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
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

cosmic fine-tuning

Under the Sea
Photo: Jellyfish galaxy JO206, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gullieuszik and the GASP team.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
June 15, 2023
Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Theistic Cosmology and Theistic Evolution — Understanding the Difference

Eric Hedin
June 15, 2023
Cosmology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Astronomers have convincingly shown that the laws of nature are sufficient to account for the formation of stars and planetary systems throughout the universe. Read More ›
Star trails from the International Space Station
Photo: Star trails from the International Space Station, by NASA/Don Pettit.
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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez
Date
April 6, 2023
Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
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Local Fine-Tuning and Habitable Zones

Guillermo Gonzalez
April 6, 2023
Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth
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In considering fine-tuning, physicists assume that the constants and initial conditions (and possibly the physical laws) could have been different. Read More ›
TW & Two BST
Photo source: Tom Woodward.
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Author
Thomas E. Woodward
Date
September 14, 2022
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
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Report from Australia: Sharing Design Evidence Down Under

Thomas E. Woodward
September 14, 2022
Biology, Intelligent Design, Science
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While I packed for my July/August speaking tour of Queensland, Australia, science writer Stephen Buranyi dropped an 11-page bombshell in London. Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
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Date
August 3, 2022
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Botany
Chemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Generic Intelligent Design, the Multiverse, or One God?

Science & Culture
August 3, 2022
Botany, Chemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Stephen Meyer examines the multiverse theory and why it fails to explain away the insistent evidence of a cosmic designer. Read More ›
fairies
Photo: Garden fairies, by helena.40proof, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
May 7, 2022
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
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Can Materialistic Models Accommodate the Scientific Data?

Casey Luskin
May 7, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology
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Would you believe someone who claimed that fairies and leprechauns were caught on video, but they are too small or too fast to be seen? Read More ›
sunrise
Photo: Sunrise, as seen from the International Space Station, by NASA.
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post
Date
May 3, 2022
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Scientific Reasoning
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Dembski: What Is Science? What Is Faith?

Science & Culture
May 3, 2022
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Scientific Reasoning
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Scientific discoveries, unshackled from atheism, point strongly to design as the best explanation for life and the universe, a conclusion friendly to theism. Read More ›
hubble_32nd_hickson40
Photo: Galaxies as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope, by NASA, ESA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI).
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
May 3, 2022
Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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The Positive Case for Intelligent Design in Physics

Casey Luskin
May 3, 2022
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Multiple physical laws and constants must be finely tuned for the universe to be inhabited by advanced forms of life. Read More ›
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molo
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Author
Stephen C. Meyer
Date
March 29, 2022
Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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Intelligent Design: Theistic Implications?

Stephen C. Meyer
March 29, 2022
Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences
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Although the case for intelligent design depends upon scientific evidence and methods of reasoning, it may well have larger theistic implications. Read More ›
multiverse
Image credit: Gerd Altmann via Pixabay.
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Author
Stephen C. Meyer
Date
March 28, 2022
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Anthropic Fine-Tuning as Evidence of Design

Stephen C. Meyer
March 28, 2022
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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The multiverse concept posits the existence of many other universes, each with different sets of physical parameters. Read More ›
hubble_ngc6891_display
Photo: NGC 6891, by NASA, ESA, A. Hajian (University of Waterloo), H. Bond (Pennsylvania State University), and B. Balick (University of Washington); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America).
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Author
Stephen C. Meyer
Date
March 23, 2022
Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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What Is the Evidence for Intelligent Design and What Are Its Theistic Implications?

Stephen C. Meyer
March 23, 2022
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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Before Darwin, biologists attributed the beauty, integrated complexity, and adaptation of organisms to their environments to a powerful designing intelligence. Read More ›

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