Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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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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computers

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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
August 25, 2025
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Computational Sciences
Technology
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Jay Richards: AI, Robots, and Moravec’s Paradox

David Klinghoffer
August 25, 2025
Computational Sciences, Technology
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Dr. Richards punctures the illusions of AI hype. One is that AI is something really new. Read More ›
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August 2, 2025
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Epistemology
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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How Understanding Points Beyond Physicalism

Science & Culture
August 2, 2025
Epistemology, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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A computer science professor shows, using logic, how you must be more than mere matter. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 15, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Intelligence Without a Brain? The Case of Fungi

Denyse O’Leary
July 15, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
5
We confuse the issue if we imply that the intelligence displayed by fungi is equivalent to that displayed by the humans who research them. Read More ›
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
June 2, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
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Evolution and Common-Sense Reasoning 

Granville Sewell
June 2, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning
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The equations of quantum mechanics do not describe exactly — even in theory — the effects of the fundamental forces on the fundamental particles of physics. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 4, 2025
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Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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Decline and Fall: A Vision of a Human-Free Planet

Denyse O’Leary
April 4, 2025
Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind
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As the author of the review, Adrian Woolfson, says, the coming human eclipse originated in a sin against Darwinism. Read More ›
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
January 9, 2025
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Chemistry
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
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To Reject Intelligent Design, Here’s What You Have to Believe

Granville Sewell
January 9, 2025
Chemistry, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics
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The prevailing view in science today is that physics explains all of chemistry, and chemistry explains all of biology. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
December 4, 2024
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Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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The Universal Optimal Design of Vertebrate Limbs

Andrew McDiarmid
December 4, 2024
Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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When we look at feats of human engineering, like vehicles, skyscrapers, and computers, we don’t doubt our intuition that they’re intelligently designed. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
Date
September 5, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Developmental Biology of Vertebrate Skeletons Shows Similarities are Better Explained by Design

Brian Miller
September 5, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Evolutionists assume that the traits they classify as homologous share similarities due to their having evolved from a common ancestor. Read More ›
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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 ›
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Casey Luskin
Date
April 1, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Aeon: “The Cell Is Not a Factory” — It’s Far More Complex

Casey Luskin
April 1, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Viewing the cell’s nucleus as keeping a “collaborative notebook” implies record-keeping to maintain order and to act toward a purpose. Read More ›

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