biology, Intelligent Design

7}

Tessellated patterns are surprisingly prevalent in biology. Are these forms necessary for function, or mere consequences of natural laws? Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
November 24, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, atoms, beauty, biochemistry, cells, chlorophyll, electromagnetic force, electromagnetic radiation, electrons, fundamental forces (series), gravity, intelligent design, light, matter, Michael Faraday, Newtonian mechanics, physics, Schrödinger equation, steel, strong nuclear force, symmetry, universe, water}

A Thing of Beauty — The Electromagnetic Force

_{Eric Hedin
November 24, 2025

Intelligent Design, Physics

5}

As a physicist and someone with a vested interest in being alive, I stand positively in awe of the deeply designed nature of the electromagnetic force. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
October 13, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anatomy, beauty, biochemistry, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, Europe, Giuseppe Sermonti, Grzegorz Malec, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Italy, Jonathan McLatchie, Jonathan Wells, Nature, Norway, order, paleontologists, physiology, Poland, Seattle, United Kingdom, United States, utilitarianism, Venice}

At Conference in Venice, Scientists Discuss Challenges to Darwin, Past and Future

_{John G. West
October 13, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

One of the highlights was a poignant talk by Italian biologist Umberto Fasol, who recounted how a seminal book challenging Darwinism had changed his life Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
August 21, 2025

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Evolution
Tagged
, art, beauty, death, evolution, fiction, honor, human life, human nature, literature, love, machines, meaning, movies, philosophers, pornography, Roger Scruton, scientism, social media, universe, Wheaton College}

In a Materialistic Universe, Literature Doesn’t Make Sense

_{Peter Biles
August 21, 2025

Cultural Anthropology, Evolution

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Some assume humanity’s longstanding appreciation for art, be it literary, visual, or musical, has evolutionary groundings. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 2, 2025

Categories
Arts
Evolution
Geology
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, beauty, Big Bang, Bijan Nemati, bioethics, biology, Brian Miller, Center for Science and Culture, chemistry, Colorado, computer science, cosmology, Daniel Reeves, Emily Reeves, engineering, evo-devo, evolution, faith and science, geologists, geology, Guillermo Gonzalez, history, ID 3.0, intelligent design, Ivy League, Jay Richards, John West, Jonathan McLatchie, literature, Logan Gage, medicine, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, multiverse, origin of life, Paul Nelson, physics, Richard Gunasekera, Robert J. Marks, Rocky Mountains, scientocracy, sexuality, society, Stephen Meyer, Summer Seminars, undergraduates, Winston Ewert}

Just Got Back from the Summer Seminars

_{Casey Luskin
July 2, 2025

Arts, Evolution, Geology, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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As always, this selective program was entirely cost free to participants, thanks to our generous supporters. Read More ›