Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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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
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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
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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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Jonathan Witt

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common ancestry

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
February 26, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Can Evolution and Intelligent Design Work Together in Harmony?

Andrew McDiarmid
February 26, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Or is that wishful thinking? Casey Luskin concludes his conversation with philosopher Stephen Dilley about a recent proposal. Read More ›
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Photo: Darwin in 1868, by Julia Margaret Cameron, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Robert F. Shedinger
Date
February 20, 2024
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Botany
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Darwin’s “God Wouldn’t Do It This Way” Argument 

Robert Shedinger
February 20, 2024
Botany, Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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A book widely hailed as proposing a true mechanism for evolution actually reads more like an anti-creationist polemic. Read More ›
dolphins
Photo: Dolphins, by Gregory “Slobirdr” Smith [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Emily Reeves
Date
January 9, 2024
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Biochemistry
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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Convergent Evolution: An Argument That Comes at a Price

Emily Reeves
January 9, 2024
Biochemistry, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
7
Rope Kojonen sees convergence as evidence that laws of form "play a significant role" in helping evolutionary processes cluster around similar solutions. Read More ›
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
December 31, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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No. 2 Story of 2023: Intelligent Design Passes the Dawkins Test

Casey Luskin
December 31, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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After it passed his challenge, will atheist evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins now embrace the theory of intelligent design? Read More ›
Venetoraptor
Image: Venetoraptor gassenae, modified from Müller et al. 2023 fig. 1, fair use.
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Günter Bechly
Date
September 15, 2023
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Anatomy
Evolution
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: Venetoraptor Is Not the Archaeopteryx of Pterosaurs

Günter Bechly
September 15, 2023
Anatomy, Evolution, Paleontology
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Forget all the pop science ballyhoo, and if you should not trust my word, just check the provided primary sources. Read More ›
hagfish
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Jonathan McLatchie
Date
August 28, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Has Russell Doolittle Provided an Evolutionary Explanation of the Blood Clotting Cascade?

Jonathan McLatchie
August 28, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Doolittle predicts, from an evolutionary framework, that jawless vertebrates would have a simpler blood clotting cascade than the human system. Read More ›
dolphins
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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
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Ewert's model represents a valuable tool in the developing theory of biological design, which should eventually supplant phylogenetic analyses. Read More ›
Hallucigenia
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David Coppedge
Date
August 9, 2023
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Evolution
Paleontology
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In Resolving Darwin’s Doubt, These Cambrian Fossils Are No Help

David Coppedge
August 9, 2023
Evolution, Paleontology
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This is hierarchical organization, none of which is seen in the Precambrian layers beneath. Read More ›
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
June 30, 2023
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Biology
Epistemology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Peer-Reviewed Paper by Discovery Institute Staff Evaluates Synthesis of “Design and Evolution” 

Casey Luskin
June 30, 2023
Biology, Epistemology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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We regard Kojonen’s model as nuanced, erudite, and fair-minded. It is a model of fine scholarship and deserves serious attention. Read More ›
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
May 15, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Intelligent Design Passes the Dawkins Test

Casey Luskin
May 15, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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After it passed his challenge, will atheist evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins now embrace the theory of intelligent design? Read More ›

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