Tag: Designer Science

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Author
John G. West

Date
September 4, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __trending, academic fabrication, ACLU, atheists, Brian Josephson, C. W. Howell, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Christian magazines, Christianity Today, Christians, Darwinian theory, Denis Noble, Designer Science, Discovery Institute, Dover School District, Edward Larson, evolution, intelligent design, materialists, Michael Behe, misinformation, New York University Press, Oxford University, Pulitzer Prize, Ronald Numbers, Scopes trial, secular voices, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Summer for the Gods, William Jennings Bryan}

How a Christian Magazine and a Christian Scholar Boosted a Book with a Fabricated Quote

_{John G. West
September 4, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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As you might have noticed, the critics of intelligent design I’m discussing here aren’t atheists or materialists. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 2, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academia, C. W. Howell, Designer Science, discourse, Duke University, fabrication, fabulists, funeral pyre, Jason Arday, Jennifer Hammer, Joan Didion, Lehigh University, media, Michael Behe, New York University Press, publishers, race, Retraction Watch, science journals, Townhall, University of Cambridge, Vikings}

Academic Fabrication: Is the Case of Designer Science an Isolated One?

_{David Klinghoffer
September 2, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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"There are tales readily believed by scholars, 'in order to live' — because the ideological campus discourse is beyond question." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 1, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apology, ax-grinding, C. W. Howell, Casey Luskin, courtroom, deflection, Designer Science, editors, fabrication, harm, historical record, history, honor, intelligent design, intention, J.L.S., Michael Behe, mistake, motives, New York University Press, Retraction Watch, scholars, Science and Culture Today, skepticism, sloppiness, students}

Is It “Rude” to Point Out the Seriousness of C. W. Howell’s Defamatory, Fabricated Quote?

_{David Klinghoffer
September 1, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A sincere apology, not merely acceding to the will of NYU’s legal team, would be "honorable." Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 31, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academics, ACLU, animal behavior, C. W. Howell, design detection, Designer Science, Designer Science (series), Discovery Institute, Dover trial, Duke University, evolution, Expelled (movie), genomics, Google searches, hare, human body, intelligent cause, intelligent design, linchpin, media attention, Michael Behe, molecular biology, National Center for Science Education, New York University Press, paleontology, peer-reviewed papers, Pennsylvania, Phillip Johnson, PragerU, protein science, research program, Seattle, snowballs, Stephen Meyer, students, Summer Seminars, systematics, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, The Story of Everything, tortoise, universe, YouTube videos}

Steady and Consistent Growth: The Real Story of Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
August 31, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Snowballs start small. But they grow steadily over time, and after a while they really start to get large and pick up speed. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 31, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academic publishers, C. W. Howell, Casey Luskin, cats, courtroom, Designer Science, evolution, fabrication, headline, intelligent design, intent, linchpin, Mars, Michael Behe, misquote, New York University Press, reporters, Retraction Watch, scholarship, sloppiness, smell test, telephone (game), testimony}

Retraction Watch Reports on Designer Science Fiasco, but Mischaracterizes It

_{David Klinghoffer
August 31, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The headline is glaringly inaccurate. It says, “University press removes book about intelligent design for misquoting ID proponent.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 30, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academic publishers, books, C. W. Howell, creationism, Designer Science, Designer Science (series), Discovery Institute, Douglas Groothuis, Dover School District, evolution, intelligent design, John West, Michael Behe, New York University Press, Ronald Numbers}

Positive and Near-Positive Aspects of Designer Science

_{Casey Luskin
August 30, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In C. W. Howell’s mind, intelligent design is still recovering from the Dover trial, and if there’s evidence to the contrary, he doesn’t want to see it. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 29, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Barbara Forrest, C. W. Howell, Center for Science and Culture, Christianity, Creationism’s Trojan Horse, Darwin Strikes Back, Designer Science, Designer Science (series), Doubts About Darwin, Dover trial, Edward Humes, Gordy Slack, IDEA Center, intelligent design, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Lauri Lebo, Michael Behe, Monkey Girl, novel arguments, Paul R. Gross, PhD thesis, preconceptions, scientific consensus, scientific papers, scientism, The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything, The Devil in Dover, Thomas Woodward}

C. W. Howell in Context: A Brief History of Histories

_{Casey Luskin
August 29, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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One positive aspect: Howell rightly observes that some other would-be histories of ID, especially those by written by critics, are “polemical” and “activist.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 28, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, C. W. Howell, climate change, conservatism, denialism, Designer Science, Discovery Institute, intelligent design, Luther College, narrative, New York University Press, news hook, religious studies, Robert Shedinger, scholarship, Science and Culture Today, science community, skepticism, stereotypes, Vaccines}

The Narrative Will Rock — But Not if C. W. Howell Can Help It

_{David Klinghoffer
August 28, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Shedinger, in Dr. Howell’s own field, could have saved him some trouble by looking at his scholarship more carefully than Howell’s own academic reviewers. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 28, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, books, Brian Miller, C. W. Howell, conservatism, Delphic oracle, Designer Science, Designer Science (series), evolution, God and Evolution, history, intelligent design, James Shapiro, Jay Richards, journalists, lockdowns, Logan Gage, Michael Behe, Michael Chabarek, news angle, news hook, NYU Press, opinions writers, scientism, skepticism, Thomism, thought crime, Tom Bethell, vaccine mandates, William Dembski}

Is Intelligent Design the Root of All Science Skepticism?

_{Casey Luskin
August 28, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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As author C. W. Howell puts it, various ID proponents have sometimes committed the thought crime of “doubting the science consensus outside evolution." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 27, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academics, Amazon, Amazon Prime, artificial intelligence, Barnes and Noble, Baylor University, C. W. Howell, Casey Luskin, centerpiece, Christianity Today, Designer Science, Duke University, e-book, Edward J. Larson, evolution, Francis Beckwith, hardback, intelligent design, linchpin, Michael Behe, NYU Press, PhD, publishing, Ronald Numbers, scientists, Wall Street Journal, Winsomeness Squad}

Scholarship Hits the Fan: Designer Science Now Gone from Multiple Sites

_{David Klinghoffer
August 27, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The lack of scrutiny and skepticism by professional academics reflects a crisis of its own. Read More ›