Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
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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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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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

biophysicists

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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
May 13, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Zoology
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Let’s Enter “Bat Echolocation Evolution” in Google Scholar

David Klinghoffer
May 13, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Zoology
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How did it arise? Is a detailed description available out there? When I tried that search myself, the first paper that came up was this one. Read More ›
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
September 16, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Embrace the Chaos: How Cells Harness Disorder for Function

David Coppedge
September 16, 2024
Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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In three classes of examples, cells are shown to manipulate chaotic forces toward functional purposes. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Northside777, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 4, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Three Types of Science: Fantasy Science

Andrew McDiarmid
August 4, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
1
One example of fantasy science, according to biophysicist Kirk Durston, is the multiverse. Read More ›
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Photo: Opabinia regalis, an animal from the Cambrian Explosion, by Han Zeng, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
July 28, 2024
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
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Three Types of Science: Inferential Science

Andrew McDiarmid
July 28, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning
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Kirk Durston explains how such reasoning can be used effectively as we consider the best explanation for the origin of biological information. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
July 26, 2024
Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Three Types of Science: Experimental Science

Andrew McDiarmid
July 26, 2024
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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Kirk Durston says he has yet to find a true conflict between experimental, reproducible scientific observations and his religious faith. Read More ›
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Date
September 2, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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An Impressive Instance of Unguided Evolution? Not So Much

Science and Culture
September 2, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
2
“There is a desire for the theory to be true in spite of the science," says Cornelius Hunter, "not because of the science.” Read More ›
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Photo: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, by Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility, Dartmouth College, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
March 22, 2023
Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
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A Biochemical Icon of Intelligent Design, ATP Synthase Does More than Spin

David Coppedge
March 22, 2023
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science
7
As super-resolution imaging improves, the world’s smallest rotary motor continues to amaze. Read More ›
topoisomerase
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
August 23, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Science
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Yes, a “Host of Machines” Are at Work in the Cell

David Coppedge
August 23, 2022
Intelligent Design, Science
9
Here are more cellular machines to dazzle us with their moving parts and functions. Read More ›
Titanosaurus
Photo: Titanosaurus, by Peter E., via Flickr (cropped).
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
August 17, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
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Prior Fitness and Dinosaurs

David Coppedge
August 17, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science
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Michael Denton has shown that humans must be the right size to use fire and create technology. What about size limits on big animals? Read More ›
mitochondria
Photo: Mitochondria, shown in red, by NICHD/U. Manor, via Flickr.
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Date
May 1, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Mitochondria: Evolution’s Ever-Receding Ancestor

Science and Culture
May 1, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
1
For years evolutionists thought early cells must have brought other cells inside of them, and those other cells then mysteriously evolved into mitochondria. Read More ›

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