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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
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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

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biology

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Daniel Witt
Date
July 25, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
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Why Evolution Is Undeniable 

Daniel Witt
July 25, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning
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The challenges continue to pile up, but the pile never gets any bigger because each piece of contrary evidence is reinterpreted for “general reasons.” Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
July 21, 2025
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Faith & Science
History of Science
Intelligent Design
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National Catholic Register: Father Hilbert “Would Have Won the Argument with Darrow”

David Klinghoffer
July 21, 2025
Faith & Science, History of Science, Intelligent Design
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For Catholics (and others) interested in the subject, Father de Souza has a book recommendation from Discovery Institute Press. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
July 18, 2025
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Medicine
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Stephen Iacoboni: Finding Purpose in Medicine and Science

Andrew McDiarmid
July 18, 2025
Biology, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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Ultimately, Dr. Iacoboni aims to help his fellow physicians escape the “suffocating boundaries of mechanism and materialism.” Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 17, 2025
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Slime Mold: Thanks for the Memories

Denyse O’Leary
July 17, 2025
Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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In recent decades, researchers have been learning about memory in slime molds which have neither a brain nor neurons. Read More ›
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Author
Brian Westad
Date
July 16, 2025
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Biology
Chemistry
Science Education
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Rigorous and Design‑Focused: Discovery Institute’s Homeschool High-School Science Courses

Brian Westad
July 16, 2025
Biology, Chemistry, Science Education
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Give your high‑schooler a course that sparks curiosity today and prepares them for the science of tomorrow. Read More ›
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Author
Daniel Witt
Date
July 14, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
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How Did the Designer Do It? 

Daniel Witt
July 14, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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It seems the debate has not progressed much in a century and a half. Clearly, these evolutionary theorists think they have an unanswerable line of attack here. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
July 11, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Recurring Design Logic in Living Systems

Andrew McDiarmid
July 11, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Architects, painters, musicians, and other creators apply recognizable patterns of thinking to their craft. Read More ›
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Author
Daniel Witt
Date
July 10, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Scientific Reasoning
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Are Scientists Allowed to Consider Unscientific Explanations? 

Daniel Witt
July 10, 2025
Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science, Scientific Reasoning
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Let’s consider a narrower field. Geology, as everyone knows, is concerned with the natural processes that act upon the earth. Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
July 7, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
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The Divide Between Science and Non-Science

David Klinghoffer
July 7, 2025
Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning
2
The most commonly heard charge against ID is that it “isn’t science” and therefore can’t even be evaluated as a scientific alternative to Darwinian evolution. Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
July 3, 2025
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Faith & Science
Philosophy of Science
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More on Disguised Religion

David Klinghoffer
July 3, 2025
Faith & Science, Philosophy of Science
2
Not in science or in any other context does one faith get to impose its terms on others. Read More ›

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