Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

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 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

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dark matter

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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
July 3, 2025
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Astronomy
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Reflections on Astronomy in Iconic National Parks                

Eric Hedin
July 3, 2025
Astronomy, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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The most poignant evidence of design intervention on planet Earth is certainly life itself. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
May 19, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
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What Drives All that “New Physics” Hype? Could It Be Fear of Intelligent Design?

Denyse O’Leary
May 19, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics
5
Many thinkers are troubled by the massive evidence for fine-tuning of our universe. They want to believe that a multiverse just popped into existence. 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
Eric Hedin
Date
January 13, 2025
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Astronomy
Cosmology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Dark Matter and Intelligent Design: A Prediction

Eric Hedin
January 13, 2025
Astronomy, Cosmology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Let’s look at some of the remarkable features of dark matter, already discovered by observations in astronomy and cosmology. Read More ›
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Photo credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, P. Zeidler.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
December 22, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Physicists Want to Put Cosmic Design to the Test

Denyse O’Leary
December 22, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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Their thesis is based on cosmic inflation theory and on the behavior of dark matter. Read More ›
Big Bang
Image credit: Rick Bolin, via Flickr (cropped).
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
May 18, 2024
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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The Humble Origins of the Big Bang Theory

Andrew McDiarmid
May 18, 2024
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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The Big Bang theory changed how we understand our universe. But who do we have to thank for it? Read More ›
Ghost Nebula
Ghost Nebula
Photo: Ghost Nebula, by NASA, ESA, and STScI/Acknowledgment: H. Arab (University of Strasbourg).
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
April 9, 2024
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Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Planetology
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Intelligent Design Beyond Physics — How Would a Designer Interact with the Universe?

Eric Hedin
April 9, 2024
Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics, Planetology
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If our minds are “other” than the matter composing our brains, then there must be a means by which the immaterial mind can affect our brains.  Read More ›
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Photo: A soda lake, by Zachary R. Cohen, via EurekAlert! (no restrictions on usage).
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
April 1, 2024
Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
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From Scientists and Science Media, a Flood of Disinformation

Eric Hedin
April 1, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Spending time perusing popular science media outlets can give one the impression that much of science is on the verge of being overturned. Read More ›
globular cluster NGC
Photo: Globular cluster NGC 6544, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Lewin, F. R. Ferraro.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
June 30, 2023
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Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
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Intelligence Is Unnatural, and Why That Matters

Eric Hedin
June 30, 2023
Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology
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One of the advantages we have in our study of nature is our ability to observe an entire “unpolluted” universe. Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
June 2, 2022
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Faith & Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
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Stephen Meyer Takes Questions, Including: “Has Science Matured Past Its Christian Origins?”

David Klinghoffer
June 2, 2022
Faith & Science, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Sciences
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Granted that the early scientists were Christians, does it follow that science necessarily supports Christianity or any form of theism? Read More ›
multiverse
Image credit: Gerd Altmann via Pixabay.
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March 11, 2022
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Intelligent Design
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Physics
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Astrophysicists Battle over Whether the Multiverse Must Exist

Science and Culture
March 11, 2022
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics
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"If cosmic inflation and quantum field theory are both correct, then the Multiverse arises as an inevitable consequence of the two." Read More ›

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