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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Jonathan Witt

Topic

DNA

DNA
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
February 12, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Intelligent Design in Action: DNA Cryptography

David Coppedge
February 12, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Cryptography itself is an example of ID in action within the sciences. How much more when it involves coded genetic information? Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
February 5, 2025
Categories
Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Rare Earth
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Could This Be the Year’s Most Ridiculous Idea About How Life Originated?

David Klinghoffer
February 5, 2025
Biochemistry, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Rare Earth
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Stories like this always want to tell us how Earth and life are not “special.” It’s an obsession with science writers, and seemingly with the folks at NASA too. Read More ›
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Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
January 30, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
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The Metaphysics of Irreducible Complexity

Stephen J. Iacoboni
January 30, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics
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The vastness of life’s complexity is no longer unfathomable when seen through the light of purpose. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
January 29, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Why Evolution’s Selection/Mutation Mechanism Fails

Andrew McDiarmid
January 29, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Do random mutational processes have the power to generate new base or amino acid sequences for natural selection to act upon within the time available? Read More ›
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Brian Miller
Date
January 27, 2025
Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Circular Reasoning in Origin of Life Research: Insights from a Recent Study on the Genetic Code

Brian Miller
January 27, 2025
Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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This study compared sequences of proteins in modern organisms to reconstruct ancestral proteins believed to reside in the last universal common ancestor (LUCA). Read More ›
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Author
Emily Reeves
Date
January 13, 2025
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
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The End of the Machine Metaphor? 

Emily Reeves
January 13, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science
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Rather than purpose deriving from a purposeless process like natural selection, natural selection can only occur when life itself is the result of purpose. Read More ›
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Guillermo Gonzalez
Date
December 19, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Life and Origami: Lessons from the Art of Paper-Folding

Guillermo Gonzalez
December 19, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The differences between an origami figure and a living thing are more instructive than their similarities. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
December 16, 2024
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Meyer: Can There Be a Theory of Everything?

Andrew McDiarmid
December 16, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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Philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer discusses two of the crucial arguments of his latest book. Read More ›
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Author
Martin Hilbert
Date
December 16, 2024
Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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Intelligent Design and Aquinas’ Fifth Way

Fr. Martin Hilbert, C.O.
December 16, 2024
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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Saint Thomas did not have examples of specified complexity as in molecular biology, but it is possible to find a text that suggests he would favor of ID. Read More ›
Denisovan
Photo: Replica of a typical Denisovan fragment, by Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
December 12, 2024
Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Reader Asks: What Is Denisovan DNA?

Casey Luskin
December 12, 2024
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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The “Denisovans” are kind of a fictional group from which we only have a few fragmented bone specimens. Read More ›

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