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
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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

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hatching chicken
Eberlin
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Author
Daniel Witt
Date
April 15, 2024
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Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Ignorance of Evolutionary Theory as a “Superpower”

Daniel Witt
April 15, 2024
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Early in her career, Celeste Nelson tried to publish a paper on chicken lung development. The reviewers were not very interested in her findings. Read More ›
panda
Photo credit: Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Stephen Dilley
Date
April 8, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Does a Suboptimal Panda’s Thumb Fit Better with Evolution than with Intelligent Design?

Stephen Dilley
April 8, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Just how much does evolution expect suboptimal structures? And just how much does intelligent design expect optimal ones? Read More ›
eye
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Author
Jonathan McLatchie
Date
March 28, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Is Complexity an Argument Against Design?

Jonathan McLatchie
March 28, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Often these claims that “no designer would have done it that way” dissolve on closer inspection. Read More ›
Douglas Axe
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
November 29, 2023
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Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Defending Douglas Axe on the Rarity of Protein Folds

Brian Miller and Casey Luskin
November 29, 2023
Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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The following examination and defense of Dr. Axe serves as a direct, empirical test of Rope Kojonen’s design hypothesis. Read More ›
dictionary
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Author
Emily Sandico
Date
October 18, 2023
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Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Words for Wednesday! Disentangling ID from Creationism

Emily Sandico
October 18, 2023
Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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Yesterday on Stephen Meyer’s Facebook page we launched the new “Terminology Tuesday” feature, with a quick read about just what we mean by intelligent design. Read More ›
polar bear
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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
May 16, 2023
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Biochemistry
Biology
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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Natural Selection Subtracts, It Doesn’t Add — And That Matters

Stephen J. Iacoboni
May 16, 2023
Biochemistry, Biology, Environment & Climate, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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In the wild, all organisms must live within their niche. There are no wild polar bears in Arizona, and no iguanas in Alaska. Read More ›
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Nautilus at S.E.A. Aquarium, Singapore
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Author
Ann Gauger
Date
April 27, 2023
Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
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Here Is What We Mean by Intelligent Design (And What We Don’t)

Ann Gauger
April 27, 2023
Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
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Some ID supporters agree with universal common descent, but many ID supporters argue against the idea that all life shares a common ancestor. Read More ›
Milky Way
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Date
March 16, 2023
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Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Cosmic Fine-Tuning: A Look at the Implications

Science & Culture
March 16, 2023
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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Does any of the evidence suggest a cosmic designer who is more than just the clockmaker God of the deists? 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 ›
sunrise
Photo: Sunrise, as seen from the International Space Station, by NASA.
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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 ›

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