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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 6, 2026

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, astrophysicists, atheism, atheists, beauty, biology, biology class, chemistry, Christopher Hitchens, cosmic design, cosmology, DNA, documentary, Doug Wilson, fine-tuning, fingerprints, galaxy, immaterial genome, information, intelligent design, intimacy, life, living cell, machinery, materialist paradigm, mind of God, nature, physical constants, physics, Plato's Revenge, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Sternberg, Sarah Salviander, scientific experts, stars, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, Timothy McGrew, universe}

Between Life and the Cosmos, Which Provides Better Evidence for Design?

_{David Klinghoffer
April 6, 2026

Biology, Cosmology, Intelligent Design

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Caught on video in the back of a car, in which he was riding with pastor Doug Wilson, Christopher Hitchens said this about himself and his fellow atheists. Read More ›

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Date
April 6, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1984, Andrew Ellington, Arizona State University, Biodesign Institute, biology, catastrophe, creationists, DNA, Ernst Mayr, evolutionary biology, George Orwell, Julian Huxley, Michael Lynch, molecular complexity, mutation rates, National Academy of Sciences, neo-Darwinian theory, novels, population geneticists, population sizes, proteins, Ribosome, RNA, story-telling, thoughtcrime}

Design Haunts a New Hypothesis for the Origin of the Ribosome

_{Science & Culture
April 6, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It’s worth paying some attention to the identity of the first author, population geneticist Michael Lynch of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
March 30, 2026

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Mathematician’s View of Evolution, Albert Einstein, Albuquerque, best seller, Big Bang, David Berlinski, DNA, Energy, Eric Esau, Fathom Entertainment, fine-tuning, fundamental forces, general relativity, helium, hydrogen, information, intelligent design, James Tour, john lennox, living cell, materialism, matter, Michael Behe, Michael Kent, New York Times, Peter Thiel, physics, Return of the God Hypothesis, Sandia Laboratories, scientific discoveries, Secrets of the Cell with Michael Behe, space, stars, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theaters, universe}

New Movie Reveals the “Hidden Hand Behind Our Universe”

_{Granville Sewell
March 30, 2026

Biology, Cosmology, Intelligent Design

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A great deal of evidence indicates that the universe (space, time, matter, and energy) came into existence from nothing about 14 billion years ago. Read More ›

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Date
March 23, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, beauty, biologists, bit string, cellular life, Charles Darwin, cosmos, David Berlinski, digital information, DNA, Eric Esau, Fathom Entertainment, fine-tuning, Francis Crick, human interference, intelligent design, James Watson, laboratory equipment, living cell, mid-century modern, miracle, molecular machines, New York Times, origin of life, philosophers, proteins, Rice University, Richard Sternberg, scientific discoveries, scientists, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theaters, tickets, Timothy McGrew, truth, universe, wonder}

The Information Enigma and Gratuitous Beauty: In Theaters on April 30

_{Science & Culture
March 23, 2026

Faith & Science, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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It's intelligent design as you've never seen it before. Find inspiration, and share it with friends and family. Read More ›

footprints and a car in the snow, a car stuck in a large pile of snow

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 27, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, abiogenesis, bacterial flagella, biochemists, bioinformatics, debates, demarcation criteria, DNA, Douglas Axe, falsifiability, glacial-interglacial cycles, God of the gaps, ID the Future, irreducibly complex systems, Keith Fox, Michael Behe, Peter S. Williams, philosophers, predictions, protein folds, specified complexity, Stephen Meyer, Tim McGrew, type III secretion system, Unbelievable?}

Debating Intelligent Design, Critic Keith Fox Is Still Stuck on Old Talking Points

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 27, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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With DNA replication, it is unclear what other systems any of the components might be co-opted from. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
February 24, 2026

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Philosophy
Tagged
, Alfred North Whitehead, Aristotle, athens, biology, C.S. Lewis, change over time, Democritus, DNA, dynamis, eidos, energeia, evolution, From Logos to Bios, George Gaylord Simpson, H. B. Whittington, Heraclitus, history, Jerusalem, Leucippus, Lev Berg, Malcolm Gordon, metaphysics, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, nomogenesis, philosophy, Pierre-Paul Grassé, Plato, Plotinus, potentiality, Pythagoras, religion, Richard Dawkins, Richard Owen, tautology, Tertullian, The Selfish Gene, universal common descent, Western thought, Wynand de Beer}

Biology (and Cosmology) as Footnotes to Plato: A Review of Wynand de Beer

_{Michael Flannery
February 24, 2026

Biology, Evolution, Philosophy

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An important book by Wynand de Beer recaptures the wisdom of the ages and puts it into service not only of science, but of history, philosophy, and religion. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 22, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biological processes, Bret Weinstein, chromosomes, Discovery Institute, DNA, embryonic development, ERVs, evo-devo, evolution, evolutionary biology, function, gene expression, genes, genome, integer variables, intelligent design, Joe Rogan, Jonathan McLatchie, junk DNA, microsatellites, repetitive DNA, Richard Sternberg, supporters, telomeres, variables}

Fascinating Hypothesis from Weinstein: Repetitive “Junk” DNA Stores Integer Variables

_{Casey Luskin
February 22, 2026

Genetics, Intelligent Design

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This opens up a world of potential functions for repetitive DNA that open-minded scientists can consider. Read More ›

Modern DNA structure in microscope with neon color detail

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 17, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Abbie Smith, accident, bioethics, chromosomes, David Klinghoffer, development, DNA, embryos, Endogenous retroviruses, ERVs, function, genome, human development, humanity, life, Long Story Short, mascot, MLT2A1, repetitive DNA, Research, retro-transposable elements, RNA, Science (journal), Secrets of the Human Body, triploid genome, zygotes, zygotic genome activation}

New Study: ERVs, Once Proclaimed as Ultimate Genetic “Junk,” Are Vital for Development

_{Casey Luskin
February 17, 2026

Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Endogenous retroviruses were at one time iconic for evolution activists. The debate has progressed a lot since then. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 6, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, citrate, Creation Myths, Daniel Stern Cardinale, Darwin Devolves, Discovery Institute, DNA, DNA replication, DNA replisome, Escherichia coli, evolution, generation turnover time, genome duplication, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, lizards, Michael Behe, multicellularity, mutation rates, mutations, natural selection, neutral mutations, Paramecium tetraurelia, placenta, population size, retrovirus, Richard Lenski, Rutgers University, Scott Minnich, tetherin, tetherin antagonism, type III secretion system, viruses, YouTube channels}

Irreducible Complexity: A Reply and Challenge to Daniel Stern Cardinale

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 6, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I invite Stern Cardinale to attempt to provide a plausible evolutionary explanation of the origins of a complex system such as DNA replication. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 27, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
History of Science
Tagged
, Cambridge University, Cavendish Laboratory, DNA, faith and science, Francis Crick, history of science, intelligent design, James Clerk Maxwell, James Watson, Latin, physicists, pleasure, Presbyterians, Psalms, scientists, Stephen Meyer, theology}

Watch: Stephen Meyer in Cambridge, at the Doors of the Cavendish Lab

_{David Klinghoffer
January 27, 2026

Faith & Science, History of Science

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Even these atheist scientists recognized that beauty was a marker that pointed to truth in their field, in which they too could take pleasure. Read More ›