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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 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
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

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earth

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
March 15, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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The Growing Evidence of Earth’s Privilege

Andrew McDiarmid
March 15, 2025
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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Astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez begins a two-part conversation with host Casey Luskin. Read More ›
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Photo credit: AdrianRanasinghe, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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David Coppedge
Date
March 13, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Life as a Habitability Requirement

David Coppedge
March 13, 2025
Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Astrobiologists often speak of a planet’s requirements for life, but can we turn that around? Is life a requirement for a planet’s habitability?  Read More ›
cosmos
Photo credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Sankrit.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
March 5, 2025
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Physicist Brian Miller on All the Levels of Fine-Tuning: “Somebody Knew You Were Coming”

David Klinghoffer
March 5, 2025
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
2
Dr. Miller gave a concise summary of the evidence of fine-tuning, from the cosmic scale down to the planetary and the environmental, finally to the biological. Read More ›
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Mother and baby koalas on the tree.
Image Credit: MrPreecha - Adobe Stock
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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Date
February 14, 2025
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Botany
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Zoology
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How Evolutionists Overlook Signatures of Design — The Case of Koalas

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
February 14, 2025
Botany, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Zoology
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I note and discuss an astounding case of convergence between humans and koalas, “the only non-primates with fingerprints.” Read More ›
Pan_troglodytes
Photo credit: Gerd W. Schmölter, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
February 3, 2025
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Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Mathematics
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Human Evolution by the Numbers: Chatbot Weighs In

Denyse O’Leary
February 3, 2025
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Mathematics
3
The Darwinian story of human evolution from an ape-like creature is probably the most powerful modern secular myth. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Henry Söderlund, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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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
3
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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Photo: A gold nugget from Australia, by James St. John, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez
Date
January 15, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
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Earth’s Gold-Mining Machine

Guillermo Gonzalez
January 15, 2025
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology
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Earth operates an extraordinary natural factory that concentrates gold from barely detectable amounts into rich deposits that humans can mine. How? Read More ›
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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez
Date
November 25, 2024
Categories
Environment & Climate
Physical Sciences
Technology
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Francis Collins Employs Climate Change as a Cudgel

Guillermo Gonzalez
November 25, 2024
Environment & Climate, Physical Sciences, Technology
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Collins identifies as a Christian, but he seems to have missed a glaring instance of design in the Earth system. Read More ›
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Date
October 9, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Free Webinar: The “Privileged Planet” Hypothesis — 20th Anniversary Edition

Science & Culture
October 9, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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Astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez and philosopher of science Jay Richards will discuss groundbreaking scientific advances since their book's 2004 publication. Read More ›
Europa
Photo credit: NASA / Jet Propulsion Lab-Caltech / SETI Institute, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez
Date
October 9, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Planetology
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Two Poems for Europa, Jupiter’s Lifeless Moon

Guillermo Gonzalez
October 9, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Planetology
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Ms. Limón’s poem doesn't quite capture the aliveness of Earth and the likely deadness of Europa. So, here's one that better reflects these themes. Read More ›

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