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

Topic

DNA

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Photo credit: Guillermo Gonzalez.
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Author
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 ›
St-thomas-aquinas
Image credit: Carlo Crivelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Martin Hilbert
Date
December 16, 2024
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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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Author
David Coppedge
Date
December 2, 2024
Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Plant Missile Technology: A Peek in the Armory

David Coppedge
December 2, 2024
Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Ballistic missiles are common in plants and fungi. Take a look at how they launch their payloads. Read More ›
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Author
Jonathan McLatchie
Date
November 13, 2024
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Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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ORFanID: An Online Search Engine for Identifying Orfan Genes

Jonathan McLatchie
November 13, 2024
Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The existence of such genes is surprising given the hypothesis of universal common descent. Read More ›
machine-medicine
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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
November 7, 2024
Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Metaphysics
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The Machine Model in Medicine

Stephen J. Iacoboni
November 7, 2024
Bioethics, Medicine, Metaphysics
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The unfortunate fact is, there really are those two conflicting sides in medicine. Read More ›
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Photo: A sample of RNA, by Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
October 6, 2024
Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Linguistics
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RNA as Cells’ “Text Messaging” System

Denyse O’Leary
October 6, 2024
Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Linguistics
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Some researchers wonder if RNA can be understood as a common language that can be read among cells of widely different life forms. Read More ›
parallel-bars
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Author
Jonathan Wells
Date
October 5, 2024
Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
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Is the Human Shoulder Badly Designed?

Jonathan Wells
October 5, 2024
Anatomy, Biology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design
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Watch an acrobat performing on the parallel bars. Or a baseball player pitching a fastball. Or an athlete swimming the butterfly. Read More ›
Dawkins
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
September 4, 2024
Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Atheist on the Ropes: Piers Morgan Confronts Richard Dawkins About ID and Stephen Meyer

David Klinghoffer
September 4, 2024
Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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There’s something wonderful about watching Dawkins being compelled to watch Stephen Meyer and then being obliged to respond. Read More ›

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