Tag: dysteleology

Jumping and touching knee with elbow stock photo

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
February 12, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biology, bridges, design logic, Duke University, dysteleology, evolution, human anatomy, human body, Human Errors, human spine, intelligent design, joints, knee, load-baring capacity, longevity, motion, Nathan Lents, optimal design, poor design, Steven Vogel, Stuart Burgess, suboptimal design, teleology, tinkering, Ultimate Engineering, upright walking, vertebral disks}

Happy Darwin Day! Significance of New Book on Human Anatomy Cannot Be Overstated

_{Brian Miller
February 12, 2026

Anatomy, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Burgess's own research proved that knee joint geometry and supporting structures are optimally designed to achieve multiple objectives. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 26, 2024

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Aristotle, Brian Keating, dysteleology, earth, Fox News, Guillermo Gonzalez, high school, humanity, Jay Richards, Luke Barnes, Nicolaus Copernicus, The Privileged Planet, Uncommon Knowledge, universe}

Jay Richards: Toppling a Myth of Human Insignificance

_{David Klinghoffer
August 26, 2024

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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It was 19th-century materialism that needed the so-called Copernican demotion, for ideological reasons, and the historians of the time obediently invented it. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen Dilley

Date
April 10, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biogeography, complementarity, Douglas Futuyma, dysteleology, embryology, evolution, Evolution News, faith and science, Francis Collins, Francisco Ayala, George Williams, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Kenneth Miller, marsupials, methodological naturalism, Niles Eldredge, NOMA, paleontology, Panda's Thumb, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould, suboptimality, textbooks, theistic evolution, Theodosius Dobzhansky, theology}

Does the Panda Argument Hurt the Case for Evolution?

_{Stephen Dilley
April 10, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Gould cannot have it both ways: either theology-laden arguments are legitimate within scientific discourse or not. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
December 16, 2021

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", adaptation, animals, behavior, biosphere, blind evolution, brown bears, Charles Darwin, convergence, dysteleology, evolution, homology, intelligent design, junk DNA, Life Sciences, microevolution, polar bears, Systems Biology, The Design Revolution, vestigial structures, William A. Dembski, William Paley}

Complex Programmed Behaviors — Intelligently Designed

_{Eric Cassell
December 16, 2021

Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Some discriminators don’t get us very far in deciding which is the better explanation between blind evolution and intelligent design. Read More ›

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Date
July 13, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", Angus Menuge, C.S. Lewis, Discovery Institute, dysteleology, ID the Future, intelligent design, John West, natural law, Oxford University, problem of pain, Victor Reppert}

Why C. S. Lewis Rejected the “Argument from Undesign”

_{Science & Culture
July 13, 2020

Intelligent Design

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One contribution Lewis made to the intelligent design project wasn’t a specific argument but the example he set. Read More ›

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Date
June 2, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", appendix, BioEssays, California Science Center, cells, censorship, chimpanzees, choking, Christians, Communist Party, conferences, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian theory, Dave Speijer, Dover trial, dysteleology, Heretic, intelligent design, J.B.S. Haldane, Judge John E. Jones, Kremlin, Matti Leisola, methodological naturalism, Michael Behe, Norway, Richard Dawkins, Richard Sternberg, social media, speech, Stephen Jay Gould, Uncommon Descent}

Darwin’s Desperation?

_{Science & Culture
June 2, 2020

Evolution

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Darwinists easily obtain a global microphone to rant against intelligent design, while ID advocates silently gain adherents. Is it a sign of desperation? Read More ›

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Date
May 9, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Biomimetics, dysteleology, evolution, genetic diversity, hormones, intelligent design, junk DNA, nature, Science Advances, Texas A&M University}

Clever Designs in Nature Worth Imitating

_{Science & Culture
May 9, 2019

Intelligent Design

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As the biomimetics movement accelerates, scientists keep providing more and more examples of intelligent design in organisms great and small. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 21, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, "poor design", brain, dysteleology, engineer, evolution, fish, gills, Giraffe, heart, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, podcast, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve, Richard Dawkins, tetrapods, The Evolution of the Long-Necked Giraffe}

Giraffe Weekend: The Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

_{David Klinghoffer
July 21, 2018

Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Darwinists have called it one of “nature’s worst designs,” “obviously a ridiculous detour,” asserting that “no engineer would ever make a mistake like that.” Read More ›

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Date
July 5, 2018

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, "poor design", Charles Darwin, choking, drinking, dysteleology, eating, intelligent design, lungs, mammals, mouth, On the Origin of Species, pharynx, respiration, speech, The Conversation, The Scientist, tongue, United States, Wikipedia}

Oral Cavity’s Supposedly “Lousy” Design Is a Key to Human Speech

_{Science & Culture
July 5, 2018

Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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We’re constantly told that the design of the human larynx, trachea, and oral cavity is poor because it allows for choking on food. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 13, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, "God of the gaps", Bible, BioLogos, Cambrian Explosion, Casey Luskin, Deborah Haarsma, Denis Lamoureux, dice, Discovery Institute, Dover trial, dysteleology, Evangelical Christianity, evolutionary creation, Francis Collins, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Jesus Christ, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Neo-Darwinism, Stephen Meyer, The Language of God, The Privileged Planet, theistic evolution, theology}

Astonished and Amused by Lamoureux’s (Mis)Take on Intelligent Design

_{Ann Gauger
June 13, 2018

Intelligent Design

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It’s always unfortunate when people misconstrue or misrepresent other people. Read More ›