Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
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

BIO-Complexity

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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 ›
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Jonathan McLatchie
Date
June 25, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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New Paper Argues that Variant Genetic Codes Are Best Explained by Common Design

Jonathan McLatchie
June 25, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
6
A popular argument for a universal common ancestor is the near-universality of the conventional genetic code. Read More ›
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
May 8, 2024
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Medicine
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Assuming Design, Researchers Achieve a Breakthrough in Understanding Circulatory System

Brian Miller
May 8, 2024
Biology, Intelligent Design, Medicine
3
The authors also explain how the standard evolutionary framework misdirected earlier researchers. Read More ›
Buzz-Aldrin
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
March 1, 2024
Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
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Life and the Underlying Principle Behind the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Granville Sewell
March 1, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology
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This seem to be extremely improbable: “From a lifeless planet, there arose spaceships capable of flying to its moon and back safely.” Read More ›
dolphins
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
August 23, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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From Winston Ewert, New Peer-Reviewed Paper on Dependency Graph Model

Brian Miller
August 23, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
7
Ewert's model represents a valuable tool in the developing theory of biological design, which should eventually supplant phylogenetic analyses. Read More ›
Douglas-Axe
Photo: Douglas Axe at the 2020 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, by Chris Morgan.
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Date
July 29, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Douglas Axe: Science as a Human Enterprise

Science & Culture
July 29, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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“The human part of science brings all the baggage and complexity that humans bring to every other discipline in science, and how could it be otherwise?” Read More ›
Icefish
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Author
Emily Reeves
Date
June 22, 2023
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Blood Viscosity and Freezing Temperatures — A Titanic Problem

Emily Reeves
June 22, 2023
Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
3
Blood viscosity is the technical reason why Jack froze in less than 23 minutes, but icefish can survive for 15 years in water of a freezing temperature. Read More ›
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embryonic development
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Author
David Swift
Date
March 30, 2023
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Evolution
Life Sciences
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Will Evolutionists Ever Take Falsification Seriously? A Response to P. Z. Myers

David Swift
March 30, 2023
Evolution, Life Sciences
6
Can there be a better example of trying to argue that whatever the evidence, evolution is the answer? Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
March 28, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
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“Pointless Bones”? Nathan Lents Bites at Stuart Burgess’s Ankle

David Klinghoffer
March 28, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science
4
From an engineering perspective, the bones of the ankle, in their complex and functional artistry, are very far from “pointless.” Read More ›
Icefish
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Casey Luskin
Date
March 27, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
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Scientific Paper Argues Antarctic Icefish “Designed to Utilize Hemoglobinless Blood”

Casey Luskin
March 27, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science
4
“Proponents of intelligent design see customizations to decrease blood viscosity as examples of teleology in biology.” Read More ›

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