Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

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
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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

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Bryophyte_Leaf_Cells
Photo: Leaf cells, by KarlGaff, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Jonathan McLatchie
Date
June 18, 2024
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Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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An Astonishing Life-Friendly Coincidence: The Properties of the Nonmetal Atoms

Jonathan McLatchie
June 18, 2024
Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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It is well established that there are far more ways in which the universe might have been that are non-conducive to life than there are life-friendly ways. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Casey Luskin.
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Casey Luskin
Date
May 12, 2024
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Astronomy
Evolutionary Psychology
Faith & Science
Geophysics
Intelligent Design
Rare Earth
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In Aurora Borealis, Scientific and Aesthetic Design Arguments Meet 

Casey Luskin
May 12, 2024
Astronomy, Evolutionary Psychology, Faith & Science, Geophysics, Intelligent Design, Rare Earth
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You appreciate the aurora borealis or aurora australis because you were not created by strictly material evolutionary processes. Read More ›
polar bear
Photo credit: AWeith, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
April 25, 2024
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Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Metaphysics
Philosophy
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A Closer Look at Natural Law 

Stephen J. Iacoboni
April 25, 2024
Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Metaphysics, Philosophy
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The property of a keen sense of smell allows a polar bear to smell a seal miles away under the ice. 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 ›
Sagittarius C
Photo credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and S. Crowe (University of Virginia).
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
November 27, 2023
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Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Physics
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A Philosopher Rejects the Multiverse but Embraces Mythology

Eric Hedin
November 27, 2023
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Ascribing sentience or cosmic purpose to forces or the particles on which they act is to step out of the realm of science into the realm of myth-making. Read More ›
March for Science 2
Photo: March for Science, 2017, Brisbane, by interestedbystandr, via Flickr.
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
October 2, 2023
Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Physical Sciences
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As Trust in Science Sinks, Prestigious Journal Decides to Showcase Yet Another Politicized Scientist

Wesley J. Smith
October 2, 2023
Bioethics, Environment & Climate, Physical Sciences
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The world’s most prestigious science journal just published an ex-astronomer's remarkable screed. Read More ›
Pacific Ocean
Photo: Pacific Ocean, by NASA, Apollo 11, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
July 10, 2023
Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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How the “Other” ATP Synthase Saves the Planet

David Coppedge
July 10, 2023
Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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A lesser-known rotary engine within cells is responsible for a substantial portion of gases and nutrients that sustain the biosphere. Read More ›
comb jelly
Photo: A comb jelly, by Steve Jurvetson from Menlo Park, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
June 22, 2023
Categories
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
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Earliest Comb Jellies Wore Armor — “Remarkable,” Say Researchers

David Coppedge
June 22, 2023
Intelligent Design, Paleontology
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It would be surprising, under an evolutionary view, to find such a complex system in the earliest animal fossils. Read More ›
Ryugu
Photo: Asteroid Ryugu, by Stuart Rankin, via Flickr (cropped).
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Author
Carl Linnaeus
Date
May 4, 2023
Categories
Biochemistry
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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Uracil Discovered on Asteroid Ryugu — What Does It Mean for the Origin of Life?

Carl Linnaeus
May 4, 2023
Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences
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These Ryugu samples appear to be our first chance to examine which organic compounds may be produced in a prebiotic setting in our solar system. Read More ›
supply chain
Photo credit: David Vives via Unsplash.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
February 27, 2023
Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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How the Earth Operates Supply Chains for Life

David Coppedge
February 27, 2023
Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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It’s no help having essential elements in the Earth’s crust if they can’t get to the organisms that need them. Read More ›

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